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03/02/2021

When asked recently about the recent Democratic proposal increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour, a proposal that might be included in the next COVID stimulus package or which could get a stand-alone vote, Senator Susan Collins of Maine offered this, "In fact, it would be very difficult for the hospitality industry, which has been particularly harmed." That is, unequivocally, a LIE....

https://electionopinions.com/losing-the-minimum-wage-argument-senator-susan-collins-resorts-to-lies/

03/02/2021

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) needs to watch his back. No, that is not a threat. There have been far too many threats in our political dialogue lately, and sadly, some attempts to make good on those threats. This is a history lesson. During the Trump era, only ONE Republican (Senator Susan Collins of Maine) voted the Trump Party line fewer than 2/3 of the time (65.1%)....

https://electionopinions.com/watch-your-back-senator-manchin/

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) needs to watch his back. No, that is not a threat. There have been far too many threats in our political dialogue lately, and sadly, some attempts to make good on those t…

30/01/2021

I tend to post a lot of political commentary on my page. I have some friends who are always quick with a ‘Like’ or a ‘Share’ and I have friends who never weigh in…which makes me pretty certain I have been blocked from their news-feeds so they can have a break from my constant ranting. I appreciate those who stick around and read, and I try to maintain my strong opinions without resorting to pettiness or name-calling....

https://electionopinions.com/stop-trying-to-change-minds-and-start-trying-to-change-hearts/

I tend to post a lot of political commentary on my page. I have some friends who are always quick with a ‘Like’ or a ‘Share’ and I have friends who never weigh in…which makes me pretty cer…

30/01/2021

You want a simple explanation of why Donald Trump is so formidable a candidate? Read on… Mitt Romney’s ‘47%’ comment was probably the most damaging statement of his 2012 campaign: “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it....

https://electionopinions.com/the-pied-piper/

You want a simple explanation of why Donald Trump is so formidable a candidate? Read on… Mitt Romney’s ‘47%’ comment was probably the most damaging statement of his 2012 campaign: “There are 47 per…

14/01/2021

“The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one.” America has a problem. Black men and black boys are being victimized by the legal system, the judicial system, the legislative system, and by society. American children are taught in schools about the Holocaust, and Bosnia & Herzegovina, and maybe (if their parents share world events with them) the situation in Darfur or with the Uyghurs in China....

https://electionopinions.com/nprs-nefarious-and-noxious-take-on-the-news/

“The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one.” America has a problem. Black men and black boys are being victimized by the legal system, the judicial system, the legislative …

11/11/2020

Despite the all-caps tweets from President Donald Trump over the last week, it is clear America will move forward in 2021 with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Democrats also retained control of the House of Representatives this cycle. Though the 2020 election season is over, 2021 will open with two January runoffs in Georgia that will determine which party has control of the Senate. [ 999 more words ]

https://electionopinions.com/georgia-senate-runoffs-how-this-happened-how-you-can-help/

Despite the all-caps tweets from President Donald Trump over the last week, it is clear America will move forward in 2021 with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Demo…

10/11/2020

One of the odd quirks about the 2020 election has been the inability to nail-down data points to facilitate projections. For example, take North Carolina. The state took a week-long pause counting ballots. The election rules in the state allow for mail ballots to arrive as late as November 12 so long as they were postmarked on or before Election Day. [ 475 more words ]

https://electionopinions.com/projected-outcomes-in-alaska-and-north-carolina/

One of the odd quirks about the 2020 election has been the inability to nail-down data points to facilitate projections. For example, take North Carolina. The state took a week-long pause counting …

10/11/2020

Here is Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaking Monday on Fox News. He rails against Democratic plans to pack the courts. He rails against Democratic plans to end the filibuster. He praises the United States Senate as "the most deliberative body in the world." The chyron warns of the potential Democratic majority after the Georgia Senate runoffs in January. Except Joe Biden has spoken at length against court packing. [ 655 more words ]

https://electionopinions.com/americas-most-powerful-senator-is-not-who-you-think/

Here is Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaking Monday on Fox News. He rails against Democratic plans to pack the courts. He rails against Democratic plans to end the filibuster. He praises the United …

09/11/2020

It is the morning after the election. The sun still came up this morning. Everyone take a deep breath. I am not going to tell you things are going to be OK. I would not patronize you like that. Last night changed America. It changed the world. Neither of those changes were for the better. So no, we push on, but things are not OK. [ 2,636 more words ]

https://electionopinions.com/the-morning-after-november-9-2016/

It is the morning after the election. The sun still came up this morning. Everyone take a deep breath. I am not going to tell you things are going to be OK. I would not patronize you like that. Las…

08/11/2020

One of my Facebook friends posted this question yesterday: “Once this is all over...how does a movement get started to make people kind to each other? A small, drop-in-the-bucket movement. Tiny little things people can do to make everyone who lives in this country feel welcome, to feel safe. To gently and subtly rebuke words of hate. Big movements start with tiny steps. [ 2,507 more words ]

https://electionopinions.com/election-day-2016/

One of my Facebook friends posted this question yesterday: “Once this is all over…how does a movement get started to make people kind to each other? A small, drop-in-the-bucket movement. Tiny…

06/11/2020

Tonight, Joe Biden will deliver a primetime address to the country. Whether he will still be "Democratic Presidential Nominee" or will be "President Elect" depends on whether the ballot counts in Nevada, Arizona, and Pennsylvania provide a conclusive outcome in time. How he is introduced is irrelevant as the final outcome of this election is seemingly no longer in doubt. … [ 273 more words ]

https://electionopinions.com/joe-biden-recognizes-this-is-kamala-harris-moment/

Tonight, Joe Biden will deliver a primetime address to the country. Whether he will still be “Democratic Presidential Nominee” or will be “President Elect” depends on whethe…

06/11/2020

Back in the 1970's, there was one place no NHL team wanted to play: The Spectrum. The Broad Street Bullies ruled the ice. Six years before the U.S. Olympic hockey team won gold at Lake Placid, the Flyers kicked, punched, checked, and gouged the Russian National Team until they quit in the middle of an exhibition game. The split-screen camera shot was haunting. [ 449 more words ]

https://electionopinions.com/philly-delivers-another-in-a-long-line-of-lessons/

Back in the 1970’s, there was one place no NHL team wanted to play: The Spectrum. The Broad Street Bullies ruled the ice. Six years before the U.S. Olympic hockey team won gold at Lake Placid…

04/11/2020

Take a minute. Take a breath. A deep one. Think back to the early primaries and caucuses. Was Joe Biden the most progressive? Was he the most exciting? Was he most people’s first choice? The answer to all those questions falls somewhere between “not really” and “absolutely not.” Why then is Joe Biden the Democratic nominee? Joe Biden could put back those bricks which fell out of the Blue Wall. [ 1,657 more word ]

https://electionopinions.com/joe-biden-will-win-the-white-house-but-trumpism-will-not-wane/

Take a minute. Take a breath. A deep one. Think back to the early primaries and caucuses. Was Joe Biden the most progressive? Was he the most exciting? Was he most people’s first choice? The answer…

02/11/2020

Tomorrow is Election Day. In past cycles, the final predictions here have been thousands of words long with detailed explanations for each state. This cycle, everyone has read and heard too much already, and just wants it to be over. Fair enough. Let's get to it then. Joe Biden will win the popular vote. This prediction is not much of a stretch. [ 1,320 more word ]

https://electionopinions.com/want-to-know-who-wins-tuesdays-election/

Tomorrow is Election Day. In past cycles, the final predictions here have been thousands of words long with detailed explanations for each state. This cycle, everyone has read and heard too much al…

02/11/2020

The day before an election seems like a “too late” moment to talk about polls, but this is important piece of advice. How many of you drink coffee? Or blended whiskey? Or tequila? In each of those cases, all the batches (or beans) are mixed so that the finished product always tastes the same as any outliers among the flavors are smoothed out. [ 1,015 more word ]

https://electionopinions.com/pay-attention-to-the-polls-except-the-ones-you-should-ignore/

The day before an election seems like a “too late” moment to talk about polls, but this is important piece of advice. How many of you drink coffee? Or blended whiskey? Or tequila? In each of those…

01/11/2020

"And days ago I signed an order to restore the pensions and all of the other things for workers, not only Delphi, in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Michigan who were treated very unfairly, right?" .- Donald Trump, Waterford Township, Michigan - October 30, 2020 "When GM went bankrupt, Biden and Obama threw the workers of Delphi Corporation to the wolves. Their pensions were wiped out. [ 2,310 more words ]

https://electionopinions.com/the-huge-swing-state-lie-donald-trump-keeps-telling/

“And days ago I signed an order to restore the pensions and all of the other things for workers, not only Delphi, in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Michigan who were treated very unfairly, right?& #8221…

29/10/2020

Last month, Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris visited Flint, Michigan. The focus of her address was on the "trauma-inducing effects of poverty on children" and the lifelong impact that trauma has on everything from relationships to employment to life expectancy. On Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence visited Flint, Michigan. The focus of his address was that "systemic racism does not exist" and that is just an excuse people use to riot and loot. [ 92 more words ]

https://electionopinions.com/the-return-of-the-dog-whistle/

Last month, Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris visited Flint, Michigan. The focus of her address was on the “trauma-inducing effects of poverty on children” and the lifelong impact…

29/10/2020

The media (social and otherwise) has been abuzz today with discussion of President Trump's rally in Omaha, Nebraska Tuesday night which left thousands stranded in the cold. More than 30 attendees called for medical or other emergency assistance. Ordinarily, there would be no justification for defending Trump, and there really is not in this case either. It is just that everyone seems to be missing the point as to why people should be so furious with Trump over what happened. [ 615 more words ]

https://electionopinions.com/the-real-shame-of-trumps-omaha-rally/

The media (social and otherwise) has been abuzz today with discussion of President Trump’s rally in Omaha, Nebraska Tuesday night which left thousands stranded in the cold. More than 30 atten…

27/10/2020

Ever since the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September, questions have swirled around Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden. Would he “pack the court” by adding additional Justices to the Supreme Court to restore the balance the court lost with the three new Justices President Donald Trump appointed? To be clear, while the media (even the supposedly liberal-friendly media) continues circling Biden like wolves, he has answered the question dozens of times and his answer has been consistent with his past positions on judicial appointments. [ 1,347 more word ]

https://electionopinions.com/4324-2/

Ever since the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September, questions have swirled around Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden. Would he “pack the court” by add…

27/10/2020

Yesterday, a Republican on Facebook told me that I (and other Democrats like me) need to stop whining about Judge (now, Justice) Amy Coney Barrett, and that we need to get over the Merrick Garland, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nominations too. I was reminded that EVERYTHING Trump and the Republicans have done is 100% legal (well...) and 100% Constitutional. [ 3,424 more words ]

https://electionopinions.com/the-democratic-agenda-that-would-finish-off-the-gop/

Yesterday, a Republican on Facebook told me that I (and other Democrats like me) need to stop whining about Judge (now, Justice) Amy Coney Barrett, and that we need to get over the Merrick Garland,…

23/10/2020

Early yesterday evening, Kimberley Strassel of the Wall Street Journal sent this tweet: It is important to note that Ms. Strassel is an editorial page columnist and not a reporter. As such, she has more leeway to surmise and suggest and less of an obligation to support accusations with facts. When pushed on that detail, Ms. Strassel said she and her column "proceed from the position these emails are authentic, this happened." Sorry, that is not how journalism works. [ 1,299 more word ]

https://electionopinions.com/trump-ally-rupert-murdoch-fails-to-tarnish-biden/

Early yesterday evening, Kimberley Strassel of the Wall Street Journal sent this tweet: It is important to note that Ms. Strassel is an editorial page columnist and not a reporter. As such, she has…

21/10/2020

The other day, Victoria Bonney posted the tweet below. Bonney is the Communications Director for Congresswoman Chellie Pingree of Maine's 1st Congressional district, a seat Pingree has held since 2009 and for which she is seeking re-election in 2020. Pingree's opponent is Jay Allen, a doctor who spent a significant part of his career in the Army but who now practices medicine in Maine. [ 2,808 more words ]

https://electionopinions.com/on-herd-immunity-and-flattening-the-curve/

The other day, Victoria Bonney posted the tweet below. Bonney is the Communications Director for Congresswoman Chellie Pingree of Maine’s 1st Congressional district, a seat Pingree has held s…

