But not nearly enough, according to polls taken since Adams dropped out: Mamdani leads the race with 46% of likely voters backing him, followed by independent candidate Cuomo with 33% support and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa with 15%, the Quinnipiac … Continue reading →
From commenter “djf”: The ignorance of the average voter — even the average educated, affluent voter — is difficult to fathom for those of us who are more engaged, even if we’re not obsessive about it. A year or so … Continue reading →
In a 1988 presidential debate, Dukakis was asked if he’d support the death penalty if his wife Kitty were raped and murdered. His answer was considered cold, but then again the question was extremely strange coming from the moderator: In … Continue reading →
Charming: Things continue to deteriorate for California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter. In what appears to be a coordinated opposition research drop, and a well-deserved one at that, the Democrat has faced multiple leaked videos showing her less-than-stellar temperament. As RedState … Continue reading →
It’s not just what Jones said (which I covered already, here as well as here). His venomous hatred of Republicans – even to the point of wishing death on one Republican’s small children – and his failure to take responsibility … Continue reading →
Let’s see: Democrat AG candidate Jay Jones wanted the GOP Speaker of the Virginia House to be shot and his small children to be killed as well – supposedly in order to change the guy’s policies. Nothing like a little … Continue reading →
What a guy: Jay Jones, Virginia’s Democratic nominee for attorney general, sent a series of disturbing text messages to a former colleague in 2022, where he suggested the state’s then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R) deserved to be shot in the … Continue reading →
Or at least – through the eyes of a goodly number of Democrats I know. I had a meal yesterday with about eight friends and acquaintances. All of them are Democrats, although I wouldn’t call any of them intensely political. … Continue reading →
… because they detest Mamdani much much more. Why don’t they back Sliwa? They know he has no chance, and they don’t want to waste their votes. More: Community groups and local leaders issued a joint announcement backing Cuomo, saying, … Continue reading →
If so, maybe they’re correct. Maybe a lot of voters either don’t remember, or weren’t paying attention back then, or aren’t paying attention now, or some combination of those things. But it strikes me that a great many people – … Continue reading →
Now shutdowns are good, because the Democrats are doing them. It seems as though a shutdown will probably happen tonight at midnight. Hard to get too excited about it at this point, but see this as well as this.
Continue reading →And which party will the people blame if it comes to pass? This time the usual roles are reversed, and in addition the Republicans say firings will ensue: Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., released a memo earlier this week highlighting past … Continue reading →