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Klobuchar Leads In Her Home State Of Minnesota
The chart above is from the Mason-Dixon / MPR News / Star-Tribune Poll done between February 17th and 20th of 500 likely Democratic primary voters in... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas Dems Still Voting In Large Numbers In Early Voting
The chart above shows the early voting for Texas Democrats in the first six days of the early voting period. It uses the official numbers from the office of... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Presidential Candidates Have Not Released Medical Records
(These caricatures of Sanders, Warren, Bloomberg, and Biden are by DonkeyHotey.) The job of the President of the United States is probably the most difficult jo... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Joe Biden Still Leads In South Carolina
The chart above is from a new CBS News / YouGov Poll -- done between February 20th and 22nd of 1,238 likely primary voters in South Carolina, with a 5.5 point... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Voters Think Trump Will Be Re-Elected
The charts above are from a new CBS News / YouGov Poll -- done between February 20th and 22nd of a national sample of 10,000 registered voters with a margin of... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Last Month Was The Hottest January On Record
(The graphic image at the right is from 123rf.com.) Donald Trump continues to deny that global climate change (global warming) exists, and the Republican Party... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bernie Sanders Wins Big In Nevada
I was hoping to report the results of the Nevada primary -- the number of delegates each candidate won there. But it looks like Nevada is having as much... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bloomberg Loses Support After The Las Vegas Debate
The chart above is from the Morning Consult Poll. It compares the national support of Democratic candidates before and after the Las Vegas debate last Wednesday. Read more
Posted on 23 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Two-Thirds Of Public Supports A Public Option For Insurance
The charts above are from a recent Kaiser Family Foundation Poll -- done between February 13th and 18th of a national sample of 1,207 adults, with a 3 point... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Stand On Immigration Will Hurt The Economy
Well, this is interesting. Donald Trump tells immigrants at our border that the United States is full, and they are not needed. Read more
Posted on 22 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden Leads South Carolina With Many Still Undecided
The chart above reflects the results of the Winthrop University Poll -- done between February 9th and 19th of 443 likely voters in the South Carolina... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Last Democratic Debate Had The Largest Audience
(This photo of the Las Vegas Democratic debate is from NBCnews.com.) Since the June debate of Democratic candidates, the audience for those debates had been... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Early Voting Is Up Sharply In Texas For First Two Days
The chart above uses the official figures from the office of the Texas Secretary of State. It shows the early voting totals in the largest 15 counties in Texas... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Incredible Spending Campaign Of Bloomberg
The tweet above is a few days old, but it gives you a pretty good picture of campaign spending by the Democratic candidates. Michael Bloomberg is doing some... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The New York Times Has Pundits Rate The Debate
The New York Times had 14 columnists, writers, and political pundits watch the Democratic debate last Wednesday night -- and then rate the performance of each... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Reader Asks - Would I Vote For Bernie In November?
(This caricature of Senator Bernie Sanders is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) Regular readers of this blog will know that I oppose the nomination of Senator... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
All Recent Polls Have Sanders Leading Democratic Race
That chart above shows the results of the latest seven national polls for the Democratic presidential nomination. All of them show Bernie Sanders leading the... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Will Our November Choice Be Sociopath Vs. Oligarch?
(Cartoon image of Bloomberg is by Signe Wilkinson in The Philadelphia Inquirer.) Multi-billionaire Michael Bloomberg has already spent hundreds of millions of... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Two Differing Polls Show How Fluid The Race Is In Nevada
The chart above reflects the results of the Data for Progress Poll in Nevada -- done between February 12th and 15th of 766 likely Nevada caucus voters, with a... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
All The Dems Have Flaws - And All Are Better Than Trump
There is a lot of truth in the graphic on the left (from John Pavlovitz). The supporters of some of the Democratic candidates want us to believe that their... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY