Molecular data have the advantage of being exact and reproducible, at least within experimental error, not to mention fairly easy to obtain ([ 1], Chapter 12).
The specific change he mentioned is fairly minor: it would ban filibusters of the "motion to proceed," which would end the routine Republican practice of blocking even debate on a bill.
What appears to be a tied race in national polls, as I mentioned, could fairly easily be a two-point lead for Mr. Obama just based on statistical variance alone, in which case there would be no appreciable difference between the national polls and the polls in the tipping-point states.
An Olympic campaign is a pretty self-centred experience, not to mention a fairly monastic one, and for athletes who do much of their training and competing abroad, in warm-weather climates, relationships have to be long-distance.
He mentions condoms fairly frequently, however, usually referring to them as "machines" or as "armour".
On Twitter, U.S.A. Today's Susan Davis mentions one fairly stunning number that sums up McMahon's candidacy: "Linda McMahon spent $77 million of her own money in 2010 and 2012 to not win a Senate seat".
Not to mention staying fairly quiet under the pressure.
Though the name of the book is never mentioned, it's fairly obviously "The Recognitions".
Whether there is a deeper reason for the continued attacks against his house I don't know, though I think a combination of the reasons mentioned above is fairly plausible.
