Twitter roundup

	Brendan Nyhan Feb 9, 2011 at 1:45pm From my Twitter feed (2/4-2/9)
	BrendanNyhan Feb 8, 2011 at 7:43pm Misperceptions about government program usage -- part of the "invisible American welfare state" http://j.mp/fwkrms
	The Monkey Cage: The invisible American welfare state
	BrendanNyhan Feb 8, 2011 at 7:17pm RT @hardsci Family Feud uses random-digit dialing & makes a reasonable attempt at representativeness. Who knew? http://j.mp/gTX3dC
	And the Survey Says... - WSJ.com The Family Feud is one of the few neutral parties measuring what Americans think when they're not thinking about politics. Its surveys are designed with rigor, but pollsters aren't entirely won ...
	BrendanNyhan Feb 8, 2011 at 1:31pm Motivated reasoning in action RT @normative People Believe What Resonates With Their Beliefs: An Interesting Experiment http://j.mp/hqGOGP
	The Volokh Conspiracy » People Believe What Resonates With Their Beliefs: An Interesting Experiment
	BrendanNyhan Feb 7, 2011 at 9:33pm Ugh, very subjective. RT @rcantor WaPo fact checker expands his franchise... [to] policies he thinks are unrealistic. http://wapo.st/hrpzBV
	Fact Checker - Huckabee of Judea Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee thinks Arabs should give up land to create a Palestinian state. How realistic is this idea?
	BrendanNyhan Feb 7, 2011 at 4:09pm Hilarious Politico hyperbole about small upswing in Obama approval: "master of the moment... metamorphosis...swooning" http://j.mp/hYHECn
	How Obama plays media like a fiddle - POLITICO.com Print View POLITICO covers political news with a focus on national politics, Congress, Capitol Hill, the 2008 presidential race, lobbying, advocacy, and more. POLITICO's in-depth coverage includes video f...
	BrendanNyhan Feb 7, 2011 at 3:13pm Via @daveweigel (http://3.ly/ZTzT), Ginni Thomas's Liberty Central makes #NoLabels look like a juggernaut: 27 signatures! http://3.ly/Xz5c
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	Good Luck in the New Congress | Liberty Central
	BrendanNyhan Feb 7, 2011 at 1:38pm Interesting stat-based argument that Packers would have been better off missing FG due to psychology of playing for a tie http://j.mp/eakC1f
	Advanced NFL Stats: Super Bowl 45 Analysis
	BrendanNyhan Feb 7, 2011 at 12:21pm Glenn Beck's caliphate insanity: http://j.mp/i0gBvv (Spain?!) So bats**t crazy that Kristol compares him to the Birchers: http://j.mp/i6Vn5k
	Weigel : Glenn Beck and Mitt Romney on the Caliphate I have been told to watch Glenn Beck's Fox News show this week, as he has tried to tackle the crisis in Egypt. "It's incredibly insane," they informed me. I was skeptical. Why was I skeptical? H...
	William Kristol: Beck Is "Marginalizing Himself" With His "Hysteria" Over Egypt | Media Matters for America
	BrendanNyhan Feb 7, 2011 at 12:17pm Bruce Bartlett on budget misinformation: http://j.mp/h7zr3K New polls on budgetary tradeoffs: http://j.mp/fBAf2H http://j.mp/i8uSMS (PDF)
	Voter Ignorance Threatens Deficit Reduction
	YouGov - Can We Balance the Budget by Cutting NPR? YouGov is a research and consulting organization, pioneering the use of the Internet to collect high quality in-depth data for market research, organizational research and stakeholder ...
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	BrendanNyhan Feb 6, 2011 at 7:17pm RT @DRUDGE obama down 7 at gallupdaily since egypt [or was it SOTU?] // Gallup: "No Egypt Effect on...Obama Approval" http://j.mp/fAwGR1
	Gallup News Minute: No Egypt Effect on U.S. Obama Approval Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport discusses the affect or lack-thereof of the uprising in Egypt on Americans' job approval rating of President Obama in this week's Gallup News Minute audiocast.
	BrendanNyhan Feb 6, 2011 at 7:21pm Also: RT @kausmickey Gallup declares "no Egypt effect"... Huh?... 50-41 to 45-47. // But as @richardmskinner notes, could just be randomness
	BrendanNyhan Feb 5, 2011 at 8:23pm As @jbouie says, Obama being most polarizing president since Ike is largely result of the structure of the party system http://j.mp/fwPwNc
	TAPPED Archive | The American Prospect
	BrendanNyhan Feb 5, 2011 at 3:12pm RT @AnzaloneLiszt Five myths about Ronald Reagan's legacy http://wapo.st/hE7xXe
	Five myths about Ronald Reagan's legacy On Sunday, America celebrates the 100th birthday of Ronald Reagan, whose presidency is a touchstone for the modern conservative movement. In 2011, it is virtually impossible for a major Republic...