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Poll: Biden & Harris Strong Leaders (Harris Slightly More)
The chart above reflects the results of a recent Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between February 19th and 22nd of a national sample of 1,500 adults, with a... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Supreme Court May Allow More GOP Voter Suppression
Since they lost the presidential election by more than 7 million votes, Republican legislators across the country are trying to pass laws to prevent voting by... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Cancun Trip Hurt Cruz's Approval Rating
The chart above is from the Morning Consult Poll. Each point reflects a 10 day moving average of at least 2,000 registered voters in Texas, with a margin of... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Having More Choices Is Not Always A Good Thing
Conservatives love to say that having more choices is always a good thing. That's not always true, especially if some of those choices are designed to bilk... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Poll Shows What Americans Think Of Other Countries
The chart above is from the Gallup Poll. It was done between February 3rd and 18th of a national sample of 1,021 adults, with a 4 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 02 March 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
If True, Sexual Harassment Should End Cuomo's Career
A few months ago, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York was a hero to many Americans. They liked the way he was handling the pandemic in New York (one of the... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Number Of COVID-19 Cases & Deaths In February For Texas
The Numbers in all of these charts is from The COVID Tracking Project.The charts above show the average number of deaths and cases for each day in February for... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Is Facing A Lot Of Civil And Criminal Legal Problems
Donald Trump's problems did not end with his escaping conviction in his impeachment trial -- not did it end when he left office after being defeated in the... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Opposes The Relief Bill (And The Wishes Of U.S. Public)
When the relief bill passed the House of Representatives, every single Republican voted against it. Now it is in the Senate, and once again, it looks like... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Virginia Legalizes The Possession Of Marijuana
One by one, states are legalizing the possession of recreational marijuana. On Saturday, the Virginia legislature voted to legalize up to one ounce of... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Lost Fair Election - So They're Rigging Future Elections
The Republican Party doesn't believe in democracy, and they haven't believed in it for quite a while.They lost the last presidential election by more than 7... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Republican Party Has Become The Cult Of Trump
We used to have two major political parties in this country -- the conservative Republican Party and the liberal Democratic Party.They were not enemies, even... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
There Are Far Too Many In U.S. Without Health Insurance
There are about 29,349,300 people in the United States that do not have any kind of health insurance. That is inexcusable. The United States is the only... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
$1.9 Trillion Relief Bill Contains Improvements To Obamacare
The House of Representatives has passed the $1.9 trillion relief bill proposed by President Biden. The bill now goes to the Senate, and can hopefully be... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Minimum Wage Raise Is Dead (And GOP Is Rejoicing)
Our economy was already in trouble before the pandemic hit this country. While the rich were getting richer, the working and middle classes were struggling to... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Are Confident In Biden's Handling Of Foreign Policy
The charts above are from the Pew Research Center. They questioned 2,596 Americans between February 1st and 7th, and their survey had a 2.7 point margin of... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Elizabeth Warren Calls For An End To The Senate Filibuster
It has become obvious that the Senate Republicans are going to block everything the Biden administration tries to do. Their idea of "bipartisanship" is for... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
House Passes The LGBTQ Equality Act
The House of Representatives has passed the Equality Act. This bill would give members of the LGBTQ community the same rights that other Americans have. Read more
Posted on 26 February 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
730,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Benefits Last Week
The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment statistics on Thursday. It showed that 730,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Capitol Riot Has Cost Taxpayers $30 Million (& Still Rising)
The Pro-Trump Capitol riot on January 6th caused damage to our democracy (especially our electoral system). But that wasn't all it cost this country. Read more
Posted on 26 February 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY