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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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Congress Is The Least Trusted Branch Of U.S. Government
The job approval rating for Congress has risen slightly, and now rests at 20%. That's the first time it has reached the 20% level in over a year -- and hasn't... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Wealthier Voters Prefer Clinton Over Trump This Year
These charts are from a new Bloomberg Politics Purple Insights Poll. The survey was done between September 16th and 19th of a national sample of 600 voters... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democrats Need To Put More Emphasis On Senate Races
The chart above shows the poll averages (from RealClearPolitics) in 12 states with a Republican senator up for re-election this year. The Democrats need to... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Why Polls Can Differ - Sometimes Significantly
Did you ever wonder why polls taken at the same general time can differ -- sometimes significantly. The general answer is a difference in samples. One poll's... Read more
Posted on 21 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Extends Her Lead In A New National Poll
This chart shows the results of a new NBC News Poll -- done between September 12th and 18th of a national sample of 14,326 registered voters (with a sample of... Read more
Posted on 21 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Has Only A Three Point Lead In Georgia
This chart reflects the electoral situation in the state of Georgia according to a new Monmouth University Poll -- done between September 15th and 18th of a... Read more
Posted on 21 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Like The Mixing Of Cultures In Our "Melting Pot"
It is best if people mix and match their culture, picking up new things that they like and discarding old traditions which they don’t. Read more
Posted on 21 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Donald Trump's HUUUGE Lie About Hillary Clinton And Guns
"My opponent wants to essentially abolish the Second Amendment." Those are the words of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, and he has said that... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Florida Poll Shows The State Is A Toss-Up Now
This chart reflects the results of a new Florida survey. It is the New York Times / Siena College Poll -- done between September 10th and 14th of a random sampl... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Four UpDated Electoral College Projections For 2016
Fivethirtyeight.com ---- Hillary Clinton 287 * Donald Trump 250 ABC News ---- Hillary Clinton 273 * Donald Trump 191 CNN News ---- Hillary Clinton 273 * Donald... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Labor Department Explains "Real" Unemployment
U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Terrorism Is Not New And Is Not Our Biggest Problem In U.S.
Trump and the Republicans (and to a slightly lesser extent, Clinton and the Democrats) would have you believe that terrorism is a new problem, and one of our... Read more
Posted on 19 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
An Average Of All Polls for 11 "Battleground" States
This chart was made from information at RealClearPolitics. It shows the RCP average for all polls done in these swing states (which in the past has proven more... Read more
Posted on 19 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
First Polls Are Released For Minnesota And Oklahoma
These are the first general election presidential polls for Minnesota and Oklahoma that I am aware of. Neither is a surprise. Minnesota is solidly supporting... Read more
Posted on 19 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Michelle Obama Hits The Campaign Trail For Hillary Clinton
(This image of Michelle Obama speaking in Fairfax, Virginia is from YouTube.com.) Last Friday, Michelle Obama made it clear who she wants to be our next... Read more
Posted on 19 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Overwhelming Majority Want Trump To Release Tax Returns
Donald Trump has refused to release his tax returns to the public. Hillary Clinton has released at least 33 years worth of her tax returns, but Trump has not... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Political Party Preference Of Religious/Non-Religious Voters
I found these charts from the Pew Research Center interesting, and thought you might also. About 8,113 voters were questioned between January and August of... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Demographics Of Political Party Affiliation
All of these charts were made from information in a newly released survey from the Pew Research Center. The top chart shows the party affiliation of registered... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump IS A Racist - Here Are Some Examples Showing That
(The cartoon image above is by Lalo Alcaraz.) Donald Trump denies being a racist, and Republican officials are also quick to deny that. They all know that a... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
How Can A Sanders Supporter Vote Trump Or Johnson ?
The chart above (from the most recent Economist / YouGov Poll) shows the current presidential preference of former Bernie Sanders supporters. Read more
Posted on 17 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY
