The collusion of IMPOTUS and Russia continues while he waits for his trial. One area that will see greater problems as cybersecurity experts leave the federal government because of Trump, is the electronic vulnerability of the US. The new Russia adviser at the WH has
The FBI has received Spanish wiretaps from an investigation of Russian money laundering through NRA that implicates Donald Trump Jr. Then there’s the money that GOP leadership received including the transfers made during the GOP convention. x Oligarch Len Blavatnik in 2016 gave Trumps pac
Early in 2019 Bloomberg created a tech company / data operation hat now supports his campaign, although it could leverage the general election if he does not win the nomination. 2020 will more likely be worse than 2016 now that we know how the boffins
Philip Bump at WaPo decided to look at voters who disliked Trump and Clinton in 2016 and compared that group with those disliking Trump and Biden in 2020. Correlation remains not identical to causation yet again. The thing is, voters who don’t vote and those
“People’s beliefs and perceptions are shaped more by whatever the leaders of their own political tribe say than by ideology, history, or even their own self-interest,” Paul Pillar, former senior CIA analyst. Putin can take over the world and Donald Trump will help him spread
A team of analysts at Politico found a small group of 200 accounts—specifically these guys—drove a “disproportionate” amount of racist and negative disinformation, over a 30-day period, targeting four Democratic presidential candidates for 2020: Sen. Kamala Harris, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and former Rep.
I’m trying to look at the 2016 Election Results for TX and combine it with the the early voter turnout data in 2018 to get some idea of Beto O’Rourke’s strategy. Bear with me because I’m making some assumptions that probably will not hold up
Originally posted at Eclectablog. On May 21st of this year, I was elected to be the male delegate pledged to Hillary Clinton for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District. To say I’m proud to be supporting the first woman to receive the Democratic Party’s nomination for president
Originally posted at Eclectablog.com. Anyone making predictions about the outcome of the 2016 presidential race is on a fool's errand. The existence of a Donald Trump candidacy is a disruptor. It creates such chaos and uncertainty that nothing about the race is predictable. Lately I've
By now, many news-aware folks here have likely heard that Bloomberg is officially declining to enter the 2016 Presidential race as an independent. That’s good news for Team Blue; although Bloomberg’s been a member of both parties over the years, he’s a staunch supporter of
I am actually confused by what is going on, it seems to have become established talking points. Hillary is better for “African American/People of Color voters” Bernie is better for “White Voters” In one form or another, take your pick on applying race in their
The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three
Not that political party fund raising ever stops (just ask any member of the Democratic Party to show you their email inbox some time), but it's interesting to see the level of creativity the GOP conjures when asking for funds. Since most Republican-leaning people still
Hillary Clinton can add to her basic stage craft, to her inventory of vocal skills. As a public speaker she needs to reach beyond facts and “process” to the emotional “Why” responses that generate persistent commitment. As a presidential candidate Clinton will also need to
The story detailing their plans appears in the NY Times today: Evangelicals Aim to Mobilize an Army for Republicans in 2016 This is what you get for just one of the canvassing operations, the shop set up by David Lane: “If the Lord were to