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• Jobsanger Is A Teenager! This Blog Is 13 Years Old Today

  

  I wrote the first post on this blog on March 16th of 2006. That means the blog turns 13 today! In those 13 years, I have posted 31,579 times, and the blog has... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Independents Actually Lean Toward A Major Party

  

  The charts above are from the Pew Research Center. The percentages are figured from all the surveys done in 2018. As the top chart shows, the largest... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dems Don't Need A Progressive Purity Test For Candidates

  

  I am a Democrat and a progressive -- and I have proudly worn both labels for decades. But I'm not interested in debating other Democrats on whether our... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• House Votes 420 To 0 To Release Mueller Report To Public

  

  It has been a serious question as to whether the general public will ever get to see the Mueller Report when it is submitted. The bill creating the Mueller... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Senate Agrees With Public - Votes To End Trump's Emergency

  

  The public has never liked Donald Trump's emergency declaration to shift funds from other purposes to build his border wall. As this recent Quinnipiac Universit... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• If Election Was Now, Trump Would Lose By 8 To 9 Points

  

  The chart above reflects the results of the newest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between March 10th and 12th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Beto Is Running (Raising The Number To 15 Candidates)

  

  Former Texas representative Beto O'Rourke made it official on Thursday morning. He is officially running for the presidential nomination of the Democratic... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Are You Surprised BY The Latest Scandal About The Rich?

  

  (Photo above, from CNN, is of William Singer -- the mastermind of the college scandal.) There is a new scandal. This one is about how rich people are paying... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 51% Of Voters Think Russia Has Compromising Info On Trump

  

  The chart above reflects the results of the newest Politico / Morning Consult Poll -- done between March 8th and 10th of a national sample of 1,994 registered... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Democratic Candidates Most Liked By Public (& Dems)

  

  This chart reflects the results of the newest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between March 10th and 12th of a national sample of 1,500 adults, with a 3.1... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Public Doesn't Support Raising Defense Spending Again

  

  Donald Trump has proposed a new budget for next year. While drastically cutting all domestic programs (including Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security), his... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Speaker Pelosi Is Right - It's Not Time For Impeachment (Yet)

  

  There has been a lot of talk in the past few days about a remark Speaker Pelosi made about impeaching Donald Trump. Some on the left have been angered by her... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The 2020 Election Should Be A Referendum On Trump

  

  (This caricature of the evil man occupying our White House is by DonkeyHotey.) Donald Trump has been a disaster as president. He has alienated our allies and... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Red State Texas Supports Taxing The Rich More

  

  The chart above reflects the results of the recent University Of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll -- done between February 15th and 24th of 1,200 registered voters... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Support And Net Favorability Of The Leading Democrats

  

  The charts above show the current support and net favorability of the leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Tries To Defend Himself BY Lying About Obama

  

  The House Democrats are starting to crank up their investigation into Donald Trump's wrongdoing, and have issued subpoenas for information from about 8 dozen... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Public Insurance Option Is The Path To Universal Coverage

  

  (This graphic image is from phsi.org.) The United States is the only developed nation that doesn't recognize the right of every human to decent health care. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Biden Leads In Iowa (Even Though He Is Not Yet Running)

  

  The charts above are from the Des Moines Register CNN Iowa Poll -- done between March 3rd and 6th of 401 likely Democratic caucus attendees in Iowa, with a 4.... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is The Trump Scandal The Biggest In U.S. History?

  

  (This caricature of scandal-ridden Donald Trump is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) Is the Trump scandal the biggest in United States history? A good case can... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Solid Majority Of Voters Favor Marijuana Legalization

  

  These charts are from the newest Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between March 1st and 4th of a national sample of 1,120 voters, with a 3.4 point margin of... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY