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• The "Oops" Moment In The Democratic Debate

  

  Yesterday I remarked that the minor Democratic candidates had performed fairly well in the debate, but not well enough to make any of them a contender. After... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump And Carson Leading In Nevada And South Carolina

  

  A day or two before the Democratic debate, CNN released results of their new polls in Nevada and South Carolina for Democratic candidates. Yesterday, they... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Mainstream Media Praises Clinton's Debate Performance

  

  We'll have to wait until the post-debate polls start coming out to see what the public thought of the performance of the candidates in the first Democratic... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• My Thoughts On The Democratic Debate

  

  (This caricature of the Democratic Debaters is by DonkeyHotey.) I have to start by saying how disappointed I am with CNN. They would like for us to think they... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie's Problem - Liberals Are A Minority In Democratic Party

  

  Much has been made of Hillary Clinton's dominance among women and minorities -- and both of those present a real problem for her closest opponent, Bernie... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Two Pre-Debate Polls Show Clinton With Majority Support

  

  I try to bring you all of the polls on the presidential race, so in that vein, I show you the results of the last two polls on the Democratic race -- both of... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Today's Republicans Are Too Incompetent To Govern

  

  I (and many others) have been commenting on the incompetence of Republicans lately, but you know things are getting seriously bad for that party when... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton Enters Democratic Debate With A Large Lead

  

  Tonight, five of the six Democratic candidates for president will participate in their first debate (Lessig was not invited by CNN to participate). Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Won't CNN Allow ALL Of The Candidates To Debate ?

  

  If you've been following the political process recently, you may have noticed that while their are six Democratic candidates, only five have been invited to... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Are Still Confused About War And Terrorism

  

  This chart represents the view of the U.S. public about the "war on terror". It is from a series of surveys done by the Rasmussen Poll (the latest being done... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton Holds Large Leads In Nevada And South Carolina

  

  The latest polls have shown us that, at least for now, Clinton holds a lead in the first caucus state of Iowa (February 1st) and Sanders holds a lead in the... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is The U.S. More Liberal Now Than In The Past And Will That Trend Continue In Th...

  

  These charts were made from information in a YouGov Poll. That poll was done on September 29th and 30th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults, and has a... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Are Wars Ever "Just" Or "Moral" ?

  

  Americans like to think that all of the wars they have engaged in have been "just wars" -- wars that were fought for a morally defensible reason. Is that... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is Hillary Clinton Closing The Gap In New Hampshire ?

  

  This chart reflects the results of the latest poll in New Hampshire. It is the Gravis Marketing Poll -- done on October 5th and 6th of a random sample of 373... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Which Candidates Are Ignoring One Job To Get Another ?

  

  There are five of the presidential candidates that currently hold a seat in the United States Senate -- Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Lindsey Graham, and... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sanders Trails Both Clinton And Biden One-To-One

  

  A few days ago, I showed you the results of the latest YouGov Poll on the Democratic race for the presidential nomination. It had Clinton leading Sanders by 23... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Murder For Hire (A Poem)

  

  (This photo of a child war victim is from mindprod.com.) Here's another thought-provoking poem from Beej's Poetry Corner: MURDER FOR HIRE by Brian McLaughlin... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton Leads In Donations (And Bush In Super-PAC Money)

  

  I thought you might find these figures interesting. They are provided by The Washington Post (using FEC numbers), and show the amount of money raised for each... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Can Paul Ryan Bring Peace To Warring GOP Factions ?

  

  (The caricature above of Paul Ryan is by DonkeyHotey.) House Republicans got what they wanted -- the ouster of John Boehner as Speaker. But it hasn't been the... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton Leads Dems While Trump And Carson Lead GOP

  

  The charts above reflect the results of the new Fairleigh Dickinson University Poll. The questioned 339 registered Democrats (with margin of error of 5.3 points... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY