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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Concern Over Coronavirus Grows In Spite Of Trump Lies
This chart is from the Morning Consult Poll -- done most recently between February 24th and 26th of a national sample of 2,000 adults, with a 2 point margin of... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Surgical Mask Will NOT Protect You From Coronavirus
(The photo above, from Getty Images, was found at wgbh.org.) Anytime the media does a story about the Coronavirus, they show pictures of people wearing... Read more
Posted on 29 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Primary Day In South Carolina - Will Biden Get His 1st Win?
It's primary day in South Carolina, and Joe Biden desperately needs a win. Will South Carolina come through for him? The chart above is from RealClearPolitics. Read more
Posted on 29 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Majority Of Democrats Say Obama Has Endorsed Someone
The chart above is from the Morning Consult Poll -- done between February 20th and 23rd of a national sample of 2,754 Democratic primary voters, with a 2 point... Read more
Posted on 29 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Coronavirus Could Well Be Donald Trump's "Waterloo"
(Cartoon image is by Bill Day at Cagle.com.) If there is one thing the Trump administration has displayed during the last three years, it is incompetence. That... Read more
Posted on 29 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Chance Of A Brokered (Contested) Convention Is Growing
It has been a long time since the Democratic Party had a "brokered" convention. That's a convention where no candidate arrives with a majority of delegates... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Early Voting Still Up In Texas (And New Texas Poll)
The chart above uses official figures from the office of the Texas Secretary of State. It shows the early voting totals (both in-person and mail-in) for the... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
2020 Election Spending Is Breaking Records
These charts shows the election spending between January 1st and February 23rd on the presidential race. The top chart shows the spending done by the candidates... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Atmospheric CO2 At Highest Level In Last 3 Million Years
(This image was found at slideshare.net.) A few days ago, I told you about the fact that January of 2020 was the hottest month since records have been kept... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sanders Leads In The New YouGov Poll By 10 Points
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between February 23rd and 25th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (includin... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Says Russia Interfered In 2016 & Are Doing It Again
Donald Trump still denies that the Russians interfered in our presidential election in 2016. He's afraid that detracts from his electoral college victory. But... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Have Bloomberg & Steyer Been Totally Honest About Taxes?
W e know Donald Trump has been dishonest about his taxes. During the 2016 campaign, he promised to release his tax returns. He has still not done that over thre... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Are Democrats Poised To Throw Away A Golden Opportunity?
Like Rep. Clyburn, I am an older American -- and I vividly remember the election of 1972. Democrats nominated a good, smart, progressive candidate. Read more
Posted on 26 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Two New (And Very Different) South Carolina Polls
The chart above is from the Public Policy Polling survey -- done on February 23rd and 24th of 866 likely Democratic primary voters in South Carolina, with a... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
American Hero Katherine Johnson Dies At Age 101
(This photo of Katherine Johnson in 1962 is from NASA.) Most Americans probably don't know who Katherine Johnson is -- but they should. She is as responsible... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden / Sanders / Warren Lead In A New Poll In Texas
These charts are from a new University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs Poll -- done between February 6th and 18th of 1,352 likely Democratic primary... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
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
