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New Poll Shows Texas Voters Split Between Biden & Trump
The chart above reflects the results of a new Public Policy Polling survey -- done on April 27th and 28th of 1,032 Texas voters. The survey shows Joe Biden... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pandemic Slides A Half-Billion People Into Poverty Worldwide (But Billionaires...
(This image of rich and poor is by Rogelio Naranjo, and was found at Phawker.com.) It would be a huge understatement to say the billionaires are doing well.... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Only 27% Get Coronavirus Info From Trump's Briefings
The chart above is from the Knight Foundation / Gallup Poll -- done between April 14th and 20th of a national sample of 1,693 adults, with a 3 point margin of... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Shows Public Doesn't Like Trump's Pandemic Plans
The charts above reflect the results of the newest NPR / PBS NewsHour / Marist Poll -- done between April 21st and 26th of a national sample of 1,008 adults... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is The World Laughing At Us? NO - They Pity Us!
What does the rest of the world think about the United States? Right after Trump's election, they were mystified at how we could have elected such a dunce to... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Has Biden With A 6-Point Lead Over Trump
The chart above is from the USA Today / Suffolk University Poll -- done between April 21st and 25th of a national sample of 1,000 registered voters, with a 3... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
There Are A Record Number Of Hate Groups In The U.S.
The chart above is from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The SPLC keeps track of hate groups in the United States. Their latest count show the number of... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Ranks Only 45th In New Report On Press Freedom
Reporters Without Borders has released its 2020 World Press Freedom Index. They looked at 180 different countries, and rated each according to several factors o... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Deficit "Peacocks" And "Vultures"
Republicans are famous for moaning about the deficit of the federal government -- when Democrats are in power. But they don't mind running up trillions in... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas Governor To Reopen Businesses On Friday
Texas Governor Abbott is joining other Republican governors and giving Donald Trump what he wants -- an economy open for business. Read more
Posted on 28 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Of Public Supports Allowing Mail-In Voting Nationally
The chart above is from the AP / NORC Poll -- done between April 16th and 20th of a national sample of 1,057 adults, with a 4 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 28 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Still Has A 5-Point Lead Over Biden In Texas
The chart above is from the recent University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll -- done between April 10th and 19th of 1,200 registered voters in Texas, with a... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
One Epidemic Has Pushed Another From The Headlines
(This chart is from The New York Times.) The headlines, on both broadcast and print media, are almost exclusively about the Coronavirus epidemic in this... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Weekly Growth Of Covid-19 Cases In The U.S.
This chart was made using weekly numbers (for each Sunday) from The COVID Tracking Project. Read more
Posted on 27 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
How Voters See The Democratic & Republicans Parties
The charts above are from the Civiqs Poll. It shows the registered voters' perceptions of the Republican and Democratic parties. They questioned 335,117... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Mitch Shows (Like Trump) Is NOT A "Stable Genius"
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has come up with a lot of bad ideas, but his latest may be one of his worst. Instead of appropriating money to help state... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unemployment Qualifications/Benefits Vary In The States
The charts above are from the Pew Research Center. They show how unemployment qualifications and benefits vary from state to state. The United States doesn't... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Growth Of Covid-19 In Each State In Last Five Weeks
These numbers are from The COVID Tracking Project. The first number for each state is the number of cases they had on 3/21/20. The second number (in parentheses... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Won't Do His Homework - And It Shows
(The image at right is by Sally Edelstein at envisioningtheamericandream.com.) We know that Donald Trump is not a full-time president. He spends his mornings... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Says Economic Problems Will Last Over 6 Months
The charts above are from the Pew Research Center in a survey they did between April 7th and 12th of a nationwide sample of 4,917 adults, with a 2.1 point margi... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY