(Political Ramblings from a Little Left of Center)
In the United States to date, there have been 7.7 million COVID-19 cases and over 215,000 resultant deaths. While there are countless ways to look at the underlying data, one doesn’t need a background in data analytics to grasp the harsh reality that these numbers suck. We can use appropriate analytics to visualize how badly…
As promised in my previous post, I took a second (admittedly quick) look at the Texas State House races. This chamber remains the best and only hope for Democrats to have any voice at all in Texas’ upcoming redistricting efforts. The good news is that things have improved since my April analysis and I now…
Along with many others, I am personally increasing my political contributions in direct response to the GOP’s blatant Supreme Court hypocrisy. And, no, it’s not too late to contribute. While early donations are better, late money can still help quite a bit. An influx of last-minute cash can be used for additional TV ad buys,…
Since I last wrote about the 2020 Senate races, much has changed and I suspect more changes are in store. The full extent of the backlash over the GOP’s rush to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat isn’t yet known. At the moment, though, control of the chamber appears to be a toss-up. Democrats…
Dear Senate Republicans: A true American icon has died. Ruth Bader Ginsberg was a passionate and brilliant defender of our Constitution. As only the second woman to ever serve as a Supreme Court justice, she leaves behind a 27-year record of both majority opinions and powerful dissents that will be quoted as long as our…
The cast of “The Princess Bride” is reuniting for a virtual table read of the script, followed by a cast Q&A, to raise money for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. Here’s just three reasons that I’ll be donating and tuning in: The 1987 movie is one of my all-time favorites. Wisconsin is a critical 2020…
I haven’t posted in a while and the pause has been enlightening. Despite rhetoric from both parties and the media, it seems that nothing has really changed in the past several weeks. Surprises are surprisingly few. National poll numbers are still the media’s focus and they are still beyond irrelevant. The swing states will still…
In this update to my COVID-19 analytics, now reflecting 7/10/2020 data, I’m revising my approach. There are plenty of other sites that have clever and innovative ways of communicating the incredible extent to which we’re screwed. For my part, I’ll try to focus my efforts on the potential impacts of COVID-19 on U.S. politics. For…
My last post prompted several readers to note (and I’m paraphrasing here) that they were surprised to read something from me that wasn’t accompanied by a large black cloud. Damn. While I readily admit that my Scotch glass is often half-empty, I hate being predictable. To demonstrate that I haven’t always been the curmudgeon that…
Exactly 92 years ago today, an enterprising baker in Chillicothe, Missouri named Frank Bench sold the very first loaf of machine-cut bread using the brand new invention of one Otto F. Rohwedder. Okay. So? Well, after yesterday’s post recounting our H1 2020 version of the signs of the Apocalypse, I thought I might share some…