18/10/2020

In their 2013 decision Shelby v. Holder, the United States Supreme Court struck down many key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1964 that mandated federal oversight of election decisions in states with century-long histories of discrimination against minority voters. In the seven years since that decision, Georgia's voter rolls have grown by nearly 2 million people. Polling locations, meanwhile, have been reduced statewide by 10%. [ 1,429 more word ]

https://electionopinions.com/to-the-voters-standing-in-line-we-see-you/

In their 2013 decision Shelby v. Holder, the United States Supreme Court struck down many key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1964 that mandated federal oversight of election decisions in st…

16/10/2020

Since the initial (and perhaps, only) presidential debate on September 29, there has been a media frenzy over the notion that Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden would “pack the courts” if elected as a way of circumventing the conservative majority on many of the courts (especially, the Supreme Court). President Donald Trump and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have spent the last three years packing the courts themselves and are currently rushing through the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. [ 2,804 more words ]

https://electionopinions.com/hypotheticals-and-hypocrites-the-media-and-the-dirty-deeds-of-chuck-grassley-and-mitch-mcconnell/

Since the initial (and perhaps, only) presidential debate on September 29, there has been a media frenzy over the notion that Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden would “pack the courts” if el…

07/10/2020

Today, the president's doctor released the statement below. Dr. Sean Conley noted that President Trump's test results (blood was drawn Monday) showed "detectable levels of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies". Well, Trump had an 8g injection (that is a massive dose) of neutralizing antibodies soon after being diagnosed. So, what the doctor is saying is that the tests conducted Monday were able to detect what doctors injected into Trump's body roughly 48 hours before? [ 477 more words ]

https://electionopinions.com/trumps-doctor-releases-vagues-statement-on-presidents-health/

Today, the president’s doctor released the statement below. Dr. Sean Conley noted that President Trump’s test results (blood was drawn Monday) showed “detectable levels of SARS-Co…

04/10/2020

Yesterday, Navy Commander Dr. Sean Conley (President Trump's personal physician) seemingly gave the president’s health a huge thumbs-up and said the president was doing “very well.” White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, speaking around the same time, told reporters, "The president's vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning, and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care." [ 591 more words ]

https://electionopinions.com/trumps-credibility-gap-claims-another-victim/

Yesterday, Navy Commander Dr. Sean Conley (President Trump’s personal physician) seemingly gave the president’s health a huge thumbs-up and said the president was doing “very well.” White Hou…

30/09/2020

Now that the initial sorrow over the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been absorbed, and the horror on the left over the nomination by President Trump of Amy Coney Barrett (and her seemingly assured conformation) has been voiced, perhaps this is a good time to step back and take a few deep breaths. America is going to get through this. [ 1,013 more word ]

https://electionopinions.com/ginsburgs-death-barretts-nomination-and-the-need-to-take-a-deep-breath/

Now that the initial sorrow over the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been absorbed, and the horror on the left over the nomination by President Trump of Amy Coney Barrett (and her seemingl…

30/09/2020

The Washington Post performed a fact-check on last night's first presidential debate. The Post typically rates content they review on a "Pinocchio" scale, with a single Pinocchio representing a little white lie and four Pinocchios representing a huge, blatant falsehood, often one that has been debunked enough times that the person telling the falsehood knew they were lying before they chose to speak. [ 1,434 more word ]

https://electionopinions.com/the-presidential-debate-that-ended-the-debate/

The Washington Post performed a fact-check on last night’s first presidential debate. The Post typically rates content they review on a “Pinocchio” scale, with a single Pinocchio …

02/09/2020

There have been several versions of the article shared on right-wing websites, but they all share a similar tale: US Marshals Rescue 39 Missing Children, Arrest Suspects on Human-and Sex-trafficking Charges Some of the versions of the story claim all 39 children were found in one double-wide trailer and bemoan the lack of media coverage of the story. Well, since it did not happen that way, not surprising there is not a lot of coverage to be found. [ 900 more words ]
https://electionopinions.com/the-truth-about-trafficking/