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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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New Presidential Polls For Florida, Georgia, & N. Hampshire
New polls have been released for Florida, Georgia, and New Hampshire. The surveys were done by CBS News / YouGov polling. 1,194 Florida voters were polled,... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Net Positive Ratings Of U.S. Business / Industry
The Gallup Poll has done its annual survey on the public's attitudes toward American business sectors. The chart above shows the net positive ratings of each... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DEA Ridiculously Keeps Marijuana As A Schedule 1 Drug
(Photo of marijuana is from cbc.ca.) It was hoped that the DEA would change the government's classification of marijuana, but they have refused to do that. Read more
Posted on 15 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Gender Difference In The 2016 Presidential Election
One of the biggest problems that Donald Trump has in this campaign is the gender gap. Far more women support Hillary Clinton than men who support Donald Trump. Read more
Posted on 15 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kennedy Family Blasts Trump's Assassination Suggestion
(Photo of President Kennedy's funeral procession is from telegraph.co.uk.) A few days ago, Donald Trump shocked the nation when he suggested some of his... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Are Religious Leaders Preaching Politics From The Pulpit ?
It is against U.S. election laws for religious leaders to preach politics from the pulpit during religious services, and the religious entity could lose its... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Paid Over 43% In Taxes -- Did Trump Pay Anything ?
What tax rate does Donald Trump pay? Does he even pay any taxes at all? We don't know what he's paid recently, but we do know that he has paid nothing in the... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Donald Trump's "Doom Loop"
(Caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) Daniel Drezner, author and professor of international politics at Tufts University, has a theory about why the... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Officials Betray America For Tax Cuts (For The Rich)
(Photo of Paul Krugman is from abcnews.go.com.) Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize winning economist and New York Times columnist, says the Republican officials have... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Still In A Lot Of Trouble With Hispanic Voters
These are the results of the new Fox News Latino Poll -- done between August 7th and 10th of a random national sample of 803 registered Hispanic voters, with a... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bill Is The Most Popular Presidential Candidate Spouse
I doubt that this survey means anything, but I thought it was interesting. It is the recent Gallup Poll regarding the popularity of the spouses of the... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Presidential Polls In Florida, N. Carolina, Virginia, Colorado
Chart was made from a recent NBC News / Wall Street Journal / Marist Poll -- done between August 4th and 10th. A random sample was done of 1,012 voters in... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What Is Trump Trying To Hide In His Tax Returns ?
(The cartoon image above is by Kim Warp in The New Yorker.) There has to be something in Donald Trump's tax returns that he thinks will embarrass him, and... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Majority Says Trump Is A Danger To Their Way Of Life
The chart above is from results of a new Monmouth University Poll -- done between August 4th and 7th of a random national sample of 803 registered voters, with ... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Latest Seven Statewide Polls In The Presidential Race
This chart shows the results of the latest polls in New Hampshire, Georgia, Maine, South Carolina, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Kansas. Read more
Posted on 12 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Beer Is Still The Leading Alcoholic Beverage In The U.S.
The Gallup Poll has done its annual survey of alcohol usage in the United States. The survey was done between July 13th and 17th of a random national sample of... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Only Developed Nation Without Guaranteed Paid Leave
Americans like to think that we live in the best country in the world, but that is not true in every area of human endeavor. In the area of paid leave for... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bloomberg Poll Has Clinton Leading Presidential Race
These charts were made from a new Bloomberg Politics Poll -- done between August 5th and 8th of a random national sample of 1,007 adults, with a 3.1 point margi... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Says His Supporters Should Assassinate Clinton
Donald Trump has spent most of this political campaign trying to prove he is unfit to serve as this nation's president. He has called Mexican immigrants... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Plurality Of Voters Say Trump Is His Own Worst Enemy
This chart was made from a recent Rasmussen Poll -- done on August 7th and 8th of a random national sample of 1,000 likely voters, with a 3 point margin of... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY
