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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Clinton Takes The Lead In Four Battleground States
Hillary Clinton is not just leading in the national polls. Four new polls in battleground states (states some think Republicans could win) show she has only... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Has Historically Low Numbers Among Hispanic Voters
Donald Trump continues to claim he will do well with Hispanics in the coming election. If he really believes this (which I doubt), then he is living in a dream... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Rasmussen Poll Shows Clinton Has Regained The Lead
The Rasmussen Poll was one of the very few showing Donald Trump with a lead in the presidential race after the GOP convention, but now (after the Democratic... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Current Republican Party Is Dangerous To Our Species
(This image of Noam Chomsky is by Victor Blanco, and was found at sea-globe.com.) The following statement by Noam Chomsky about the Republican Party was an... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
More Polls Gives Clinton A Significant Edge Over Trump
The top chart reflects the results of a new Reuters / Ipsos Poll -- done between July 28th and August 1st of a random national sample of 1,289 likely voters, an... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas Voter ID Law Invalid - Settlement Is Reached
(Cartoon image above is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News.) A few years ago, the Republican legislature in Texas decided to attack a non-existent problem --... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Shows A Third Red State Is In Play For 2016
Yesterday, I brought you polls showing that two red states (Georgia and Utah) were very close, and could go Democratic in the 2016 presidential race. Read more
Posted on 04 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Speaks Out On Presidential Race
Many people have spoken out about Donald Trump's anti-muslim bias, and his attacks of a Gold Star family who are muslims. But one of the best responses I've rea... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Post-Convention Poll Shows Clinton With an 8-Point Lead
This chart represents the results of a new CNN / ORC Poll -- done between July 29th and 31st of a random national sample of 894 registered voters, and has a... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
July Was A Record Fund-Raising Month For Hillary Clinton
The fundraising numbers are in, and it turned out to be a great month for Hillary Clinton. She raised about $89 million dollars in July -- $63 million for her... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Race Is Close In Utah / Georgia - And That's Bad For Trump
Georgia and Utah are very red states. Georgia hasn't voted for a Democrat for president in a couple of decades, and Utah has done that for over four decades. Read more
Posted on 03 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Republican Party Is Now The Party Of Racism
(Cartoon image is by Clay Jones at claytoonz.com.) Jonathan Chait has written an excellent article for New York Magazine on how the Republicans have given in... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another Poll Shows Clinton With A Post-Convention Bump
This chart shows the results from the latest CBS News Poll -- done between July 29th and 31st of a random national sample of 1,131 registered voters, with a... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Donald Trump Makes A Huge Mistake - Again
(Caricature of "The Donald" is by DonkeyHotey.) Donald Trump has stepped in it again, and it doesn't look like the stink will go away anytime soon. By... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Religious Groups - Size And Presidential Preference
I just thought this study by the Pew Research Center was interesting. It shows the size of the major religious groups in the U.S. and their presidential... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Largest Texas Newspaper Calls For Medicaid Expansion
Texas still has the largest number and percentage of citizens without any kind of health insurance coverage. That shouldn't surprise anyone, because the state... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Shows Clinton Got Poll Bump From Convention
This Morning Consult Poll was done on July 29th and 30th (immediately after the Democratic convention) of a random national sample of 1,931 registered voters,... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Claims He Has Sacrificed For America - He Lied
When he spoke to the Democratic convention last week, Gold Star father Khzir Khan (whose Army Captain son was killed in Iraq) addressed Donald Trump, saying "Yo... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Regains The Lead In The Battleground States
After the Republican Convention, Donald Trump got a small bump which put he equal to Clinton in the battleground states (Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nort... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Khzir Khan's Wife Has A Message For Donald Trump
When Khzir Khan spoke to the Democratic National Convention last week, his wife (a Gold Star mother) stood by his side. She did not speak. Read more
Posted on 01 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY
