Don't overly rely on Real Clear Politics,
a conservative site, both in emphasis and ideology
(example from 01 June 2008: "Libertarians the Tie-Breaker?")
Here's what the Wikipedia has regarding the conservative orientation of Real Clear Politics:
Founding and Philosophy
The website was founded in 2000 by McIntyre, a former trader at the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and Bevan, a former advertising agency account executive.[1] McIntyre explained "[i]t really wasn't any more complicated than there should be a place online that pulled together all this quality information."[7] They call what they do, "intelligent aggregation."[8]
In an interview with the conservative magazine Human Events, McIntyre described the philosophy behind the website as based on "freedom" and "common-sense values." Said Bevan, "We think debate on the issues is a very important thing. We post a variety of opinions." He further stated, "we have a frustration all conservatives have", which is "the bias in media against conservatives, religious conservatives, [and] Christian conservatives."[9]
Chicago-based, these well-schooled conservatives will be no friend of Obama. They will not be democratic-friendly.
Conservatives have always used the literacy and privileged education of the ruling classes to maintain their position against the rest of society.
Against them, there have always been literate and educated people who cared about the poor and the oppressed, and for social justice, starting with people like the Buddha and Jesus of Nazareth.
So today, education, statistics, sophisticated argumentation, the fruits of education are available to the nonconservative population as a whole.
Real Clear Politics uses its educated, solid, data-driven content base on which to erect its conservative structure, all the while for social outcomes favorable to its side. These are self-professed political partisans: they founded the site
"for people like us...people who live and breathe politics and the major issues of the day."
Be careful using Real Clear Politics as an authority and source of understanding.
Beware...
"Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves."
Matthew 7:15 [NIV translation]
Venceremos!