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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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This Poll Should Shake Up And Wake Up Democrats
This chart was made from a new SurveyUSA Poll that was taken on September 2nd and 3rd of a random national sample of 900 registered voters, and has a margin of... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Elizabeth Warren Defends Constitutionality Of Gay Marriage
In this op-ed (originally written for Time Magazine), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) defends the constitutionality of same-sex marriages. It is... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unemployment Rate Drops To Lowest Rate Since 4/2008
The Labor Department released the latest unemployment figures yesterday. It showed that 173,000 new jobs had been created. That accounted for much of the drop i... Read more
Posted on 05 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Who Could Win The Presidency, If Nominated For It ?
I found this YouGov Poll very interesting. Instead of asking who the respondents support for the presidency, they asked them who they thought could win the... Read more
Posted on 05 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Donald Trump's Pledge To Republicans Is Meaningless
(This caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) On Thursday, Donald Trump signed a pledge to support the eventual nominee of the Republican Party, and to... Read more
Posted on 05 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Poll Shows Carson Could Beat Trump In A Two-Man Race
These charts were made from a new Monmouth University Poll of nationwide Republican voters. They questioned 366 Republican voters between August 31st and... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kentucky Clerk Goes To Jail - Licenses Will Be Issued
U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning (appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002) has had enough of Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis refusing to follow... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Polls For Iowa And Alabama On Presidential Race
Two new polls have been released for Iowa and Alabama. It is the Gravis Marketing Poll. They surveyed 507 Iowa Republicans (with a 4.4 point margin of error) an... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Iran Deal Can't Be Stopped Now - 37 Senators On Board
Wednesday was a great day for the president -- and for the people of the United States and Iran. It was a great day because there are now enough votes to suppor... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Police Officers Do NOT Have The Most Dangerous Jobs
The recent shooting deaths of police officers (in Texas and Illinois) has been all over cable news in the last few days, and those media outlets are leaving man... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Newest Iowa Poll Shows A Significant Lead For Clinton
A couple of days ago, I brought you the results of two Iowa polls that showed a huge difference in the Democratic presidential race in the state of Iowa. Read more
Posted on 03 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Viewed More Positively Than Either Trump Or Bush
The Washington Post gave us these results under the headline "Hillary Clinton's Image Continues To Decline". That seems to me to be just another example of... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Immigrants Are Actually Less Likely To Commit Crimes
(The image above is from Government Book Talk.) In an appeal to the baser instincts of Republican voters, Donald Trump recently attacked immigrants (especially... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Many Of GOP Are Unconnected To Reality
If you've wondered how those in the Republican base, especially those who don't have much, can continue to support the Republican Party, then let me enlighten... Read more
Posted on 02 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton And Trump Still Have Large Leads Nationally
These figures are from the latest national poll of Democrats and Republicans on their presidential preference. It was done by Public Policy Polling between... Read more
Posted on 02 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most American Think Another Financial Crisis Is Coming
(Photo image is from Generational Dynamics.) Back in February, the stock market's Dow Jones Industrial average was about 18,244. Yesterday that average had... Read more
Posted on 02 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Harris Co. Sheriff Misses The Point Of "Black Lives Matter"
The chart above is from The Washington Post, and so is the article below (written by Janelle Ross). I agree with every word she has written. In Harris County,... Read more
Posted on 02 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Is More Disappointed In Republicans Than Democrats
Polls have been consistent for a couple of years now. They show that while the president's approval numbers are slightly upside-down, they are hugely better tha... Read more
Posted on 01 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Martin O'Malley Whines That Six Debates Are Not Enough
(This photo of Democratic candidate Martin O'Malley is from his Facebook page.) Martin O'Malley has been in the presidential race for a few weeks now, but he's... Read more
Posted on 01 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is Carson The New GOP "Flavor Of The Month" ?
In the last few months, there have been several "leaders" in the GOP race for their party's nomination to be president (although none of them have been able to... Read more
Posted on 01 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY
