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• The Official Unemployment Rate Dropped 0.1% In February

  

  The Labor Department released their statistics for February on Friday. It showed the economy had produced a fairly healthy 273,000 jobs in February. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Elizabeth Warren's Campaign Made A Positive Difference

  

  I, like many others, was disappointed that Senator Elizabeth Warren did not succeed in becoming the Democratic presidential nominee. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another 365 Delegates Are Up For Grabs On March 10th

  

  The next batch of delegates to be determined happens on March 10th (next Tuesday). On that day 7 entities assign delegates -- Democrats Abroad (13), Idaho... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Chance Of A Brokered Convention Is Still High

  

  What a difference a few days can make in politics! Last week, fivethirtyeight.com was saying there was a 59% chance of no one getting a majority of pledged... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sen. Elizabeth Warren Suspends Her Presidential Campaign

  

  On Thursday, Senator Elizabeth Warren suspended her presidential campaign. I voted for Senator Elizabeth Warren in the Texas primary, so this was sad news for... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Over 2 Million Democrats Voted In The Texas Primary

  

  Joe Biden shocked most pundits by winning the Texas Democratic primary on Super Tuesday. With 99% of the vote in, Biden got 34.34% of the vote. Bernie Sanders... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Michael Bloomberg Suspends His Presidential Campaign

  

  A couple of weeks ago, it looked like Michael Bloomberg might be the candidate that would challenge Bernie Sanders. He had spent half a billion dollars on... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Barbra Streisand Says Trump MUST Be Defeated In 2020

  

  Barbra Streisand wrote an excellent column for Variety Magazine which was published on Super Tuesday. In it, she blasts Trump, and tells us why he must be... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Super Tuesday Was A Great Night For Joe Biden

  

  A week ago, political pundit were writing Joe Biden's political obituary. They told us that even if Biden could squeak out a win in South Carolina, it wouldn't... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Buttigieg & Klobuchar Dropping Out Gives Biden A Big Boost

  

  This chart is from a new Morning Consult Poll -- done on March 2nd and 3rd of a national sample of 961 likely Democratic primary voters, with a 4 point margin o... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is Bernie Bringing A Surge Of New Voters? (NO)

  

  Bernie Sanders claims to be able to bring a massive surge of new voters to the Democratic cause. He said his candidacy would do that in 2016, and he is repeatin... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Biden Gets A Huge Bump From His South Carolina Victory

  

  The chart above is from the Morning Consult Poll. It compares the support of the major candidates both before and after the South Carolina primary. The pre-S.C. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Field Is Down To Four As Klobuchar Drops Out

  

  Amy Klobuchar is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race. That narrows the field to four candidates (after Steyer and Buttigieg also dropped out over the... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Buttigieg Drops Out Of The 2020 Presidential Race

  

  After the South Carolina primary, the field of candidates was narrowed by two candidates dropping out of the race. On Saturday night, Tom Steyer dropped out. On... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 9 Charts Showing The Growth Of Income Inequality In U.S.

  

  Prior to 1980, most segments of the American population shared in the nation's rising productivity. But when the Republicans assumed enough power in 1980, they... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Chance Of Brokered Convention Grows - Tuesday Predictions

  

  One of the most respected political prognosticators is Nate Silver at fivethirtyeight.com. Last week, he had the chance of Democrats having a brokered conventio... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Early Voting Totals For Texas Democratic Primary

  

  The chart above uses the official figures from the office of the Texas Secretary of State. It shows the total number of early voters in 15 of the largest... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Pandemic Is Coming - Is It The Coronavirus?

  

  This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow) among human cells (pink). This virus was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (Color has been... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Biden Wins Big In The South Carolina Primary

  

  Joe Biden needed a big win in the South Carolina Democratic primary -- and he got it. In a field of seven candidates, he got nearly half of the votes. That mean... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• There Are More Registered Democrats & Independents Than Republicans In The U.S.

  

  There are 31 states and the District of Columbia where voters must register their party preference. Democrats have the most registered voters (39.66%), and... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY