2016-09-28 05:02
From the Facebook page of Dan Rather:Ladies and gentlemen, whatever civility once existed in our politics is tonight officially dead. Never in the history of televised debates have we witnes… Read More
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2016-09-28 05:01
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune Read More
2016-09-28 05:00
2016-09-27 05:09
2016-09-27 05:08
(The photo of Clinton and Trump at the debate is from cnn.com.)The first presidential debate is over. My initial reaction is that Hillary Clinton did much better than I expected her to do … Read More
2016-09-27 05:07
Political Cartoon is by Andy Marlette Read More
2016-09-27 05:06
From Think Progress:School officials are investigating a group of white North Dakota college students after they posted a picture of themselves in blackface with the caption “Black liv… Read More
2016-09-27 05:05
Political Cartoon is by Joe Heller at hellertoon.com Read More
2016-09-26 05:09
2016-09-26 05:08
This chart blew me away. I thought, as most polls have reported, that the number of undecided voters was below 15%. This Wall Street Journal / NBC News Poll suggests that about 34% of the po… Read More
2016-09-26 05:07
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in the Kansas City Star Read More
2016-09-26 05:06
Republicans, and their presidential candidate, want to lower the income tax rate on U.S. corporations to 14%-15% from the current rate (about 35%). They claim the rate is too high and gives… Read More
2016-09-26 05:05
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader Read More
2016-09-26 05:04
The income gap between the richest Americans and the rest of America has received a lot of attention since the Bush recession. It is as large as it was just before the Great Depression, and… Read More
2016-09-26 05:03
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in the Scranton Times-Tribune Read More
2016-09-26 05:02
(This image of Kirk Douglas is from abcnews.go.com.)The following op-ed piece was written for The Huffington Post by the legendary Kirk Douglas.I am in my 100th year. When I was b… Read More
2016-09-26 05:01
Political Cartoon is by Mike Stanfill at ragingpencils.com Read More
2016-09-26 05:00
2016-09-25 05:09
2016-09-25 05:08
(The chart above is from the Economic Policy Institute.)Could the United States eliminate poverty within its borders? It's an interesting question. Sadly, too many Americans don't think we c… Read More
2016-09-25 05:07
Political Cartoon is by Signe Wilkinson in the Philadelphia Daily News Read More
2016-09-25 05:06
The general belief is that Republicans are in favor of free trade and Democrats are against it. And in Congress, that is how it has worked. Congressional Republicans have voted to support fr… Read More
2016-09-25 05:05
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald Read More
2016-09-25 05:04
The charts above are from the recent Politico / Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Survey -- done between August 31st and September 4th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults, wi… Read More
2016-09-25 05:03
Political Cartoon is by Clay Jones at claytoonz.com Read More
2016-09-25 05:02
The following article is by Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman's column in the New York Times. It is directed at young voters -- especially those who are considering a vote for Gary… Read More
2016-09-25 05:01
Political Cartoon is by Rob Rogers in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Read More
2016-09-25 05:00
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2016-09-24 05:08
The McClatchy / Marist Poll was done between September 15th and 20th of a random national sample of 758 likely voters, and has a 3.6 point margin of error.The AP-GfK Poll was done between Se… Read More
2016-09-24 05:07
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press Read More
2016-09-24 05:06
Harris County, the county that contains Houston, is the Texas county with the largest population -- more than 16% of the population in the whole state. It matters what happens in Houston and… Read More
2016-09-24 05:05
Political Cartoon is by Scott Santis in the Chicago Tribune Read More
2016-09-23 05:09
2016-09-23 05:08
(This cartoon image is by Drew Sheneman in the New Jersey Star-Ledger.)Throughout the general presidential campaign, Donald Trump has repeated many times that he will create massive amounts… Read More
2016-09-23 05:06
I'm not sure I believe this poll. It is the Morning Consult Poll -- done on September 15th and 16th of a random national sample of 1,861 registered voters, with a margin of error of 1 point… Read More
2016-09-23 05:05
Political Cartoon is by Dave Granlund at davegranlund.com Read More
2016-09-23 05:04
This chart shows the results of a new Pew Research Center survey on the presidential race. It was done between August 16th and September 12th of a random national sample of 3,941 registered… Read More
2016-09-23 05:03
Political Cartoon is by Andy Marlette in the Pensacola News-Journal Read More
2016-09-23 05:02
(This cartoon image was found at the website jjmccullough.com.)A few of Bernie Sanders supporters are saying they will vote for the Green Party's presidential candidate this year. To me, tha… Read More
2016-09-23 05:01
Political Cartoon is by Stuart Carlson at carlsontoons.com Read More
2016-09-23 05:00
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2016-09-22 05:08
These charts reflect the results of a new Wall Street Journal / NBC News Poll -- done between September 16th and 19th of a random national sample of 1,000 registered voters (including 922 li… Read More
2016-09-22 05:07
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune Read More
2016-09-22 05:06
The job approval rating for Congress has risen slightly, and now rests at 20%. That's the first time it has reached the 20% level in over a year -- and hasn't been above 20% in nearly four y… Read More
2016-09-22 05:05
Political Cartoon is by Clay Jones at claytoonz.com Read More
2016-09-22 05:04
These charts are from a new Bloomberg Politics Purple Insights Poll. The survey was done between September 16th and 19th of a national sample of 600 voters making $100,000 a year or more. Th… Read More
2016-09-22 05:03
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Read More
2016-09-22 05:02
