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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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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 -
New Nevada Poll Has Sanders In The Lead
The chart above is from the Las Vegas Review-Journal / AARP Nevada / WPA Intelligence Poll -- done between February 11th and 13th of 413 likely Nevada caucus... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hegar Gains Support But Texas Senate Race Is Still Close
The chart above is from The Texas Tribune. It shows the results of The Texas Tribune / University of Texas Poll on Democratic support for a candidate to face... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What Kind Of Candidate Would Americans Vote For?
There's been a lot of talk among the cable news talking heads about who the Americans might (or might not) vote for in the 2020 election. Is this country too... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Rather: It's Up To Us To Form A More Perfect Union
President's Day was yesterday, but I liked what Dan Rather had to say on his Facebook page about it. He tells us that none of our presidents have been perfect,... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY
