[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post.] Yes, indeed, I am that old—old enough to just barely remember when Veterans Day was called Armistice Day. The change in names occurred in 1954, when I was very small, in … Continue reading →
In Maricopa they say “trust us,” but do little to earn that trust. Au contraire. And trust must be earned. For example: Arizona’s Maricopa County is the state’s most populated county. Polling places had printer machine problems the second they … Continue reading →
A lot of people are blaming Trump for Tuesday’s extremely disappointing results. I haven’t done a systematic study of his “picks” and I’m not planning to do so, but of course a couple of high-profile ones didn’t win – I’m … Continue reading →
I was planning to write something on the order of this, but Schlicter did it for me [hat tip: AesopFan]: Our problem is that we set huge expectations, and they simply did not pan out. How realistic were our expectations? … Continue reading →
I could go on and on and on. But for now, here are some of my thoughts: (1) On this blog you never saw any prediction of a red tsunami or even a red wavelet. There are several reasons for … Continue reading →
…I’ll recycle the relevant portion of a post I wrote back in early October. Commenter “huxley” points out the strangeness of John Fetterman, the Democratic candidate for the Senate from Pennsylvania, and asks a question: Then there’s this Fetterman character … Continue reading →
Commenter “grandpagrumble” asks a question: I have a simple(ton) question. The red tsunami occurred in Florida, but nowhere else. Why? My answer isn’t all that complicated, although it isn’t simple either. The first element is DeSantis’ leadership. That’s one of … Continue reading →
[Scroll down for UPDATE.] Here’s a thread to discuss tonight’s election results. As I said earlier, I’m planning to wait quite some time before discussing the results myself. But I thought I’d start a thread for anyone who wants to … Continue reading →
You may notice that I’m not making any election predictions. But they’re not hard to find; they’re just about everywhere. Take your pick. I plan to post about the election when results are getting clearer, which probably will be some … Continue reading →