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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Who Are The Supporters For Each Democratic Candidate?
The political pundits love to argue about who is supporting each of the Democratic candidates. For instance, they will tell you that young people support... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Has Made The D.C. "Swamp" Bigger And Nastier
(Cartoon image is by Dave Granlund at davegranlund.com.) Donald Trump, while campaigning for office, promised to "drain the swamp" in Washington, D.C. And even... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Two New National Polls On The Democratic Race
The chart above reflects the results of two new national polls on the Democratic presidential race. The gray bars show the results of the Economist / YouGov Pol... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Michael Bloomberg Wins His First State Poll
Can Michael Bloomberg emerge as the moderate alternative to Bernie Sanders? After the poor showing of Joe Biden in Iowa and New Hampshire, that has become a... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Can Sanders Win A Majority Of Democratic Delegates?
After the results from Iowa and New Hampshire, the pundits are all over the place with their predictions. Some look at the latest polls showing Sanders with a... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sanders/Buttigieg/Klobuchar Take New Hampshire Delegates
The New Hampshire results are as follows: VOTE PERCENTAGE Sanders..........26% Buttigieg..........24% Klobuchar..........20% Warren..........9% Biden..........8... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Second National Poll Shows Bloomberg Moving Up
The chart above is from the Morning Consult Poll. They questioned 15,346 Democratic primary voters between February 4th and 9th, and because of the large sample... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Less Than Half Of Americans Would Vote For A Socialist
The chart above reflects the results of a recent Gallup Poll -- done between January 16th and 29th of a national sample of 1,033 adults, with a 4 point margin o... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Only One Thing Matters - "Who Can Beat Trump?"
The Democratic candidates for president continue to bicker about their differences on the issues. But they are missing the biggest concern of Democrats and... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bloomberg Moves Up Sharply In New National Poll
The chart above reflects the results of the new Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between February 5th and 9th of a national sample of 665 Democratic and... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Latest New Hampshire Polls Predict Sanders Finishing 1st
The chart above is from RealClearPolitics. It shows the three latest polls on the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary race. Bernie Sanders leads in al... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
"The Question All Democrats Must Ask Themselves"
(This caricature of the Democratic donkey is by DonkeyHotey.) Sometimes it seems that the news media is trying to divide the Democratic Party. Read more
Posted on 11 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Still Views Trump As Dishonest And Untrustworthy
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between February 2nd and 4th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What Will The New Hampshire Democratic Primary Tell Us?
Will the New Hampshire primary critically affect the Democratic race for the presidential nomination? Some say it won't because it is a small and mostly white... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Two New Polls Show Sanders Leading In New Hampshire
The chart above reflects the results of the NBC News / Marist Poll done between February 4th and 6th of 709 likely Democratic voters in New Hampshire, with a 4.... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Good Economy Needs More Than Low Unemployment And A Good Stock Market
Donald Trump bragged about the economy again in his State of the Union speech. He called it the best economy it has ever been, and noted the low unemployment an... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most People Around World Have A Low Opinion Of Trump
These charts are from the Pew Research Center. They questioned 36,923 people in 33 countries around the world between May 18th and October 2nd. Read more
Posted on 08 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unemployment Rate Rises By 0.1% In January
The Labor Department released its statistics for January on Friday. The economy produced about 225,000 new jobs. But that was not enough to keep the unemploymen... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What Is The REAL State Of The Union?
Last Tuesday, Donald Trump gave his State of the Union message. Sadly, it was nothing more than a massive pack of lies. Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Race To Oppose Cornyn In Texas Is Wide Open
The chart above reflects the results of the Dallas Morning News / Texas Lyceum Poll -- done between January 10th and 19th of 401 potential Democratic primary... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY
