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Latest Generic Ballot Polls (Who Is Right?)
This chart (from FiveThirtyEight.com) shows the latest generic ballot polls. They range from a 2 point advantage for Democrats to a 13 point advantage for... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Latest Electoral Projections For The U.S. House Outcome
From FiveThirtyEight.com From CNN.com From cbsnews.com Read more
Posted on 06 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Early Voting Among The Young More Than Double 2014
One of the big arguments among political pundits this year was what would happen with the youth vote (those under 30). Would they turn out in bigger numbers tha... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
This Is A Very Important Election - Make Sure You Vote!
This chart represents the results of the SurveyMonkeytheSkimmHive Poll -- done between September 21st and October 1st of a national sample of 4,263 adults. Read more
Posted on 06 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
One More Poll Before The Votes Are Counted
Chart reflects the results of the latest ABC News / Washington Post Poll -- done between October 29th and November 1st of a national sample of 1,041 registered... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Some Pre-Election Charts On Guns For You To Consider
As you go to the polls to cast your vote, I think you should consider gun policy and what the candidates would do about it. In general, Republicans don't want... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Final Totals Of Early Voting In Texas (15 Biggest Counties)
The charts above show the early voting in Texas for the last three midterm elections. Note that this year is different -- far outpacing the early voting in... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Policy Is Great For The Rich (But Not For Others)
The Republicans instituted their economic policy (commonly called "trickle-down" economics) about four decades ago. And even when they didn't have majorities... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Half Of Americans Say Trump Incites Political Violence
Chart reflects the results of the latest ABC News / Washington Post Poll -- done between October 29th and November 1st of a national sample of 1,255 adults, wit... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Polls Agree The Gender Gap Is Real In This Election
Fox News Poll Economist / YouGov Poll NPR / PBS NewsHour / Marist Poll Morning Consult Poll Civiqs Poll The different polls may disagree on how much of a lead... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
No Excuse This Time (Trump Has Shown Us What He Is)
(This caricature of a terrible president is by DonkeyHotey.) There's absolutely no excuse for voting Republican in next Tuesday's congressional election. Why?... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Liar-In-Chief
The caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey. The facts are from The Washington Post. Read more
Posted on 03 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Shows Texas Senate Race Within Margin Of Error
This shows the results of the latest Emerson College Poll on the U.S. Senate race in Texas. They questioned 781 likely Texas voters between October 28th and... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unemployment Rate Remains Steady For October
The Labor Department has released its labor statistics for the month of October. It showed that 250,000 new jobs were created in the economy. Read more
Posted on 03 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It's Still Looking Like A Blue Wave Next Tuesday
These charts reflect the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between October 28th and 30th of a national sample of 1,500 adults, with a... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Are Not As Conservative As Congress Thinks
(Image is from depositphotos.) The Republicans in Congress are convinced that the United States is a very conservative country. The Democrats in Congress seem... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Health Care Is An Important Issue In This Election
When the Republicans passed their tax reform a few months ago, they were sure they had fooled the public and could coast to victory in the 2018 election by... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Says NO To GOP Plans To Reduce The Deficit
A few months ago, the Republicans passed some tax reforms. They called it a "middle class tax cut" but that was disingenuous. It was a massive tax cut for the... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Oceans Tell Us Global Warming Is Faster Than Expected
(Cartoon image is by Chan Lowe in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.) Most nations of the world have been hoping to keep global warming down to no more than 1.5... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another Poll Looks At The Youth Vote In 2018
These charts show the results of the newest NBC News GenForward Poll -- done between September 21st and October 6th of a national sample of 1,881 young voters... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY