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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Governor Races - Some Are Close And Some Are Not
I haven't discussed the 36 governor's races around the country very much on this blog, so I thought I'd bring you the latest NY Times / CBS News / YouGov Poll o... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Wealth Inequality Continues To Grow
(The image above was found at the website Just Harvest.) Credit Suisse has released its 2014 Global Wealth Report. It shows the rich are getting richer (much... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senate Polls In Iowa, Georgia And Kansas
Loras College Poll Monmouth University Poll KSN 3 News Poll Read more
Posted on 30 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Why The GOP Isn't Campaigning On Opposing Obamacare
You may have noticed that after trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) about 50 times, and telling every lie they can think of about it for severa... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Has An "Empathy Deficit Disorder"
(The cartoon image above is by Chris Britt at creators.com.) The Republicans have fought hard for the rich, but to give more to them they have taken from all... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senate Race Polls In Georgia And Colorado
Public Policy Polling Rasmussen Poll Read more
Posted on 29 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Teabaggers Are Very Strong In Texas Politics
The charts in this post are from the latest University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll -- done between October 10th and 19th of a random sample of 866 likely Texa... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Political Ads Are Getting Nastier (Thanks To Dark Money)
Do you think it's just your imagination that campaigns seem to be getting nastier these days? Well, you would be wrong. Although their have always been a certai... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senate Polls - North Carolina And South Dakota
SurveyUSA Poll Monmouth University Poll Argus Leader / KELO-TV / Mason-Dixon Poll Read more
Posted on 28 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas Early Voting Totals For First Seven Days
These are the early voting totals for Texas after the first seven days of voting (with totals from 2006, 2010, and 2014 -- the off-year elections). Read more
Posted on 28 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Massive Poll On Societal Issues In The United States
The following pie charts were made from a CBS News / NY Times / YouGov Poll done between October 16th and 23rd of a random national sample of 94,411 registered... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Latest Senate Race Polls In U.S.
University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll Star-Tribune Minnesota Poll Rasmussen Poll NBC News / Marist Poll NBC News / Marist Poll NBC News / Marist Poll NBC New... Read more
Posted on 27 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Are Debates In Off-Year Elections An Exercise In Futility ?
All of these charts were made from a recent YouGov Poll that was done on October 16th and 17th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults, and has a margin of... Read more
Posted on 27 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Latest Polls On Texas Statewide Contests
This is probably the final poll before election day on the statewide races in Texas. It is the latest University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll -- taken between... Read more
Posted on 27 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Treat The Little Goblins With Union-Made Candy
(The image above is from Sacramento Sidetracks.) Halloween, my favorite holiday (even if it isn't an official one), is fast approaching -- and you need to... Read more
Posted on 27 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Number Of Christians Continues To Shrink In The U.S.
There have been several surveys showing that the percentage of Americans that are religious (particularly christian) has been shrinking with each generation --... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Will Marijuana Be Legalized In Alaska ?
The following chart was made from the recent Alaska Public Opinion Research Survey (done by Hellenthal Associates). The survey was taken between October 15th... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Poem
The following poem was written by Brian McLaughlin, and more of his work can be found at his website -- Beej's Poetry Corner. The Breaking Down of the Wall The... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Polls - New Hampshire, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas
NH 1 / New England College Poll CNN / ORC Poll American Research Group Poll University of Massachusetts / 7 News Poll Suffolk University Poll Quinnipiac... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Most Expensive Congressional Campaign On Record
The numbers above were compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics (and reported in the Wall Street Journal). They got the information from campaign... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY
