(Political Ramblings from a Little Left of Center)
Kamala Harris made her VP choice today — Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota – and I just streamed their first joint campaign appearance in Philadelphia. Importantly, Harris looked more comfortable than I’ve ever seen her. While she certainly took a few jabs at the opposing ticket, she mostly struck a calm, inclusive tone and then…
While I began sharing my thoughts online way back in 2003, today marks the six-year anniversary of my first post to the ParentheticalPolitics iteration of my blog. Although there have been periods of sparse activity (and there will undoubtedly be more), the blog has seen a ponderous plethora of published political posts. A copious cornucopia…
I remain convinced that a Presidential ticket led by Kamala Harris gives Democrats a chance to retain the White House and moves the House/Senate landscapes in Democrats’ direction. I do, however, feel the urge to throw a wet blanket – or at least a damp one – on the current Democratic euphoria. Of course I…
My previous post apparently convinced Biden to drop out of the Presidential race. You’re welcome. So now what? It appears that VP Harris will be the new Democratic nominee. She was immediately endorsed by Biden and numerous other party leaders. No one has yet volunteered to challenge her and even those of us who would…
Democrats need a new Presidential ticket. Initially, I was adamantly opposed to a change and I even chided many of my friends for over-reacting to the debate fiasco and for feeding a Republican narrative. However, as I’ve considered reality – and the data supporting that reality – I have re-examined my initial knee-jerk opposition. Yes,…
As I was reading multiple news summaries and opinion pieces related to the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on 4/25/2024 for “Trump v. United States”, I was mentally composing an expletive-filled rant to publish herein. I was more than appalled by the Court’s insane take on Presidential immunity. With considerable effort, I managed to table my…
To complete my snapshot look at the 2024 elections, here’s my current and still-too-early take on the Presidential election. [No, you don’t need to point out that this isn’t really my third take on the topic. But go ahead and send the email if it makes you feel better.] My Electoral College projections don’t look…
Things have changed a bit since I last weighed in on the Senate races in 2024. Things will change again. However, here’s my current snapshot: The above table is sorted by the likelihood that the seat will be held by a Democrat in 2024. I was frankly surprised that my current model turned out to as…
While predictive analysis is fun, prescriptive analysis is more useful. To that end, I again focused on identifying which races might be the most important to a Democratic effort to retake the House. As before, I first identified the House races that were even worthy of further analysis. That pass eliminated those seats that are…
A good friend recently sent me this remarkably appropriate cartoon: Wanting to include proper attribution, I did a little research. Turns out that this is the work of David Sipress and it’s not at all new. In fact, the cartoon dates back to the Clinton administration and even Sipress doesn’t remember where it was originally…