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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Most Believe Trump Acted Too Slowly On Coronavirus
The charts above are from the Pew Research Center survey -- done between April 7th and 12th of a national sample of 4,917 adults, with a 2.1 point margin of... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Over 22 Million Workers Filed For Unemployment In 4 Weeks
The Labor Department released its statistics for for last weeks unemployment claims yesterday, and it was not good. About 5,245,000 people filed for unemploymen... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Wants To Reopen Economy - But Where Are The Tests?
Donald Trump wants to reopen the American economy, and he has set May 1st as the date he wants to begin doing that. Unfortunately, that is simply not feasible. Read more
Posted on 17 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Voters Think Health Is More Important Than The Economy
The chart above is from the Politico / Morning Consult Poll -- done between April 10th and 12th of a national sample of 1,990 registered voters, with a 2 point... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Not Buying Trump Claim Of Quick Economic Recovery
The chart above reflects the results of the new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between April 12th and 14th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including 1,16... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Quinnipiac Poll Shows Biden Leading Trump By 8 Points
The charts above reflect the results of a recent Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between April 2nd and 6th of a national sample of 2,077 registered voters,... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Enthusiastically Endorses Joe Biden
Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders have already endorsed Joe Biden for president. Now Senator Elizabeth Warren has followed suit. On Wednesday, she strongly... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Think Trump Waited Too Long To Act On Coronavirus
The chart above is from the Economist / YouGov Poll done between April 5th and 7th of a national sample of 1,500 adults, with a 3.1 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 15 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Claims He Didn't Known (But He Was Told 10 Times)
Trump spent most of his Monday briefing just trying to make excuses for why he was so slow to act regarding the Coronavirus pandemic. He bragged that he had don... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Voters Say Political System Works For The Rich And Powerful
The chart above reflects the results of a recent Hill-Harris X Poll -- done on March 22nd and 23rd of a national sample of 1,002 registered voters, with a 3.1... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obama Endorses Joe Biden For President
(This photo, by Susan Walsh/AP Photo, was found at Politico.com.) Now that it looks like the Democratic Party has its nominee for president, Barack Obama has... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sanders Endorses Biden - Urges Voters To Elect Him
Senator Bernie Sanders didn't repeat his mistake of 2016. On Monday, he appeared on a Biden virtual campaign event and gave him his endorsement for president. H... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Much More Serious About Pandemic Than Month Ago
The chart above is from the USA Today / Ipsos Poll -- done on April 9th and 10th of a national sample of 1,005 adults, with a 3.5 point margin of error. It... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Claims The Authority To End "Stay-At-Home" Orders
Donald Trump knows he has screwed up the U.S. response to the Coronavirus pandemic (whether he wants to admits it or not). And he knows that the economic... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Why Are More Minorities Than Whites Dying From Virus?
We have learned in the last few days that the Coronavirus, while not a respecter of race, is hitting minorities harder than whites. Minorities (especially... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Those Who Can Least Afford It Are Hurt The Most
The chart above is from Axios.com. It shows the percentage of jobs that are vulnerable (will be laid off or fired) due to the current Coronavirus epidemic. Read more
Posted on 13 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden Adds To His Delegate Total With Alaska Win
Joe Biden edged closer to officially winning the Democratic Party presidential nomination on Saturday. He won the primary in the state of Alaska. Joe... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Federal Supply System For Coronavirus Is "Crony Capitalism"
Donald Trump's handling of the Coronavirus epidemic in this country has been nothing short of incompetent. He acted far too slowly after being notified of the... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Growth Of Coronavirus In Each State In Last Three Weeks
These numbers are from The COVID Tracking Project. It shows the growth of the number of Coronavirus cases in each state in just the last two weeks. The first... Read more
Posted on 12 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most People Say Religion Shouldn't Be Exempt From Closing
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between April 5th and 7th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including... Read more
Posted on 12 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY
