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What’s Next?

Last night’s Trump-incited mob takeover of the U.S. Capitol overshadowed some rather significant political bottom lines: Joe Biden will be sworn in as President on January 20. The dual Senate wins in Georgia will create a 50/50 split in that chamber.  Since VP Harris will be able to break any party-line votes, Democrats will have…

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Constitutional Oaths

It’s not like I haven’t been paying attention since last I posted to this blog.  It’s just that, once again, most of the events in TrumpLand over the past few weeks have been incredibly predictable. Trump inflaming his base with evidence-free allegations of multi-state election fraud.  Check. Trump & Company filing massive numbers of election…

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Victim Mentality

I have a very good friend who voted for Trump in 2016.  Although I purposely haven’t asked, I fully suspect that she did so again in 2020.  However, despite being a no-questions-asked Republican, she is otherwise a remarkably decent, fun, intelligent human being whom I trust implicitly.  Imagine that. Anyway, I remember talking to her…

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Georgia Senate Runoffs

As promised, I took a deeper look at the two Georgia Senate runoff elections.  Assuming that Biden foils the Kansas City Shuffle, Democrats need to win both Georgia races for a 50/50 split in the U.S. Senate – and thus claim the narrowest possible Senate control with VP Harris as the tie-breaker.  Conversely, Republicans need…

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COVID-19 Analysis VII

Our national response to the pandemic is essentially on-hold.  If possible, Trump’s interest in the pandemic is even less than it was before the election.  Biden’s hands are tied until January 20. The pandemic itself, however, is not on-hold.  In the United State alone, there have been over 11 million COVID-19 cases and over a…

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Math & Aftermath

I composed a post in the wee hours of 11/4.  It was an incoherent mess of incredulous, pissed off, and suicidal.  It was not my best work.  I’m thankful that some internal voice quietly suggested that I delay publication.  That draft has since been deleted. I made the decision to not try again until there…

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Election Night Watch List

Two days remain until Election Day in the United States. I’ve done the math, but I’m still crossing my fingers and wishing on every star I can find. In addition to the Presidential election, there are 35 U.S. Senate races, 435 U.S. House races, 11 Governor’s races, 5,876 races in 86 state legislative chambers in…

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