Quote:The Question is...> Where do you get your FACTS, where do you go to research before you post a reply...what are your favorite sources my favorites folder is in need of more URLs.I find Nate Silver's analysis at fivethirtyeight.com to be strong, and usually willing to stand with the evidence when it contradicts the Democrats. Even if I don't agree with him, his empiricism means I usually have a pretty good idea of why.
Pollster.com is excellent as a source for opinion numbers and analysis.
Factcheck.org is usually fairly good on the raw facts, although they have an annoying habit of adding "balance" to things by counterpoising harmless or debatable "falsehoods" on one side with bald lies on the other, and calling it even.
Edit: For a left-leaning, highly opinionated, Berkeley economist's view, replete with lots of links and analysis, J. Bradford DeLong's blog is worth a visit. Be ye warned - this is a lot of opinion to take with your facts, albeit a very interesting set of opinions. (Didn't think I'd post this, but if we've already got Lew freaking Rockwell in here...)
For specific issues, there are specific sources, of course. I find Wikipedia to be a generally reliable source of links and raw information, although it is always to be used with caution.
-Jester