The chart above shows the poll averages (from RealClearPolitics) in 12 states with a Republican senator up for re-election this year. The Democrats need to take five of these seats to once a… Read More
2016-09-22 05:01
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald Read More
2016-09-22 05:00
2016-09-21 05:08
Did you ever wonder why polls taken at the same general time can differ -- sometimes significantly. The general answer is a difference in samples. One poll's sample might be better than anot… Read More
2016-09-21 05:07
Political Cartoon is by Chris Britt at gocomics.com Read More
2016-09-21 05:06
This chart shows the results of a new NBC News Poll -- done between September 12th and 18th of a national sample of 14,326 registered voters (with a sample of 13,320 likely voters included)… Read More
2016-09-21 05:05
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press Read More
2016-09-20 05:09
2016-09-20 05:08
"My opponent wants to essentially abolish the Second Amendment." Those are the words of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, and he has said that repeatedly throughout his ca… Read More
2016-09-20 05:07
Political Cartoon is by Mike Stanfill at ragingpencils.com Read More
2016-09-20 05:06
This chart reflects the results of a new Florida survey. It is the New York Times / Siena College Poll -- done between September 10th and 14th of a random sample of 867 likely Florida voters… Read More
2016-09-20 05:05
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune Read More
2016-09-20 05:04
Fivethirtyeight.com ---- Hillary Clinton 287 * Donald Trump 250ABC News ---- Hillary Clinton 273 * Donald Trump 191CNN News ---- Hillary Clinton 273 * Donald Trump 191NBC News ---- Hillary C… Read More
2016-09-20 05:03
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson in the Houston Chronicle Read More
2016-09-20 05:02
U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor forceU-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor forceU-3 Total… Read More
2016-09-20 05:01
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune Read More
2016-09-20 05:00
2016-09-19 05:09
2016-09-19 05:08
Trump and the Republicans (and to a slightly lesser extent, Clinton and the Democrats) would have you believe that terrorism is a new problem, and one of our biggest problems. Neither of tho… Read More
2016-09-19 05:07
Political Cartoon is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News Read More
2016-09-19 05:06
This chart was made from information at RealClearPolitics. It shows the RCP average for all polls done in these swing states (which in the past has proven more accurate than any single poll)… Read More
2016-09-19 05:05
Political cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald Read More
2016-09-19 05:04
These are the first general election presidential polls for Minnesota and Oklahoma that I am aware of. Neither is a surprise. Minnesota is solidly supporting Hillary Clinton, and Oklahoma is… Read More
2016-09-19 05:03
Political Cartoon is by Clay Jones at claytoonz.com Read More
2016-09-19 05:02
(This image of Michelle Obama speaking in Fairfax, Virginia is from YouTube.com.)Last Friday, Michelle Obama made it clear who she wants to be our next president. She made her first campaign… Read More
2016-09-19 05:01
Political Cartoon is by Mike Stanfill at ragingpencils.com Read More
2016-09-19 05:00
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2016-09-18 05:08
Donald Trump has refused to release his tax returns to the public. Hillary Clinton has released at least 33 years worth of her tax returns, but Trump has not released even a single year's wo… Read More
2016-09-18 05:07
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune Read More
2016-09-18 05:06
I found these charts from the Pew Research Center interesting, and thought you might also. About 8,113 voters were questioned between January and August of this year, and the margin of error… Read More
2016-09-18 05:05
Political Cartoon is by Andy Marlette in the Pensacola News-Journal Read More
2016-09-17 05:07
2016-09-17 05:06
The chart above (from the most recent Economist / YouGov Poll) shows the current presidential preference of former Bernie Sanders supporters. It shows that 52% of them now support Hill… Read More
2016-09-17 05:05
Political Cartoon is by Rob Rogers in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Read More
2016-09-17 05:04
These charts were made from information in the new Texas Lyceum Poll -- done between September 1st and 11th of a random sample of Texas voters. The top chart shows the preference of those co… Read More
2016-09-17 05:03
Political Cartoon is by Clay Jones at claytoonz.com Read More
2016-09-17 05:02
Science debate.org sent a survey to both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump (and the third party candidates) asking them to answer 20 questions about science issues. You can go to their… Read More
2016-09-17 05:01
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson in the Houston Chronicle Read More
2016-09-17 05:00
2016-09-16 05:09
2016-09-16 05:08
The Quinnipiac University Poll was done between September 8th and 13th of a random national sample of 960 likely voters, and has a margin of error of 3.2 points.The Economist / YouGov Poll w… Read More
2016-09-16 05:07
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune Read More
2016-09-16 05:06
This comes as no surprise to me, considering the poor job the media has done of covering the impending presidential election. Only 32%of Americans say they have a great deal or fair amount o… Read More
2016-09-16 05:05
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in the Scranton Times-Tribune Read More
2016-09-16 05:04
Most political pundits give the Democrats a pretty good chance of retaking control of the Senate in the coming election. The House is a different matter. Most, if not all, think the Re… Read More
2016-09-16 05:03
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press Read More
2016-09-16 05:02
Donald Trump started his campaign by demonizing immigrants, and he continues to do that. It's his claim that those immigrants, especially undocumented Hispanic immigrants, pose a dange… Read More
2016-09-16 05:01
Political Cartoon is by Lalo Alcaraz at Daily Kos Read More
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