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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Conservatism Has Failed Because Progressivism Works
Conservatism in the United States has failed. In fact, it has been a spectacular failure. It has been so bad that the conservative party, the Republican Party,... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Demographics Of National Support For Leading Democrats
Yesterday, I showed you the support for the leading Democrats in the latest Economist / YouGov Poll. The survey was done between June 30th and July 2nd of 631... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Has Warren-Harris-Biden Sharing The Lead In Iowa
The chart above reflects the results of a new Focus on Rural America Poll -- done between June 29th and July 1st of 600 Iowa Democratic caucusgoers, and has a... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Is Upside-Down In 9 Of 10 Battleground States
The chart above reflects the results of recent surveys done by the Morning Consult Poll in ten battleground states. If Trump expects to be re-elected, then he... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Pride In Their Country Is At Its Lowest Point
These charts are from the Gallup Poll. The survey was done between June 13th and 16th of a national sample of 1,015 adults, and has a 4 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 04 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Economy Is NOT The Greatest In Our History
Donald Trump loves to brag about the economy. In June of 2018, he said we have the greatest economy in the history of our nation -- and he has repeated that... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democratic Candidate Support (Three More Charts)
The Economist / YouGov Poll (June 30th - July 2nd) The Reuters / Ipsos Poll (June 28th - July 2nd) The ABC News / Washington Post Poll (June 28th - July 1st)... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DHS Inspector General Finds Border A "Ticking Time Bomb"
(Photo is from the office of the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General.) There is a terrible humanitarian crisis at our Southern border. Read more
Posted on 04 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
National Poll Puts Biden & Harris In The Lead Among Dems
The chart above reflects the results of the new Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between June 28th and July 1st of a national sample of 554 Democrats and... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Huge Wealth/Income Gap Between Whites & Minorities
I have posted many times about the huge gap in wealth and income between the richest Americans and the rest of America. And it is a big problem, made only... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden Leads In Iowa, But Harris Gains Support
The chart above reflects the results of a new USA Today / Suffolk University Poll -- done between June 28th and July 1st of 500 likely Democratic caucus... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Border Patrol Officers Shame Themselves (And The Nation)
With their treatment of both adults and child refugees in the border camps, the Border Patrol has not covered itself in glory. Their treatment of those... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden's Lead Shrinks -- Warren & Harris Gain Support
This chart reflects the results of a new CNN / SSRS Poll -- done between June 28th and 30th (after the Democratic debates) of 565 Democratic primary voters, wit... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Warren & Harris Increase Likability & Electability In Debates
These charts are from the HuffPost / YouGov Poll done after each of the two Democratic debates. There was a big winner each night -- Elizabeth Warren on... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Where Is The Current "Center" Of American Politics?
It is just a fact that voters in the United States don't like extremist positions from their politicians -- especially in presidential races. They tend to almos... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
NOT A Historic Moment (Just Another Trump Photo-Op)
(Image of Trump and Kim Jong-Un standing in North Korea is from abc7ny.com.) Donald Trump took a short trip from the G20 summit in Japan to the DMZ between Nort... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Shows Harris Got A Bump From The Debate
The talking heads on MSNBC (who held the first Democratic debates) has been raving for a couple of days now about who did well in those debates and who didn't.... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Intolerance Of Ideas Should Not Be A Liberal Attribute
Liberals/progressives are quick to condemn conservatives for being intolerant, and they are right to do so. Free speech and democracy demands the free flow of... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Swing State Public Opinion Of Leading Democrats
If a Democrat is going to be elected president, then he/she will need to do well in the swing states. One way to gauge how well they would do is to look at the... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Tariffs Are A Huge Tax On Ordinary Americans
(The caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) Donald Trump is proud of the tariffs he has placed on goods from other countries. He wants you to think thos... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY
