Jobsanger
Description
A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
MY BLOGS
-
jobsanger
http://jobsanger.blogspot.com/
A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 16965 )
-
Trump's State Of The Union Audience Down By About 21%
(The photo above is from CNN.) It looks like the American people may be tired of hearing Donald Trump's lies. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the audience... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Donald Trump Desecrates The Nation's "Medal Of Freedom"
(These caricatures of Donald Trump and Rush Limbaugh are by DonkeyHotey.) The Medal of Freedom has traditionally been reserved for people who have contributed t... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Senate Approves Of Trump's Lawless Behavior
This chart 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 06 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Lies About Health Care In His SOTU Speech
After Donald Trump finished his State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, Speaker Nancy Pelosi took her copy of the speech, tore it in half, and tossed it on... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bloomberg Is Still Climbing In The Polls
The chart above is from the Morning Consult Poll. It was done between January 27th and February 2 of a national sample of 15,259 Democratic primary voters,... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Socialism Still Scares A Majority Of American Voters
The chart above reflects the results of a recent NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll -- done between January 26th and 29th of a national sample of 1,000... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Iowa Democratic Party Leadership Should Be Ashamed
I had planned to use this space to report the results of the Iowa caucuses. That is not going to happen now. It's not going to happen because the Iowa Democrati... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New National Poll Has Biden And Sanders Tied
The chart above is from the latest NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll -- done between January 26th and 29th of a national sample of 428 Democratic primary... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Will Iowa Have A Clear Winner? (Probably Not)
Iowa will send 41 pledged delegates to the National Democratic convention. Today, the process of choosing those delegates begins. The media seems to think a... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Des Moines Register Cancels Release Of Its Poll
I had planned to use this space to report the results of the Des Moines Register Poll. That poll is considered the "gold standard" of Iowa polls, and would... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Remarks On Sanders In 2016 And 2020
(The photo of Hillary Clinton, from Wikipedia, is by Gage Skidmore.) In a podcast interview last Friday, Hillary Clinton had the following to say about Bernie... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Senators Vote For Cover-Up Instead Of Fair Trial
Republican Majority Leader said before the Senate trial of Donald Trump that he wanted a short trial with no witnesses and a quick vote to leave Trump in office... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Growth Of Productivity Is Not As Good As Trump Claims
While in Davos a few days ago, Donald Trump claimed: “The United States is in the midst of an economic boom the likes of which the world has never seen... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Three New National Polls On Democratic Race
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between January 22nd and 27th of a national sample of 827 Democratic... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bloomberg Calls for Statehood For Puerto Rico
I am not a supporter of Michael Bloomberg to be the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. I don't like the way he seems to be trying to buy the... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden, Sanders, And Warren Leading In Texas
The image above shows the results of the newest Texas Lyceum Poll -- done between January 10th and 19th of a sample of 431 likely Texas Democratic primary... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Who Would Fare Better Against Biden - Warren Or Sanders?
Some progressives think Joe Biden is too moderate. They want a more progressive candidate to be the Democratic Party nominee. But which progressive (Elizabeth... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Mideast "Peace Plan" Is Dead On Arrival
(Cartoon image is by Gary Huck at huckkonopackicartoons.com.) After assuming office, Donald Trump bragged that he would come up with a plan that would solve... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sanders Popularity With Older Voters Is Dropping
The Morning Consult Poll questions about 5,000 respondents each day. The chart above shows the favorability of candidate Bernie Sanders from December 30th... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Candidate That Could Not Beat Trump - Bernie Sanders
I consider myself a progressive Democrat, and frankly I like many of the ideas put forward by Senator Bernie Sanders. But I do not support the Sanders... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY
