Little Blond Boys
One of those boys is on a ventilator. The Coronavirus.
Political Note #282 Hillary Scholten MI CD 03
Check out the website: https://lenspoliticalnotes.com Look at the recent Daily Bits on the website. Rashida Tlaib gets a primary opponent, Joe: Think outside the box for Veep. 041020 Political Note #282 Hillary Scholten MI CD 03 2020 General Election (This note is business as usual. While the country deals with COVID-19, we also need to prepare for the election in November. This Note is intended to help achieve a Democratic victory.) Under ordinary circumstances, a Democrat would have no chance in this rural, conservative district. The largest city, Grand Rapids, has fewer than 200,000 people. Battle Creek has slightly more than…
Joe: Think outside the box for Veep
Joe: Think outside the box for Veep. Consider someone from the military.
Tlaib’s opponent
Rashida Tlaib is getting some primary opposition. Well deserved.
Political Note #281 Joyce Elliott AR CD 02
Was the 2018 6 point Democratic loss a high point for a Democratic congressional candidate or a step toward success?
Who runs the CDC
Robert Redfield actually got two jobs – Director of Health and Human Services and Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Political Note #280 Abby Finkenauer IA CD 01
Abby Finkenauer (IA 01) has a contest on her hands. She’s prepared.
Heather Cox Richardson explains Trump’s responsibility for Covid-19 deaths in America
Heather Cox Richards writes: Today, the White House warned Americans to expect 100,000 to 240,000 deaths over the course of the pandemic; more—as many as 2.2 million-- if Americans do not strictly self-isolate. This best case scenario is close to the numbers of US Army soldiers-- 235,000—who died in battle in World War Two. Trump is trying to spin this appalling disaster as a victory. He has declared that if we are able to keep the deaths in the lower range “we all together have done a very good job.” The president and his team are eager to absolve him…
One of the worst things the Trump administration almost did
Late in March, the FDA granted the drug’s maker, Gilead, authority to control access to the drug. Gilead could increase the price significantly and reduce its availability.. Fortunately, Gilead declined the designation
March elections
The world has changed since early March. Who knows what voting in early March means in the light of the pandemic turning out world upside down.