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Heh! Poll finds that 38% of Michigan voters think their trees are the right height. bit.ly/JL1pWn about 13 hours ago via web
TheFix Mitt Romney's losing gamble on Donald Trump. ow.ly/bdzZi 8:18 AM May 29th via HootSuite Retweeted by dmermin and 7 others
HCAN #GOP extremists on the run / MSNBC | The dog that caught the car. on.msnbc.com/KZO2AK #Obamacare #hcr 9:16 AM May 29th via TweetDeck Retweeted by dmermin
jaketapper .@MittRomney Surrogate Donald Trump Doubles-Down on Birther Nonsense While Romney Campaign Stays Mum abcn.ws/JCPvhs 4:28 PM May 25th via TweetDeck Retweeted by dmermin and 87 others
DKElections #MI11 Holy smokes! Veteran GOP Rep. Thad McCotter may get bounced from ballot for lack of signatures! dkel.ec/K0tGrM 8:28 PM May 25th via bitly Retweeted by dmermin and 6 others
#Messi and #Barcelona putting on a clinic in Copa final. Brilliant. 1:27 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPhone
FCBarcelona GGGGGOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!! LEO MESSI! #copaFCB #FCBLive 1:22 PM May 25th via TweetDeck Retweeted by dmermin and 1813 others
DKElections #CO06 Evidently, there's no cure for Coffman's Disease dkel.ec/Ji1wme 10:32 AM May 25th via bitly Retweeted by dmermin and 2 others
Obama $1M so far on Spanish media, Romney $13K. bit.ly/JJf8GR 8:30 AM May 25th via web
Not a single team with a losing record in NL East or AL East. 8:27 AM May 25th via web
thinkprogress Donald Trump TODAY: "The truth" is that Obama was "born in Kenya." (Trump will appear at major event w/Romney on 6/28) thkpr.gs/JrJqTF 7:58 AM May 25th via TweetDeck Retweeted by dmermin and 120 others
DKElections #SC07 Dem state Rep. Ted Vick is ending his campaign for Congress dkel.ec/LhUPER 7:44 AM May 25th via bitly Retweeted by dmermin and 3 others
PaulBegala Speaking of pensions, Romney dumped $44 M of GS Steel pension liability on taxpayers. Another Romney bailout. 7:41 AM May 25th via Twitter for iPad Retweeted by dmermin and 130 others
PaulBegala Romney camp to use firefighters, cops to claim Bain boosted their pensions. But Romney has called public pensions "excessive." 7:41 AM May 25th via Twitter for iPad Retweeted by dmermin and 48 others
DKElections Things I did not know: The "Romney" is also a type of sheep dkel.ec/LuZKyg (h/t @Scout_Finch) 7:20 AM May 25th via bitly Retweeted by dmermin and 2 others
Wonkette More Democrats Squeamish About Trying To Win Presidential Election bit.ly/JycnhS 12:38 PM May 23rd via Wonkette Retweeted by dmermin and 5 others
HCAN New Republic | Who’s Afraid of the Mandate? / Not the people of Massachusetts, who live with one. bit.ly/KvJ8We #hcr #Obamacare 6:14 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck Retweeted by dmermin and 2 others
pewresearch See our study on the growing difficulty of contacting respondents for polls, but why they still provide accurate data pewrsr.ch/Jizb3M 7:06 AM May 21st via web Retweeted by dmermin and 16 others
fivethirtyeight [new article] Swing Voters and Elastic States nyti.ms/LtUC3Q 6:01 AM May 21st via twitterfeed Retweeted by dmermin and 32 others
thinkprogress Paul Ryan claims Romney budget will "prevent a debt crisis." Doesn't mention it will add $10 trillion to debt. thkpr.gs/JZQyUz 8:13 AM May 20th via TweetDeck Retweeted by dmermin and 194 others

Name David Mermin
Location Berkeley, CA
Web http://lakeresear...
Bio Georgia boy raising California girls. Pollster, bike commuter, youth soccer coach. Member in good standing of the Mermin Decagon.