In the third debate, there was a moment when Trump muttered “nasty woman” in response to Hillary. Let’s not even worry about what she had said or done prior to that, or whether his remark about her was justified. For … Continue reading →
Yesterday Trump outlined a policy to help black Americans. Here’s his speech on the subject. Too bad few people are listening. And, as I’ve said before, they’re not listening because Trump is not trusted. And not just not trusted by … Continue reading →
This post posits what is of course still a hypothetical: a Hillary Clinton presidency. We don’t know that she will be elected. It is not impossible that Trump could win the whole thing. It is just highly unlikely, and I … Continue reading →
You can have a lot of fun with statistics. At Gateway Pundit, an extremely pro-Trump blog, there’s a post entitled, “YUGE! Trump Leads Early Voting in Florida By 120,000 ”“ A First For Republicans in The State” [hat tip: Artfldgr]. … Continue reading →
A while back, commenter “Bill” had this to say: One of the jarring things for me during this awful year is that I’m beginning to understand what it’s like to be a man without a party. I always was right … Continue reading →
They told me to get over it. Trump is the nominee, suck it up, get with the program, shut up about it. And so I finally did, sort of (all except those last two bits). Not only that, but I’ve … Continue reading →
It is absolutely the case that individuals polls are often wrong. But poll averages—while sometimes wrong—are more seldom wrong in terms of the general trend for candidates, win or lose. And the poll averages over time are almost never wrong. … Continue reading →
One would think so. The MSM frame is that Trump has “contempt for democracy.” Not to nitpick, but if Trump really thinks that the election is rigged, his refusal to accept its results would show respect for democracy. Just sayin’. … Continue reading →
I will be very relieved when the last debate is over. Are you planning to watch? I am doing something different than usual—going to visit a conservative friend of mine and watching it with her. I may or may not … Continue reading →
Yesterday commenter “T” wrote: One of the things that attracted me to this site years ago was the ability to agree to disagree and to use that disagreement to sharpen and refine my own thinking on a topic. Quite frankly, … Continue reading →
You’ve probably noticed that a lot of people are writing what looks like post-mortems for the Trump campaign when there are still about three weeks left. Trump himself is even doing it, albeit in a sort of backwards way, in … Continue reading →
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I think that Trump’s chances of winning the presidency—never very good in the first place—are now vanishingly small. Here’s someone who agrees, and has this observation to make: When a man whose … Continue reading →