I thought of this idea a few days back when I realized that we might be able to compare margins between 2008 and 2010 for frosh and sophomore losers, to see who should be coming back. For example, I’d like to see Tom Perriello (who won by about 50-50 in 2008 and lost by about 47-51 in 2010) and Bobby Bright (who won by about 50-50 in 2008 and lost by about 49-51 in 2010) coming back for another crack at things.
I then realized that I could do this for like…well, every district.
I’ve started up a Google Spreadsheet for this! The spreadsheet is now finished! Check it out here:
https://spreadsheets.google.co…
IMPORTANT NOTES ARE BELOW THE FOLD.
1. Do pay attention to the formatting, and try to keep it like that.
2. If you want to add 2004 congressional, 2004 Kerry/Bush, and 2008 Obama/McCain numbers, please do so in new columns. 2004 congressional should go before 2006 congressional, and presidential columns should go last.
3. Add as many districts as you wish, if you want to see them on the list. When adding rows, remember to ADD TWO ROWS FOR EACH DISTRICT.
By the way, the spreadsheet is now locked because it’s finished. If you spot an error, please let me know and I will fix it.
Or if you want to add data for other districts, or other data, such as 2004 data or presidential data. Give me your GMail address and I’ll give you access.