(Political Ramblings from a Little Left of Center)
My work-in-progress modus operandi for this blog is to first simply collect random notes, articles, and references that I find interesting. These artifacts occasionally combine to form the raw idea of a blog topic and a few of the collections eventually morph into an actual post. This week, however, I’ve found myself largely unable to…
The syndicated columnist Molly Ivins once opined that Texas politics was “Better than the zoo.” Yeah, I don’t know. Wild animals at the zoo do tend to shit on everything, but they can’t cause nearly as much permanent damage as Texas politicians can. From my perch in Austin, perhaps I’m on the wrong side of…
Time to update my previous Congressional election postings. While the Democrats have improved their chances in both chambers, it’s still a numbers game. My Top 20 House race targets have changed a bit. Again, this list reflects my analysis of where money can be best spent to flip the House. See my previous posting for…
Numerous pundits seems to think Democratic control of the Senate in 2018 is still a possibility. Okay, sure. A flipped nickel landing on its edge is also a possibility. The chances of the latter are about 1 in 6000. The chances of flipping the Senate are only slightly better. The reality is that the 2018…
<sigh> I recently received a blast email from the Democratic Party suggesting nine candidates to whom I should donate to help flip the House. Great timing, since I just did my own research. However, only one of those candidates is on my Top 20 list of target races. Another looks likely to win without much…
While I don’t have the personal wealth to make a huge dent in any political campaign, I do feel the personal need to contribute … something … to assist the Democrats in taking control of … something. Or, more accurately from my own perspective, to help wrest control of any section of the federal government…