As you might know, there is a proposal floating around to guarantee that the winner of the popular vote becomes president. It involves states with enough electoral votes to control the presidency (270) agreeing (via an interstate compact) … [Read more...]
Archives for November 11, 2016
Harry Reid nails it
Retiring Nevada Senator Harry Reid released a statement this morning that says, finally, exactly what needs to be said (emphasis mine): “I have personally been on the ballot in Nevada for 26 elections and I have never seen anything like … [Read more...]
DNC Clean House – Reich
I have been saying for well over a decade that the D party is absolutely tone-deaf to the average American. My experience as a Democrat has been that of disappointment and cynicism. Perhaps average people who are … [Read more...]
Let’s Follow Senator Warren
Donald Trump ran a campaign that started with racial attacks and then rode the escalator down. Millions of Americans – African-Americans, Latinos, Muslims, LGBT Americans, women – have every right to be deeply worried. But there are many … [Read more...]
The New National Nightmare Begins
Paul Ryan announced that as part of repealing Obamacare he plans to phase out Medicare and replace it with private insurance for retirees. It's Bamboozle Palooza 2.0. Remember when George W. Bush tried to privatize Social Security? Well, … [Read more...]
The Race for National Committee Chair is on.
Howard Dean and Keith Ellison have both indicated their intention to seek the Chair of the DNC. I think both would bring great qualifications, though I do have a bit of a concern about a current member of Congress. I also wouldn't mind … [Read more...]
Some Patterns of American Political Demographics
I like to watch/listen to CSPAN while I write and search the Web, especially the weekend Book TV. Around midnight, as September 17 slid into 18 this year (2016), Alan Taylor was talking about his book, American Revolutions: A Continental … [Read more...]