Rich and Poor, Part II
What about us? Rich and poor in the USA. Do we have a horrific end in store?
Mix and match the early states
There is value to early caucuses and primaries. We need candidates who can do retail politics. These are small states (the number of members of congress is a clue to how small they are. The first four – in order: Iowa’s caucus, New Hampshire’s primary, Nevada’s caucus, South Carolina’s primary. Nevada and South Carolina were added because Iowa and New Hampshire were too white. There is a difference between the first two and the second two: Iowa is 91% white has four members of congress New Hampshire is 94% white. has two members of congress As for the second two…
Firing Trump
The President is so powerful in foreign policy or other matters that he can do whatever he wants.
Rich and Poor Part I
“What are your hours” “I live here so I work from when the first kid gets here to when the last kid leaves – roughly from 7:00am to 7:00pm.”
Fire them. Fire them all
We need to distinguish among the things which we find offensive about Donald Trump's behavior in office.
A Democratic US Senate candidate at work
Alaskans would agree that, at a time like this, politics cannot come in the way of facts. They would agree that Dan Sullivan did a disservice to Alaskans by blocking witness testimony. They would agree that whether a President is a Democrat, Republican, or Independent, a trial is a trial and the facts are the facts. We deserve a complete and fair process.
What Iowa can do to keep its caucus first
Make caucus day a holiday. Close the schools. Close the stores (as if it is a Sunday). Close everything that can possibly be closed. Start the caucus at 9:00am. Maybe 10:00am. Maybe 2:00pm.
What you can do to defeat the Republicans
You can make a difference in the 2020 election. You can give money. You can volunteer.
An existential threat to America
When you hear Trump claim the tough guys are on his side – the bikers, the cops, the military, remember. He’s thinking like Putin.
Monthly Summary — January 2020
January special elections. If they are a sign of what's coming, what's coming is not great.