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• The Bad (And Good) News About The Death Penalty In Texas

  

  The Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP) has issued its yearly report on the death penalty in Texas. It contains both bad and good news. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poll States The Obvious - Clinton Has Huge National Lead

  

  A couple of days ago, I showed you the results of Monmouth's national poll on the Republican race for president. The Monmouth University Poll has now released... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hillary Clinton Offers A 5-Point Plan To Stop Jihadist Terrorism

  

  (This photo of Hillary Clinton is from her campaign website.) The Republican candidates for president are doing their best to frighten Americans about the... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Law Enforcement Must Be Held To A Higher Standard

  

  (This image is from wallpaperup.com.) There seems to be two camps in this country when it comes to discussing law enforcement officials. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Iowa Polls Show Dems Want Clinton And GOP Is Undecided

  

  These are the two latest polls for Iowa. They show that Clinton has a good lead in Iowa, while the GOP race there is a virtual tie (between Trump and Cruz). Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Increases His Large Lead In New National Poll

  

  These charts are from the new ABC News / Washington Post Poll -- done between December 10th and 13th of a random national sample of 1,002 adults, with a margin... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sen. Elizabeth Warren Asks the Public To Pressure Congress On Background Check...

  

  While there is debate on many gun restrictions, there is one area on which the public overwhelmingly agrees. Poll after poll has shown that 80% to 90% of the... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Supreme Court Slaps Down The NRA On Assault Weapons

  

  The National Rifle Association (NRA), which gets about three-quarters of its funding from gun manufacturers, opposes all gun laws. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Newest National Polls On Presidential Race For Both Parties

  

  These are the three latest national polls. The NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll was done between December 6th and 9th of random national samples of 400... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Poll Shows Clinton With A Lead In Iowa

  

  Yesterday, I brought you the results of a DesMoines Register Poll on how the Republicans stand in Iowa. Now that paper has released its latest numbers on the... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Donald Trump Would Like A 19th Century Supreme Court

  

  (This image of the 1896 Supreme Court is from awesomestories.com.) The next president could appoint up to four Supreme Court justices. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is The GOP Race Narrowing Down To Three Candidates ?

  

  The picture above, from CNN News, shows the line-up for the next Republican presidential candidate debate. Note that the field has narrowed to only nine... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Iowa Voters Now Prefer Hillary Clinton And Ted Cruz

  

  Hillary Clinton remains the strongest Democratic candidate in Iowa -- with a 21 point lead among Democrats, and a 14 point lead among Democrats/Leaners. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Candidate Tax Plans Just Pander To The Rich

  

  Most of the Republican candidates for the presidential nomination have released tax plans. They tell us that these plans will cut taxes for everyone and give th... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Paris Climate Conference Is A Success

  

  (This image of the celebration at reaching a deal on climate change in Paris is from Reuters, and was found on the webpage of the BBC. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Not Well-Liked By Most In GOP (Especially Women)

  

  The chart above shows the net favorability of the four leading GOP candidates (Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Ben Carson) with rank-and-file Republicans. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The "Good Guy With A Gun" Myth Is A Dangerous Idea

  

  After every gun-related tragedy (like the two terrorist attacks recently), the right-wing comes out with the same old tired (and faulty) myth -- that if there... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fear Trumps The Constitution For Many Americans

  

  All of these charts were made from a new YouGov Poll -- done on December 9th and 10th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults, with a margin of error of... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• American Confidence In Fighting Terrorism Is Down

  

  This probably shouldn't surprise anyone, since this country has been subjected to two terrorist attacks in the last few weeks (one from a christian extremist an... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Still Thinks Trump Likely To Win GOP Nomination

  

  Other polls have shown that Donald Trump's proposal to ban all muslims from entering the United States has not hurt him among Republicans. In fact, a majority o... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY