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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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The Election Is Over A Year Away But Interest Is High
The chart above reflects the results of a Gallup Poll done between July 1st and September 30th of a national sample of 12,332 adults, with a 1 point margin of... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Fox News Poll Shows Majority Supporting Trump's Removal
Donald Trump was angry with Fox News when they published the results of this poll. And that doesn't surprise me. It shows a majority of voters (51%) supporting... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The GOP Must Be Punished For Its Blind Loyalty To Trump
I am a progressive Democrat. Washington Post columnist George Will (pictured) is a conservative Republican. It should come as no surprise then that I rarely... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Betrayal Of An Ally Destroys Trust In The U.S.
(This caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) Donald Trump has been a terrible president, and sadly, that's an understatement. Read more
Posted on 10 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Latest YouGov Poll On Support For Democratic Candidates
These charts reflect the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll. They questioned a national sample of 598 Democrats and Independent leaners between... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Support Still Growing For Trump's Impeachment & Removal
Donald Trump seems to be worried about the House impeachment proceedings, and he should be. Every respectable poll now shows a significant majority of the publi... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pelosi Replies To The Ridiculous White House Letter
Donald Trump has decided to go to war with the House of Representatives. White House attorneys sent a letter to the House accusing them of engaging in an... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Warren Has Shown A Steady Growth In Support
These charts reflect the results of the Quinnipiac University Poll -- the latest of which was done between October 4th and 7th of a national sample of 646... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Supports Impeachment Inquiry - Split On Removal
The charts above show the results of the two latest polls on impeachment of Trump and his removal from office. The Washington Post / George Mason University... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Claims About His Trade War Are All Wrong
Donald Trump has claimed that trade wars are easy to win, and he repeatedly claims that he is close to winning the trade war he started. He is lying. In fact,... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Abandons The Kurds For Personal Financial Gain
Our most faithful and effective allies in the fight against ISIS in Syria has been the Kurdish fighters. (known as the Syrian Democratic Forces). Read more
Posted on 08 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another Poll Shows Warren With A Slim Lead Over Biden
The IBD/TIPP Poll reflects responses from 900 adults contacted via mobile phones and landlines from Sept. 26 to Oct. 3 and carries a 3.3-point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 08 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Rich Really Do Pay A Lower Tax Rate Than Others
The charts above are from The New York Times. They show the total tax rate paid by all income groups in this country (total of federal, state, and local taxes). Read more
Posted on 08 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
After Other Excuses Fail Trump Throws Perry Under The Bus
The story of Trump's phone call to the Ukrainian president seems to have Trump running scared. I think he knows that he committed an impeachable offense, and... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Offenses The Voters Think Deserves Impeachment/Removal
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Economic / YouGov Poll -- done between September 28th and October 1st of a national sample of 1,087 registere... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Support For Trump's Impeachment Higher Than For Nixon/Clinton As Official...
The chart above and post below are from Axios.com. It's not good news for Donald Trump. Public support for President Trump's impeachment is higher than it was... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sanders & Warren Lead The Pack In 3rd Quarter Donations
The leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination have announced their third quarter fundraising. Bernie Sanders led all the others in the amoun... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another Poll Shows Trump Trailing By Double-Digits
Yesterday, I showed you a YouGov Poll that had a generic Democrat leading Donald Trump by 10 points among registered voters. Now we have a second poll showing... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Economy Is Slumping And It's All Trump's Fault
(cartoon image is by Gary Varvel in The Indianapolis Star.) Donald Trump loves to brag about the economy. He's hoping that if the public believes the economy... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unemployment Rate Drops By 0.2% In September
The Labor Department has released its statistics for the month of September. Even though job creation was not great (only a tepid 136,000 jobs were created), th... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY
