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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Which Candidate Would You Invite To Dinner In Your Home ?
There's a school of thought that people tend to vote for the presidential candidate that they like the most -- the candidate they would personally like to... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
No Civilian Needs This Kind Of Weapon
The weapon used in the Orlando murders was like the weapon pictured above. It is a Sig Sauer MCX -- and assault weapon very similar to the AR-15 (used in the... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Wins The Last Primary (D.C.) By A Huge Margin
The primary season is over. On Tuesday night, the District of Columbia held its Democratic primary, and they had the last scheduled primary. As expected, it... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Leads Trump In The Latest Presidential Polls
The top chart reflects the Bloomberg Politics Poll -- done between June 10th and 13th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults, with a margin of error of... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Receiving Historic Level Of Donations From Women
I thought this chart (from opensecrets.org) was interesting. It shows that Hillary Clinton, now the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, ha... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
President Obama Schools Trump On "Magic" Words
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly said that one of the main reasons we aren't defeating ISIS is because President Obama won't use the... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
An Electoral Analogy From Louis C.K.
(Photo of Louis C.K. was found at tvguide.com.) In a recent interview at Vulture.com, comedian Louis C.K. gave an excellent (and humorous) analogy of the 2016... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump And Clinton's Responses To The Orlando Tragedy
Do you think there's no difference between the presumptive presidential nominees of the Democratic and Republican parties? If so, you are very wrong. Read more
Posted on 14 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Are Losing Faith In Many Of Their Institutions
This chart was made from information in the Gallup Poll -- with the most recent being done between June 1st and 5th of a random national sample of 1,027... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
President Orders Flag To Be Flown At Half-Staff For Orlando
(Photo of the White House flag is by Carolyn Kaster/AP and was found at ksnt.com.) President Barack Obama has ordered the American flag to be flown at half-staf... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bigotry And Gun-Stupidity Are To Blame For Orlando Deaths
(This photo, from Univision Florida Central, was found at nbcnews.com.) Fifty people are dead, and another 53 are wounded in Orlando, after a religious bigot... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
How Many Republicans Will Vote For Donald Trump ?
Yesterday I brought you a poll asking how many Sanders supporters would vote for Hillary Clinton. But the Democrats are not the only party struggling for party... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Is The Victim Of "A Pattern Of False Accusations"
The following post is from the Portland Press Herald, and was written by former congressman Barney Frank. In the editorial, Mr. Read more
Posted on 13 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
June Polls All Have Hillary Clinton Leading Donald Trump
June polls regarding the 2016 presidential race -- from RealClearPolitics. Read more
Posted on 12 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Will Sanders' Supporters Vote For Clinton In November ?
Will the supporters of Bernie Sanders vote for Hillary Clinton in the November election, or will they stay at home or vote third party? Read more
Posted on 12 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is Kansas The GOP's "Canary In The Mine" ?
The chart above was made using information from a new Zogby Poll -- done between June 4th and 6th of a random sample of 433 registered voters in Kansas, with a... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Is Out-Of Step With Country On Military Spending
The United States spends around 45% of the military spending for the entire world -- more than the next 10-14 largest military spending countries combined. Read more
Posted on 12 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Three-Fourths Say They Would Vote For A Woman President
Chart was made from a new Rasmussen Poll -- done on June 8th and 9th of a random national sample of 1,000 likely voters, with a 3 point margin of error. This... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Approval Of The GOP Congress Is Still Extremely Low
Chart was made from a new Gallup Poll -- done between June 1st and 5th of a random national sample of 1,027 adults, with a margin of error of 3 points. Read more
Posted on 11 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Appeals Court Says No "Right" To Concealed Carry
(Photo above is from wrdw.com.) Thursday was a bad day for the NRA. The NRA wants the Second Amendment to be an absolute right -- meaning any person has the... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY
