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• Poll Shows The Republican Base Is Unconnected To Reality

  

  For the last couple of days I have been bringing you some results from a recent Public Policy Polling survey -- done between May 6th and 9th of a random nationa... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Republicans Are Playing Political Games With Citizen Rights

  

  Republicans, especially the evangelical christians in their base, are not happy unless they have a group of people they can look down on (i.e., discriminate... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Japan Welcomes Obama's Impending Visit To Hiroshima

  

  (The photo on the left is of Hiroshima before the atomic bomb was dropped. The photo on the right shows the same city after the bomb. They are public domain... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Americans Support Raising The Minimum Wage

  

  The Republicans in Congress are opposed to raising the current minimum wage of $7.25 an hour -- even though that is a poverty wage. And their presidential... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Can Count & See Clinton As Democratic Nominee

  

  Bernie Sanders (and some of his die-hard supporters) don't seem to be able to comprehend elementary math. They claim to see a path for victory for him in the... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Still Want Background Checks For All Gun Buyers

  

  The Republican Congress still refuses to even consider closing the loopholes in the background check law -- even though 40% of all gun buyers in this country... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Milestone For This Blog

  

  While I wasn't paying attention, it seems that jobsanger passed the 3 million mark in page views. I'm kind of proud of that. It's not too bad for a small... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Clear Majority Of Voters View Donald Trump Unfavorably

  

  The chart above reflects the views of Americans in a new Public Policy Polling survey -- done between May 6th and 9th of a random national sample of 1,222... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Republicans Have Cornered The Market In Ignorance

  

  (This caricature of "Ignoramus in Chief" Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) The following was written by Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman in his New Yor... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Half Of Americans Worry About Their Financial Situation

  

  This chart was made from a recent Gallup Poll -- done between April 6th and 10th of a random national sample of 1,015 adults, with a 4 point margin of error.... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cartoons Of Trump (From Cartoonists In Other Countries)

  

  These cartoons of Donald Trump are by cartoonists in other countries. I found them at Occupy Democrats. Bulgaria Scotland United Arab Emirates Australia Canada... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hillary Clinton Is A Progressive - And Has Been For Decades

  

  If you listen to some of Bernie Sanders supporters, you might well come away with the impression that he is the only true progressive politician -- and before h... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie Sanders Wins West Virginia While Hillary Clinton Moves Closer To...

  

  The Democrats of West Virginia went to the primary polls yesterday, and they gave Bernie Sanders another moral victory. Sanders won the state by 15 points (51%... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Two States Will Vote On Marijuana Legalization In November

  

  So far, four states have legalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana for recreational use -- Colorado, Washington, Alaska, and Oregon. Now it looks... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hillary Clinton Currently Has An Electoral College Advantage

  

  The electoral college map above is from npr.org. Here is what they have to say about it: Hillary Clinton would have a significant electoral advantage over Donal... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sanders Has Spent 60% Of All Democratic Ad Spending

  

  Bernie Sanders has made it a centerpiece of his campaign to get "big money" out of politics -- so it is a bit strange that his campaign is the biggest spender o... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• This Poll Should Scare The Hell Out Of Republicans

  

  The chart above reflects the results of a new Landmark / RosettaStone Poll released on May 5th. It queried 570 Georgia voters, and has a margin of error of 4.1... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Still Opposes GOP's Blocking Of Garland Nomination

  

  When President Obama nominated a replacement justice after the death of Antonin Scalia, the Senate Republicans decided to play politics and refuse to even... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Could Texas Turn "Blue" For Hillary Clinton In 2016 ?

  

  Some of my progressive friends in Texas, supporters of Bernie Sanders, tell me that they would have no problem voting for a third party (or not voting for... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sanders Is NOT The Democrat Most Likely To Win

  

  The Democratic race is almost over, and thankfully, Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic presidential nominee. Some Bernie supporters are holding on, hoping... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY