For a person who hardly watched it, I certainly have a lot to say, don’t I? The first thing is that what pundits and political junkies are looking for in a debate is not necessarily (and maybe not at all) … Continue reading →
You knew there’d be some, didn’t you? I listened to maybe the first third of the debate, and then I turned off the audio. I’d planned to turn it back on within a few minutes, but as time went by … Continue reading →
Well, it’s been a long time coming hasn’t it? But here we are at last, about to be treated (?) to a spectacle many thought would be highly unlikely to happen: Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump, the first debate. I … Continue reading →
In case you’ve just returned from a year’s stay on planet Xenon, I am here to inform you that there’s a presidential debate tonight. I have no idea what to expect, but it depends in great part on which candidates … Continue reading →
Yes, it happened. Here’ a short excerpt from Cruz’s statement: This election is unlike any other in our nation’s history. Like many other voters, I have struggled to determine the right course of action in this general election. In Cleveland, … Continue reading →
My post a couple of days ago on the Publius Flight 93 Election essay drew a hefty amount of discussion, and quite a few people have suggested that I look at a further offering of his: this interview with the … Continue reading →
At least, in this Rasmussen poll. What’s more, he seems to be gaining in certain key states. However, he has quite an electoral mountain to climb before he can said to have a good chance of winning. Ever since midsummer, … Continue reading →
…that even though I absolutely hate, hate, hate this election, it is probably the most interesting one in my lifetime. And next week’s debate holds the promise (threat?) of being particularly “interesting,” too.
Continue reading →By now many of you have probably read the “Flight 93 Election” essay by Publius Decius Mus, a piece that’s gone viral. It was recommended to me by a great many people, and among them are no small number of … Continue reading →
Neither Gary Johnson nor Jill Stein has met the threshold for the first debate and therefore will not be allowed to particpate: One of the criteria was that all candidates needed to be polling at 15 percent in these five … Continue reading →
…it occurs to me that Democrats are now experiencing what a lot of people on the right experienced during the primary season: the sense that they don’t know how to stop him, that he just might keep coming and coming … Continue reading →
Here’s Nate Silver on where it stands at the moment: Donald Trump has a 33 percent chance of winning the election according to our polls-only forecast and a 34 percent chance according to polls-plus. These roughly 1 in 3 odds … Continue reading →