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60% Content With Acceptance Of Gays/Lesbians In U.S.
The chart above shows a remarkable change in the attitude of Americans toward members of the LGBT community. When I was very young, it was illegal to be a... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ten Questions For Bernie's Supporters To Consider
Some of Bernie Sanders' supporters have been very effusive on social media in attacking Hillary Clinton, and her progressive credentials. Read more
Posted on 25 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Gets The Endorsement Of The Des Moines Register
We're only a week away from the first presidential contest of this campaign season -- the Iowa caucuses. And Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton (photo at... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Blizzard (And Media Coverage)
(This photo of the East Coast blizzard is from CNN.) The residents of the Texas Panhandle (unlike people in other parts of Texas) understand how difficult it ca... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Institutional Racism Must Be Eliminated
When President Obama was elected in 2008, thousands of racists came back out from under their rocks and exposed themselves. This should not have surprised... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Primary Campaign Hasn't Helped Their Party's Image
These charts were made using information in a new NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll -- done between January 9th and 13th of a random national sample of 800... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Does Religion Impede Progress ?
This chart (made with information from the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Survey) poses an interesting question. Why are the developed nations (and the... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public's View On Who Could Win Presidency In November
I just found this interesting. It's from the YouGov Poll -- done between January 15th and 19th of a random national sample of 2,000 adults, with a margin of... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bernie's Problem - 2016 Is NOT Like 2008
There has been a lot of talk on cable news recently about how the Democratic race for the presidential nomination is getting closer. Read more
Posted on 23 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Three New Iowa Polls Show Clinton Leading In That State
Three newly-released Iowa polls all show Hillary Clinton with a significant lead. They are the Emerson College Poll, the KBUR / Monmouth Poll, and the Loras... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
In Texas (Like The Nation) The Middle Class Is Shrinking
The Republicans like to point to Texas as an economic "miracle" created by Republican economic policies. That is simply not true. Read more
Posted on 23 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Could Democrats (& Their Nominee) Really Be This Lucky ?
Several months ago, when we learned that 17 Republicans were going to vie to be there party's presidential nominee, many of us Democrats perused the field and... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is The Newest CNN New Hampshire Poll Believable ?
The top chart represents the results of the CNN / WMUR Poll of New Hampshire likely Democratic primary voters. They questioned 420 voters between January 13th... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Effects Of Lead Poisoning On Its Victims
(This caricature of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is by DonkeyHotey.) By now you've probably heard about the water disaster in Flint, Michigan. Read more
Posted on 22 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Number Of Eligible Hispanic Voters Rises Sharply In 2016
Republicans should be worried by the chart above. They failed to get even 30% of the Hispanic vote in the last two presidential elections -- and that could... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Polls Released For North Carolina And Florida
The Public Policy Polling survey was done on January 18th and 19th of a random sample of 461 likely Democratic voters and 433 likely Republican voters in North... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
General Public Is Not Thrilled Over Either Party's Candidates
The chart above was made from information contained in a new Pew Research Center survey. That survey was done between January 7th and 14th of a random national... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Candidates Won't Admit It, But Diplomacy Works
(This photo of John Kerry and Mohammad Zarif in the Washington Post is by Craig Ruttle / AP.) The nuclear talks between Secretary of State John Kerry and Irania... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Third Democratic Debate Had The Largest Audience So Far
There have been a lot of accusations of favoritism leveled at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in this race for the presidential nomination. Read more
Posted on 20 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obama Job Approval Rebounds, Congress Approval Doesn't
Much has been made in the media about the president being upside-down in his job approval ratings -- but three new polls show that has changed. Read more
Posted on 20 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY