The left needs the black vote
Back in 2016, I remember reading there was going to be a shift in the black vote towards Trump. It didn’t really happen. In 2020, it happened to a small degree in black men, but not enough to make a … Continue reading →
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The Twitter firings: several Twitter executives are forced to relinquish their extraordinary power
Musk has given several Twitter executives the boot: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired several top Twitter executives after officially taking control of the company Thursday evening. A source with knowledge of the matter told FOX Business that Twitter CEO … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/28/22
Biden wants you to enter his fantasy world
Biden: "The most common price of gas in America is $3.39, down from over $5 when I took office." The price of gas was $2.33 when Joe Biden took office. pic.twitter.com/3MD4qighrA — Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 27, 2022 He knows … Continue reading →
The Brits issue some sanity on underage transgender transition
I hope the US follows suit. But here’s the new British position, which is a step in the right direction: The United Kingdom’s National Health Service now says that most children claiming to be transgender may be going through a … Continue reading →
Roundup
(1) Victor Davis Hanson on the party switch: In sum, the party of old left-wing progressives has become one of rich regressives. And once country-club Republicans are becoming a party of middle-class populists. And the election will reflect both those … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/27/22
And across the pond, Rishi Sunak is the new British Prime Minister
Best of luck, Rishi. You’ve got your work cut out for you: Sunak gave an address to Tory MPs, during which he ruled out calling an early general election – despite calls from opposition parties. He later made a televised … Continue reading →
Did the Oz/Fetterman debate change any minds?
That question interests me as part of my general interest in the phenomenon of political mind-changing. Commenter “Brian E” agreed with the following Althouse quote: Will anyone switch their vote from Fetterman to Oz because Fetterman struggled to speak in … Continue reading →
Further thoughts on the Oz/Fetterman debate last night
(1) For voters who voted early – and there are plenty of them – the debate will have no effect. That’s one of the reasons I detest widespread early voting; things come out or get clearer as time goes on, … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/26/22
Debate night
There were three big debates tonight: Oz versus Fetterman (Pennsylvania), Zeldin versus Hochul (New York), and Dixon versus Whitmer (Michigan). That’s three too many debates for me. Regular readers may recall that I hate debates. The reasons? The moderators, the … Continue reading →