(Political Ramblings from a Little Left of Center)
I will soon post another blog entry to offer my personal reflections on recent events. First, however, I wanted to update and post something that I’d originally intended only as a cautionary tale but that now reads more like a future history. History seldom repeats like a shot-for-shot remake of a classic Hollywood movie. The…
I’ve previously voiced my concerns that questionable polls were being treated as election results and that no one in the media would be slicing and dicing early voting data to produce a dynamic predictive model of the 2024 elections. I was at least partially wrong. Polls are still being treated as gospel despite some laughable…
During the course of this election cycle, ActBlue tells me that I’ve made one or more contributions to 39 different campaigns or PACs across the country. I understand that candidates’ best targets for money are those of us who have previously donated. I therefore accept the fact that I will be asked for additional funds. …
While Kamala Harris’ numerous endorsements have received some press coverage, little of the coverage has highlighted just how unusual some of those endorsements are. Of course, she’s been endorsed by current and former Democratic lawmakers and cabinet officials. Duh. What’s different this time around is the number of high-ranking Republican officials and former national security…
Early voting in Texas started Monday and I was in the first wave of voters. It was a bit busy, and I spent my time in line guessing how every person was going to vote. Of course, my guesses could have been wrong, but I’d have bet good money on my accuracy for about 95%…
I’ve been asked to revisit my analyses of the Senate and House races in addition to the Electoral College. The problem is that I just don’t have access to enough up-to-date data that accounts for the game-changing shift at the top of the Democratic ticket. I see no shortage of professional pundits weighing in, but…
I am so incredibly tired of hearing about immigration. I’m tired of Republicans screaming like it’s the bubonic plague and the end of civilization as we know it. I’m tired of Democrats doing their best ninja impressions trying to avoid the topic altogether. I certainly don’t claim that our nation’s immigration policy isn’t a valid…
I thought it might be fun to create and post a series of political parodies based on old commercial jingles. “Fun” isn’t exactly the word I’d use now. In fact, I’m now guessing that this series will have a grand total of one post. Indeed, this single post is only being made in an undoubtedly…
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…