Why elections matter, in one graph

[kpete]

Why elections matter, in one graph

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/09/why_elections_matter_in_one_gr.html

[Curmudgeoness]

1. Holy shit. Thanks for this post. I am blown away. You always

"feel" like it matters, but proof is usually harder to quantify.

[onehandle]

2. This is the kind of stuff I would put in TV ads and run all year long.

Election year or not.

[flpoljunkie]

3. As Rachel said last night, everyone does better when we have a Democrat in the White House!

[eppur_se_muova]

4. I want data for the 99th and 99.9th percentile.

Bet that would really show what the Repukes have accomplished.

[joshcryer]

5. This should be kicked and rec'd until 2011. Wow.

[applegrove]

6. That is amazing. Thanks for posting.

[JNelson6563]

7. All should see this.

But there's no difference between Dems and Rethugs, right?

Julie

[uponit7771]

8. +1

[quaker bill]

9. +1

[lunatica]

10. Democrats spend their first term fixing the economy which was ruined by Republicans

and their second term actually growing the economy. Then along comes a Republican President...