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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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New Poll Shows Texas Senate Race Within Margin Of Error
This shows the results of the latest Emerson College Poll on the U.S. Senate race in Texas. They questioned 781 likely Texas voters between October 28th and... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unemployment Rate Remains Steady For October
The Labor Department has released its labor statistics for the month of October. It showed that 250,000 new jobs were created in the economy. Read more
Posted on 03 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It's Still Looking Like A Blue Wave Next Tuesday
These charts reflect the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between October 28th and 30th of a national sample of 1,500 adults, with a... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Are Not As Conservative As Congress Thinks
(Image is from depositphotos.) The Republicans in Congress are convinced that the United States is a very conservative country. The Democrats in Congress seem... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Health Care Is An Important Issue In This Election
When the Republicans passed their tax reform a few months ago, they were sure they had fooled the public and could coast to victory in the 2018 election by... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Says NO To GOP Plans To Reduce The Deficit
A few months ago, the Republicans passed some tax reforms. They called it a "middle class tax cut" but that was disingenuous. It was a massive tax cut for the... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Oceans Tell Us Global Warming Is Faster Than Expected
(Cartoon image is by Chan Lowe in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.) Most nations of the world have been hoping to keep global warming down to no more than 1.5... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another Poll Looks At The Youth Vote In 2018
These charts show the results of the newest NBC News GenForward Poll -- done between September 21st and October 6th of a national sample of 1,881 young voters... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Verifies The Senate Race In Texas Is Close
This chart reflects the results of the new University of Texas at Tyler Poll -- done between October 15th and 28th of 1,033 registered Texas voters (905 likely... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Behavior of Republicans And Democrats Are NOT The Same
There is an idea going around on cable news and in the media that is infuriating me. It is the idea, propagated by some stupid pundits, that our politics is... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democratic Lead Increasing As Election Gets Closer
The chart above is from the USC Dornsife / Los Angeles Times Poll. They questioned 2,350 likely voters between October 21st and 27th, and the poll has a margin... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Wants To Alter The Constitution By Executive Order
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees citizenship to any person born in the United States. It's commonly called "birthright... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Shows Senate Race In Texas Is Close
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Quinnipiac University Poll on the Senate race in Texas. The poll questioned 1,078 likely voters between... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump (& Ivanka, Eric, Don Jr.) Accused Of Financial Scams
(This caricature of Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) The following is just a part of an excellent article about Trump (and three of his children) engaging in... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Youth Vote Favors Democrats According To A New Poll
Much has been discussed and written about the youth vote in the coming election. Will young voters go to the polls or stay home on November 6th? Who will they... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Open Letter From Jewish Leaders Should Be From All Of Us
(Cartoon image is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star.) After the tragedy in Pittsburgh, Trump didn't even suspend his political hate speech for one... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Genetics Tells Us That Race Is A False Concept
In his campaign, Donald Trump promised to be a "uniter". After being sworn into office, he has done just the opposite of that. He has divided this country... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Dems Still Hold Solid Lead With Only Days To Go
These charts are from RealClearPolitics. The top chart shows the latest generic ballot polling. The second shows the history of the generic ballot polling for... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
First Week Of Texas Early Voting Far Stronger Than 2014
These 15 largest counties contain about 65% of the total registered voters in the state of Texas (which has 254 counties). The top chart shows the total number... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Star-Telegram Endorses O'Rourke In Texas Senate Race
(This photo of Beto O'Rourke is from his campaign website.) The two largest newspapers in Texas (The Dallas Morning News and the Houston Chronicle) have... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY
