An Economist on Voting, and other sundry items

Both voting and not voting are motivated by the thought that you are better than other people. I am glad that we have an entire day devoted to this very important concept.

That's Tyler Cowen, an economist at George Mason, considering whether or not he should vote.

Meanwhile Robert Kaiser at the Washington Post wrote about Alan Abramowitz and whether or not campaign hullaballoo is a waste of time. Has anyone tested Abramowitz's data at the state level?

Here are ten reasons exit polls are unreliable. Note that today exit polls should project a double-digit Obama win.