I began this blog in the summer of 2008. It was a presidential year just like 2012. And it was a way for me to participate in political conversations outside of the boring passerby chat with friends. Since that time the blog has changed dramatically. I remember in 2008 having a very vivid Poll Center up and working that tracked numerous polls throughout the country. I also remember having a McCain fact-check running continuously. I'm not sure if we'll do all that this cycle or not. There's still a long way to go before November and the best bet is to wait and see who the president will be running against and to wait and see the new technology for polling in terms of html that will be available for me to steal.
In the meantime, I want to take a quick look back at where the blog has come and where we might be going.
As you can see from the chart below, readership has come full circle.
As some of you know, I work full time. I do some consulting on the side. I'm an assistant editor on another blog. I'm married. I have two-year old twin boys at home. I'm a very busy guy. I have help with the blog from some friends but for the most part it's just me. So there are some weeks I can do 10 hours of work for the blog and other weeks I don't have 1 hour to spare. This might change for the new year. It's hard to say really. Or it's possible I will have less time than ever and have to hang it up once again. My goal, though, is to tough it out for the year. Expand on contributor posts and to even dare touch upon another Polling Center.
Whatever happens here's to a Happy New Year! Stay Safe and Drink Responsibly.
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