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Another thing to keep in mind is the growing economic divide. More and more of the world's wealth is controlled by fewer and fewer people. Trump accelerated this in the US with his so-called tax cut. The tax burden on wealthy people like himself declined for the benefit of the rich. The middle...

" In his January 6th speech, Donald Trump said the word "peacefully" zero times and said the word "fight" or "fighting" twenty times. While he did mention marching to the Capitol "patriotically" once, the overall tone and content of his speech, with its repeated emphasis on fighting and taking...

I'm old enough to remember being shocked when I saw window sticker price on a new Chevrolet Impala topped $2,000. I was about 12 then. In 1974, I paid cash for a brand-new, bright red, Pontiac Firebird; $5,100. I LOVED that car and ran it 10 years. They don't make that car any more. The...

California Secretary of State Keeps Trump on CA Primary Ballot She said, "California’s Elections Code provides the foundation for resolution of ballot challenges, ... by our courts.” At present, no court challenges are live in California. A challenge filed earlier was voluntarily dismissed by...

Trump Loses Appeal. 2nd Carroll Trial Set To Begin Jan 16. https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4380628-appeals-court-trump-immunity-carroll-suit/

As I understand it, and as RLNT correctly states, the Main Secretary of State is a constitutional officer bound by state law. When voters file with her office a challenge to the ballot eligibility of a candidate, she is required by law to conduct an administrative hearing and make a ruling. She...

Facing Defeat in CO-03, Opportunist Boebert Flees to CO-04 While this move may or may not be good for Boebert, it is good for keeping US House District CO-03 red. She was a major liability who gave rise to a highly funded Democratic opponent who remains in the race. In that setup, her defeat...

First Michigan Fake Elector Flips This retired state trooper expresses deep regret, agrees to cooperate, and gets all charges against him dropped. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/us/michigan-trump-fake-elector.html

Michigan Development in 14th Amendment Question "The Michigan Supreme Court rules that state election law does not prohibit former President Donald Trump from being included on primary ballots there, but the court also makes clear that he could still be excluded from general election...

That's a bit much. The Biden administration touts a long list of accomplishments positive for the country. Being luke-warm on the guy at best, I'm not going to get into defending Biden. But I'm not going to accept "the worst performance in office since the Civil War" either...

First, here are the rankings in detail. The chart below provides context. Florida is declining relative to the US average, and Florida has plunged in recent years compared to the past. Yes, COVID-19 was a factor that produced a decline, but not a factor unique to Florida. COVID-19 affected all...

Trump Allies Fear Trump is Warming to Haley https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/22/trump-allies-haley-vp-00133104

Since COVID-19 affected all states, it is inaccurate to single it out as a Florida-only factor responsible for the decline in Florida college admission scores. That decline is due to DeSantis-driven education policy changes, not COVID-19. It's not that the scores fell. It's that that Florida's...

Haley Gaining Momentum The 538 website provides a nice, consolidated, ongoing summary of the polls. It shows Haley is gaining momentum. Nationally, she is about to bump DeSantis out of second place. She is closing the gap in Iowa also. Having been 24 points behind DeSantis in June, she has...

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Did COVID-19 affect Florida alone? Was DeSantis not highly praised by Republicans for his response to COVID-19?

FL College Admission Test Scores Plummet When new education policies are adopted, they take a while to have an effect. We're beginning to see the effects of the DeSantis/Right-Wing policies now. https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/act-scores-drop-to-new-30-year-low-sat-scores-drop-as-well

Boebert's Red CO District 3 Seat is Looking Blue An avalanche of money is coming to kick Lauren Boebert out of Congress

When I posted, it had nothing to do with the media or Biden. Trump's Christmas post is indecent on its face and it's the product of a deeply troubled heart and mind ... not in the media's opinion but in mine. I don't need the media to help me reach my conclusions. In this case a Bible verse is...

Not for me. When I wrote my post I had no thoughts of Biden. I do not disagree that Biden is showing signs of aging, so much so that I do not think he will be the nominee. I think, and hope, he will decide his health issues are such that it is best for him to withdraw from the race. If that...