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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Sensible Gun Laws DO Save The Lives Of Innocent Citizens
Republican politicians, parroting the NRA, claim that gun laws don't work. They are wrong, and the evidence showing that is piling up (although they could work... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democrats Hold An Advantage On These Important Issues
These charts were made from results of a recent Public Policy Polling survey. It was done on December 16th and 17th of a random national sample of 1,267... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Republican Base Wants A Conservative President While The Democratic Base...
The GOP right-wingers have put forth the idea that they are this country's conservative party, while the Democrats are the party of liberals. They are half... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Graham Awakes To Reality And Drops Out Of GOP Race
(This caricature of Lindsey Graham is by DonkeyHotey.) A few months ago, there were 17 Republicans who thought they should be the GOP nominee for president in... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bernie And Hillary Both Make Me Proud To Be A Democrat
(This caricature of the Democratic presidential candidates is by DonkeyHotey.) If you follow the news at all, then you are probably aware of the latest flap in... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democratic Race In Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina
These charts represent the latest results of the CBS News / YouGov Battleground Poll. They questioned 413 Iowa Democrats, 349 New Hampshire Democrats, and 558... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Republican Race In Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina
These charts represent the latest results in the CBS News / YouGov Battleground Poll. They questioned about 426 Iowa Republicans, 382 New Hampshire... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sanders Campaign Is Wrong In Claiming DNC Bias
(This photo of Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders is from CNN.) When Bernie Sanders announced his bid for the Democratic nomination, he almost instantly got... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Latest Polls Show Clinton And Trump With Comfortable Leads
The Public Policy Polling survey was done on December 16th and 17th of a random national sample of 525 Democratic primary voters and 532 Republican primary... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Candidates Out Of Touch With Republicans On 2 Issues
All of the Republican candidates oppose closing the loopholes in the background check law for gun buyers (even though 40% of guns are bought each year without... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Says He Would Violate The Law And Torture People
(This caricature of GOP candidate Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) There has been a lot in the media about Donald Trump's bigoted proposals to register all... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sanders Campaign Steals Data From The Clinton Campaign
The Sanders and Clinton campaigns both make use of the database provided by the Democratic National Committee (DNC). But they do not share information with... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Still Has National Lead After The GOP Debate
The Rasmussen Poll questioned 624 likely Republican voters on December 16th and 17th (and the poll had a 4 point margin of error). Their purpose was to see if... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Leads New Hampshire - Democratic Race Is Tied
These results are from the Franklin Pierce University / Boston Herald Poll -- done between December 13th and 17th of a random sample of 410 New Hampshire... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Only 1/3 Of Public Says Race Relations Are Good In U.S.
Right after President Obama took office in January of 2009, a whopping 77% of Americans said race relations in the United States was either fairly or very... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Terrorism That Republican Candidates Won't Talk About
(This image of Republican debaters is by DonkeyHotey.) Throughout this campaign the Republican presidential candidates have repeatedly brought up the specter... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Dems (And Public) Say Clinton Will Win The Nomination
This meter chart shows the results of a new Rasmussen Poll -- done on December 14th and 15th of a random national sample of 1,000 likely voters, with a 3 point... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Florida GOP Prefers Trump And Cruz Over Rubio And Bush
The chart above represents the results found in a new St. Pete Poll -- done on December 14th and 15th of a random sample of 2,694 registered Florida Republicans... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
"Fracking" Is The Likely Cause Of Texas Earthquakes
(This image is from napavalley.edu.) Fracking is the pumping of huge amounts of water, sand, and dangerous chemicals into the ground to cause or increase... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Which Presidential Candidates Tell The Most Lies ?
Any rational voter will admit that no candidate for office always tells the truth -- and that goes for presidential candidates also. Read more
Posted on 17 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY
