Monthly Report — December 2015

Well here we are in January 2016.  A new year and new possibilities, but let's make sure that there are no Republican possibilities!

 

Month	Unique visitors	Number of visits	Pages	Hits	Bandwidth
Jan 2016	663	1,106	4,092	10,859	201.70 MB
Feb 2016	0	0	0	0	0
Mar 2016	0	0	0	0	0
Apr 2016	0	0	0	0	0
May 2016	0	0	0	0	0
Jun 2016	0	0	0	0	0
Jul 2016	0	0	0	0	0
Aug 2016	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 2016	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 2016	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 2016	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 2016	0	0	0	0	0
Total	663	1,106	4,092	10,859	201.70 MB

It is not as neaty and tidy as TomCat's, but thanks to the Puddy Tat, the graph is no longer the size of a postage stamp.  The numbers definitely went up in November with December trailing off a bit which is likely due to preparations for the holiday season.  I hope TomCat will comment on the direction of the stats.  Be prepared for more activity as the elections grow closer.

Data from December 2015:

Reported period	Month Dec 2015
First visit	01 Dec 2015 – 00:00
Last visit	31 Dec 2015 – 23:59
	Unique visitors	Number of visits	Pages	Hits	Bandwidth
Viewed traffic *	10,694	31,929 (2.98 visits/visitor)	117,395 (3.67 Pages/Visit)	321,420 (10.06 Hits/Visit)	5.72 GB (187.76 KB/Visit)
Not viewed traffic *			461,461	527,192	8.78 GB

Here is our latest demographic data from Quantcast:

Here are our top non-blog/news referrers:

Care2                 3,125

Google               1,781

Stumbleupon        226

Google (Images)  138

Microsoft Bing        62

Yahoo!                   59

Compared to November 2015, all referral sources are up with the exception of Care2 which is down from 3,458, likely a seasonal dip. 

Here are our top 15 commentators:

Joanne Dixon (136)

TomCat (123)

jla (122)

Lona Goudswaard (108)

Lynn Squance (98)

Jim Phillips (90)

SoINeedAName (72)

Edie (67)

Mitch D. (67)

Pat B (61)

Vivian B. (36)

dave c (18)

Jerry Critter (12)

Joanne D (11)

One Fly (9)

During September and October, the resident Big Mouth designation was shared by JL, Joanne Dixon, SoINeedAName and me, Lynn Squance as TomCat was ill.  TomCat increased his postings substantially through November and is back to posting daily.  Kudos TomCat for a spectacular return!  The rest of us have continued posting along with TomCat through December and I see no real change to that in the future.  . . . more perspectives.

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The 2016 political campaign is continuing to heat up with the first primaries set for 1, 9, 20 and 23 February, 2016. The fever pitch is starting in earnest.  Whether you support Bernie, Hillary, or Martin, please base your arguments on the good things about your choice.  However, it’s open season (politically) on the Republican candidates.  They and the Republican Bubble Machine are continuing to repeat so many lies so often and making up new ones that we’ll be hard pressed to keep repeating  the truths.  Of course as we have been seeing, Donald Trump and now Ted Cruz are taking insaniTEA to new heights.  Ben Carson is sinking into oblivion but hasn't called it quits yet.  Republicans that have ended their campaigns as at 31/12/2015 are Rick Perry, former Governor of Texas (2000–2015) suspended campaign on September 11, 2015; Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin (2011–present) suspended campaign on September 21, 2015; Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana (2008-2016) suspended campaign on November 17, 2015 but remains on the ballot in four states (FL, NH, AL and AR); Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator from South Carolina (2003-present) suspended campaign on December 21, 2015 but remains on the ballot in more than ten states; and George Pataki, Governor of New York (1995–2006) suspended campaign on December 29, 2015.  There are still 12 Republican campaigns up and running, but by the end of February that number may be lower.  How so many of these Republican candidates can afford to stay afloat financially with poll numbers so low, I really don't know.  Expect little help from the media.  We will do our best to assist you, by exposing the lies and presenting the truths clearly.  In the Democratic camp, there are three candidates running with the following having withdrawn: Jim Webb, former U.S. Senator from Virginia (2007–2013) suspended campaign on October 20, 2015;  Lincoln Chafee, former Governor of Rhode Island (2011–2015) and U.S. Senator from Rhode Island (1999–2007) suspended campaign on October 23, 2015; and Lawrence Lessig, Harvard Law Professor suspended campaign on November 2, 2015.

Thank you for all that you do, here and elsewhere.  You make doing this job worth the effort!