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Don't Waste This Crisis (Update) At least some news keeps getting better. Apparently of the polls I had intended t o post didn't make it into my last blog post [post 186]. So here they are. Joe Biden, sitting in his basement with barely a signal call his own, is kicking Trump's ass. Even Texas is a toss . Okay, everybody knows Texas is fools gold for Democrats... but now Trump has spend t o keep Texas fools golden. Okay, they're just polls. But if Trump is freaking out, and he is definitely freaking out like he never freaked before, then he must think they're accurate. He takes his own polls, and he's reportedly super pissed at his pollster. My main point remains... it's data, not airy fairy hand wringing. The bed wetters will tell you that Hillary was ahead in the polls before she was behind... and she was. But she was Hillary. She had too much baggage, too many negatives (thanks to an incessant pounding by the Republican spin machine) and, though she could dance circles around Trump policy, she was never worth a damn as a campaigner. Still, as I said before, the virus has showed us that models and data can change if circumstances change. But this election is our chance make changes of our own. Too long we've had a government that denies science... in every form... that doesn't believe in data unless it's to Trump's political advantage. Trump's cronies are gonna go out keep their snouts in the trough, so it's gonna be a long hard slog. But saving our Republic is worth it. Joe Biden is a good, decent guy, and he knows what the hell he's doing. What follows indicates that America believes in him: Monmouth U poll Biden..50% +2 from April Trump..41% -3 from April April 30-May 4 +/-3.6 Monmouth U April 30-May 4 +/- 3.6 ..................men women Biden 50% 44% 56% Trump 41% 46% 36% Montana, US Senate race Montana State U poll April -27 */- 3.6 points Bullock (D) 46% Daines..(R) 39% *(Trump winning by 5 Arizona US Senate Mark Kelly (D)..........50% Martha McSally (R).44% Colorado US Senate April -19 Hickenlooper (D) 48% Gardener (R)........31% North Carolina US Senate May 2-4 Civiqs poll Cunningham (D) 50% Tillis (R)...............41% CBS News/YouGov poll April 28-May 1 +/- 2.5 Biden..49% Trump..43% . Texas General Election Dallas Morning News April 18-27 Texas voters +/- 2.85 Biden..43% Trump.43% General Election Registered Voters Suffolk U/USA Today poll April 21-25 +/- 3 points Biden..50% Trump 40% Economist/YouGov April 26-28 +/- 3.2 points Biden 47% Trump 41% Emerson College poll April 26-28 +/- 2.8 points Biden 48% Trump 42% New Hampshire Saint Anselm College April 23-27 +/- 3.4 points Biden 50% Trump 42% WRAL News North Carolina likely voters April 23-26 +/- 5.5 points Biden 50% Trump 45% Public Policy poll Texas voters April 27-28 Biden 47% Trump 46% New York voters Siena College Registered voters April 19-23 +/- 3.7 points Biden 65% Trump 29% Fox News poll 4/18-21 PA Biden 50% Trump 42% MI Biden 49% Trump 41% FL Biden 46% Trump 42% |
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The Government just seems like one of the TV reality shows lately such as 90 Day Fiancé' so it's so hard to believe it is at all serious and yet it is. There is great potential for good in this country and many good people to accomplish it. The trick is to find a cause we can all rally around. Some hope it will be a common threat, like global warming. I have had the good fortune to serve this country abroad in situations that allowed me to see how highly regarded we are, despite all our failings. I've also seen how much people hope we will be even better, because it gives them hope that they can change things too. Nowhere it that being tested more right now than in Hong Kong, which is probably doomed, but which by it's tragedy may save liberty in Taiwan. I'm not a utopian. I never will be. But I am an optimist when it comes to America. We can be so much better than what we seem to be becoming, but it has to start somewhere. What better place than the ballot box? As Ben Franklin said after the Constitutional Convention, "we have a Republic, if we can keep it."
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The Government just seems like one of the TV reality shows lately such as 90 Day Fiancé' so it's so hard to believe it is at all serious and yet it is.
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I don't know who to vote for and it would be my first time this year. The latest Wisconsin polls show Biden widening his lead over Trump: May 6-8...........May 10-14 Biden.. 51%.....Biden... 48% Trump 42%......Trump.. 38% This doesn't mean much. Polls can and do change, but they do tell you how your fellow citizens feel about the two candidates and that the trend is heavily against Trump. This is very unusual for an incumbent president, who has all of the advantages of being in power. It takes a very strong backlash to produce these kinds of numbers. It isn't my intention to tell you who to vote for. That should be a decision you make depending on your values and what kind of person you think best reflects them and will pursue the kind of policies you think are best for your country. I envy you. Voting in your first presidential election is a landmark event. I only hope whoever you vote for proves worthy of your vote. I wish I could enter into a dialog with you about politics and public policy... though I can imagine dialogs I would rather have with you. Unfortunately I decline to waste any more money on this site, so we are left with only the blogs for communication. Good luck with your very first vote.
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I don't know who to vote for and it would be my first time this year.
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I am afraid there won't be a fair fight. I feel as if only the swing states matter any more. I feel as if there are those who will stop at nothing to keep Trump in office. Many of his staff are already in prison, but he has many supporters (41%!) and can always find replacements. If they suppress mail-in voting and stop funding the post office, many could stay home and not vote. If polls in key diatricts are closed, many will become disinfranchised. If it were a fair fight, with honorable opponents who are willing to admit when they've lost, then yes, I'd say Biden can win. But frankly, I am afraid of the formidable advantage given to the one candidate who is unconstrained by a conscience, respect for the process or other people, or code of ethics.
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I am afraid there won't be a fair fight. I feel as if only the swing states matter any more. I feel as if there are those who will stop at nothing to keep Trump in office. Many of his staff are already in prison, but he has many supporters (41%!) and can always find replacements. If they suppress mail-in voting and stop funding the post office, many could stay home and not vote. If polls in key diatricts are closed, many will become disinfranchised. If it were a fair fight, with honorable opponents who are willing to admit when they've lost, then yes, I'd say Biden can win. But frankly, I am afraid of the formidable advantage given to the one candidate who is unconstrained by a conscience, respect for the process or other people, or code of ethics.
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Thanks Ina. I'm glad to be on your side in this contest as well. Hope you are well.
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lol.. I will make sure to watch this myself.
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Elections are won on emotion and charisma as much as on policy and organization. The choices are never perfect, but this one offers a clear choice between competence and incompetence. I agree that the cupboard is going to be bare after reckless tax cuts (that raised most Voters taxes while lining the pockets of the wealthy) and the expense of fighting the virus shutdown. That's why we need to rid ourselves of con men and shysters and install leaders who have a reputation for caring about and acting on behalf of the common man. On balance, that would be Joe Biden.
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I can't wait for the debates
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Glad you agree. Thanks for commenting.
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Joe did a nice Max Headroom impersonation the other day.
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You can't wait for the debates? Do you truly think you can follow a conversation between fact and fiction and know the difference? Exactly. You really can't tell the difference. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You seem pretty ignorant yourself
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Slave rick
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Yes, that's what I said...I CAN'T WAIT! One guy can form a sentence and the other one can't, fuck he can't even read a sentence.
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Yes, that's what I said...I CAN'T WAIT! One guy can form a sentence and the other one can't, fuck he can't even read a sentence.
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I can't wait for the debates
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"Men need to hunt. She obviously understands this. She’s offering herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.”
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If you want a government that will put saving the planet ahead of saving Trump's ass, that won't go batshit crazy creating chaos just because Loony-Tunes Trump doesn't know to do anything else, If you want a Senate that won't vote for judges who won't protect a woman's right to choose, if you care about protecting the Constitutional right to bear arms without flooding the country with weapons that can kill dozens of people at a time, don't let this crisis go to waste. If you want sanity in government, you have a real chance to get it. And so far, America is with you. Let's keep it that way.
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