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Trump Says He's Been Exonerated - The Public Disagrees
Robert Mueller has submitted the report of what he found in investigating Trump's collusion with Russia in the 2016 campaign. No one outside of executives in th... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Demographic Breakdown Of Support For Dem. Candidates
These charts are from a new Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between March 21st and 25th of 559 Democrats and Democratic-leaning Independents, with a 5.1 poin... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Gillibrand's Record On Guns Won't Help Her Presidential Bid
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) is running for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination. But so far, she has been unable to get above 1% or 2%... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Polls Agree - The Public Wants The Mueller Report Released
Robert Mueller has completed his investigation, and submitted his report to the Justice Department. But, so far, no one has seen the report except for executive... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Percentages Viewing Democratic Candidates Favorably
The chart above is pretty self-explanatory. It shows the percentages of Democrats and of all registered voters who view each of the possible Democratic... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The GOP Has An Inexplicable Hatred Of Health Care
It was shocking to see the Trump administration join Republicans in several states in trying to get Obamacare abolished (by having courts rule it is... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Administration Wants To Pull The Plug On Sick People
(Cartoon image is by Ed Hall at artizans.com.) The cartoon above shows Donald Trump unplugging the life support system of a sick person. Some of you may think... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Buttigieg Making Waves - Is Public Ready To Vote For A Gay?
The Mayor of South Bend (Indiana) is Pete Buttigieg. He is also a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. Read more
Posted on 27 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Michelle Obama's Book Sell's 10 Million Copies
Michelle Obama's book (Becoming) has sold about 10 million copies so far, and her publisher believes it will be the most popular memoir ever. Read more
Posted on 27 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Huge Majority Of Voters Want Mueller Report Made Public
Robert Mueller has concluded his investigation and submitted his report to the Department of Justice. But no one in Corngress or the public has seen any of... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pete Buttigieg Seems To Be Impressing Iowa Democrats
When Mayor Buttigieg tossed his hat in the ring for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, I didn't think he had a chance. I may have been wrong about... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pelosi And Schumer Issue Joint Statement On Barr Summary
Donald Trump is claiming the dubious Barr summary of Robert Mueller's report gives him a complete and total exoneration. That is ludicrous. I will not believe... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Barr Releases A Ridiculous Four-Page Summary Of Report
(Caricature of Attorney General Barr is by DonkeyHotey.) Attorney General Barr has released a four-page summary of the Mueller Report (and most of page one is... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Plurality Of Voters Say Trump Supports White Nationalists
These two charts reflect the results of a new Huffington Post / YouGov Poll -- done on March 15th and 16th of a national sample of 1,000 adults, with a 3.4 poin... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unions Benefit ALL Workers (And Protect The Middle Class)
(The graph above is from Imgur.com.) The Republicans have been attacking unions since they gained enough power to do so (about 1980, when they instituted their... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Did Not Like Trump Signing Bibles In Disaster Area
This chart is from the Morning Consult Poll -- done between March 12-15 of 2,201 adults, with a margin of error of 2 points. When he visited a disaster area in... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Policies May Be Leading The U.S. To A Recession
The chart above and the statement below are from Bloomberg.com. The Treasury yield curve inverted for the first time since the last crisis Friday, triggering th... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It's Not Time To Celebrate (Or Be Disappointed) - Yet
Robert Mueller has submitted his report on the investigation into Trump to Attorney General Barr. It's not yet known if we will ever get to see that report. Read more
Posted on 24 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Cuts To Social Security
The chart above is from the Pew Research Center. It is from a survey done between December 11th and 23rd of 2018 of a national sample of 2,524 adults, with a... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Two Major Political Parties Are NOT The Same
There are those who claim the two major political parties in the United States are the same. Sadly, this is even the opinion of some of my fellow leftists. It i... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY