(Political Ramblings from a Little Left of Center)
It’s time to take an early look at the Texas State House of Representatives. Democrats have a slight chance to reclaim the Texas House for the first time in 20 years. It’s a VERY long shot at the moment, but it’s worth some premature attention due to the vast importance of that flip both to…
Trump continues to play a very dangerous political game with the nation. He’s been all over the map with respect to what role the federal government should play in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. He failed to take the lead in the initial stages of the pandemic and, in fact, downplayed its significance for political purposes…
It’s been just shy of a year since I last wrote about the 2020 Senate races. While many things (including some of the candidates) are still in flux, an updated look seems appropriate. While Republicans are still favored to retain control of the Senate, the chances of a Democratic takeover have improved enough to warrant…
While everyone’s attention is elsewhere at the moment, the 2020 elections are just seven months away. Some things have changed; some things haven’t. Since my last post on the Presidential contest, Sanders dropped out of the Democratic race and endorsed Biden, making the latter the presumptive nominee. On the Republican side, Trump is still a…
I thought I’d share a few of my own COVID-19 analytics (using data as of 4/10/20). While I follow a wide variety of published sources, it can be tough to glean useful information from the reams of available data. For my own edification, I decided to hack together some simple analytics to give myself a…
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With the latest election results, it seems pretty clear that Joe Biden will be the 2020 Democratic nominee for President. It’s now important to plan a sane path to a convention that sets up a strong general election campaign. In the immediate aftermath, I wasn’t a fan of party attempts to force Bernie Sanders out…
In this election, we have to stay focused on the dark clouds behind any silver linings. That’s why I’m here! Joe Biden staged an impressive Super Tuesday comeback, Bernie Sanders managed to hold on, and the race for the Democratic nomination is now a two-person contest. Biden’s surge seems to imply that a majority of…
While the World Health Organization hasn’t yet categorized the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic, that’s just a formality. It is a pandemic. As of this writing, there were 90,933 cases in 76 countries resulting in 3,120 deaths. In the U.S., there were 103 reported cases resulting in 6 deaths. All of these numbers will…
In the midst of the 2020 election season, let’s take a brief trip back in time to the 1972 election season. Almost a half century ago, a very large number of Democratic candidates emerged to take on a Republican President running for his second term. The President’s reputation for unethical behavior made him a possible…