And winning the Democratic primaries in these House districts leads to virtually certain victories in November. That’s the beauty of a deep blue district. Win the primary and you’re in. And what you might imagine of Mamdani’s picks is true: … Continue reading →
And hello to Andy Burnham. Starmer showed more emotion in his leavetaking than I’m aware of him showing before in public life. But I think he may be the only one crying: Sir Keir Starmer choked up as he announced … Continue reading →
The recent primaries in several states have been framed as a test of Trump’s power. But it’s a test he would be failing no matter what happened, according to the MSM, the Democrats, and other assorted Trump-haters. If his picks … Continue reading →
After spending a decade calling Trump a coarse and vulgar misogynist, bigot, and Nazi, it’s somewhat ironic that Democrats are about to nominate a truly coarse and vulgar misogynist, bigot, and Nazi – in Maine. Also a self-described Communist, although … Continue reading →
One reason is that the gap between the parties has grown in terms of goals and policy, and so there are few areas of agreement anymore. But that brings up another question: why has that happened? I think it was … Continue reading →
I have the free YouTube service, and the ads are designed not only to promote whatever they’re promoting, but also to drive viewers to the point of such annoyance and frustration that they finally spring for the premium, ad-free version … Continue reading →
I think they were counting on winning in court, which is one of the reasons they originally backed the idea that the court allow the vote to occur before issuing a ruling, which is an accord with Virginia precedent. Now … Continue reading →
We all know that politicians lie. Maybe all politicians, or maybe not. But I think we’re on safe ground in saying that most do. They typically lie about any number of things, exaggerating their accomplishments and minimizing their flaws. The … Continue reading →
Why was the lower court in Virginia so quick to rule the referendum unconstitutional? This wasn’t the referendum’s first rodeo through the Virginia court system; it had been ruled unconstitutional in a lower court before. See this article from February … Continue reading →
It’s a start: A circuit court in Virginia just ruled that the newly passed but incredibly biased gerrymandered congressional map is unconstitutional. Former Virginia attorney general and Homeland Security official Ken Cuccinelli II posted on X Wednesday about the gerrymandered … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote a post on the results of the Virginia referendum, and I have more to say today. But first I’ll quote commenter “JohnTyler” on the subject: This Virginia redistricting is just a preliminary event and demonstrates, yet again, … Continue reading →
They tried it because they’re about grabbing power by hook or by crook, and they succeeded: Virginia voters went to the polls Tuesday to vote on a referendum that would empower the Democrat-controlled state legislature to redraw the commonwealth’s congressional … Continue reading →