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 →
Category Archives: Election 2022
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 →
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 →
McConnell versus the MAGA Republicans of Alaska, who censure him
I believe the censure is deserved – not that McConnell cares: On Monday, the [Alaska] state Republican central committee announced the results of an overwhelming vote to admonish the national party leader over attack ads against Kelly Tshibaka, the candidate … Continue reading →
What’s even better than election denial?
Pre-election denial, says Hillary Clinton. To wit: “I know we’re all focused on the 2022 midterm elections, and they are incredibly important, but we also have to look ahead because, you know what, our opponents certainly are,” Clinton said in … Continue reading →
Hiding and avoiding as political tactic (and more on Fetterman versus Oz)
In 2020, Joe Biden’s approach to campaigning was to keep an extremely low profile. His surface excuse was COVID, but it obviously wasn’t the real reason. The real reason was that, the more we saw of Joe, the more apparent … Continue reading →
On Kevin McCarthy
A lot of people on the right can’t stand Kevin McCarthy, finding him to be the rough equivalent of Paul Ryan 2.0. The latest word is that, if Republicans take the House and McCarthy becomes Speaker, he isn’t going to … Continue reading →
Election polls, 2022: “politicophobia”
Like me, you’ve probably seen lots of articles from pundits and bloggers on the right, pointing out encouraging polling for the 2022 election. For a discussion of some examples, see this. And there are plenty more. You may have noticed … Continue reading →
Tulsi unleashed
I guess until now she was holding back. Having left the Democratic Party, Tulsi Gabbard has wasted no time in calling them out in no uncertain terms: “They [the Democrats] have gone crazy — they have gone insane. There’s no … Continue reading →
Walker and Warnock had a debate last night
Expectations were low for Walker, who’s not known for nimble speech. Apparently he way exceeded expectations, at least according to observers on the right (see this and this, for example, including some clips as well). The way CNN covered the … Continue reading →
Inflation, recession: “unexpectedly”
The economic news is grim, and often described as worse than expected. But for anyone who spends time purchasing groceries – just to take one near-universal example – it’s not really a surprise of any sort. For example: Prices consumers … Continue reading →