…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 →
Just got back from voting, on a beautiful but seasonably cold day. When I was a young adult, elections weren’t at all stressful to me. I cared about the outcomes, of course. But it seemed that no matter what, the … Continue reading →
And yet, and yet she has a good chance of winning the election. Zeldin also has a decent chance, but it would be an upset because New York is such a deep blue state. Here’s Hochul’s latest: Democratic Gov. Kathy … Continue reading →
In case you hadn’t noticed. Elections always make me nervous, and tomorrow is no exception despite the optimistic predictions. I am at least cautiously optimistic, but I feel a lot like William Jacobson in this post: I won’t believe it … Continue reading →
Or maybe an inversion of the truth is what a Big Lie is, as opposed to a regular lie. Biden and coal plants – who are you going to believe, us now or your lying ears before? … Biden decided … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Two days ago I wrote a post on the over-the-top fearmongering of Michael Beschloss, who has written a number of books on presidential history and who is often described as a “presidential historian.” That reminded me that shortly after … Continue reading →
I have to say that this relentless emphasis makes me nervous: Biden accuses "extreme MAGA Republicans" of trying to "suppress the right of voters and subvert the electoral system itself…and deciding whether your vote even counts. Instead of waiting until … Continue reading →
Whistleblowing by a Democrat in Florida: Former Orange County Commissioner candidate Cynthia Harris filed a sworn affidavit in late August with the Secretary of State’s office alleging that illegal operations to collect third-party ballots have been going on for years … Continue reading →
Here’s an article about a campaign ad for Fetterman: It appears Democrat Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s “Trump-voting Republican” parents are not Trump-voting Republicans, but card-carrying Democrats. In what seems to be an attempt to paint himself as an everyman … Continue reading →
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 →