Check this out - Sanders speaking to his supporters in the streets today and being booed for asking them to vote for Hillary. I note that Sanders knows enough to ask - too often Hillary supporters demand, bully, and condescend. The Vox … [Read more...]
Archives for July 25, 2016
Wonk Post: Candate Support by Age and White/Nonwhite Status
Herewith a demographic snapshot of candidate support by age and racial status. It should be noted that much of this state of affairs results from a lack of credible targeted field operations targeted at black and Latino voters. In many … [Read more...]
State by State Polling
I don't have a whole lot of patience for national polling of presidential campaigns. The media go through a quadrennial exercise in feigning ignorance about how the Electoral College works. Today, my go-to website for state-by-state polls … [Read more...]
The true nature of wealth concentration
Vilfredo Pareto The wealth concentration that is destroying our economy is a consequence of "free market" economics. It was not caused by Barack Obama, as was observed in another comment here. Relaxing government restraints and … [Read more...]
It’s Official: 538 has Hillary running a losing campaign
It's time for everyone here to stop denying it and work their asses off to fix it. The Editors should use all the pull they have at the convention to ask everyone about this problem and what they plan on doing about it. 538 has caught up … [Read more...]
Follow BMG at the Democratic convention
I arrived in Philadelphia last night, and am shortly heading out to my first event: the daily breakfast with the Massachusetts delegation. Speakers this morning include Attorney General Maura Healey. Looking forward to seeing lots of our … [Read more...]