The neoliberals’ “free market” is not going to sequester enough carbon to save the environment. Even Warren Buffett isn’t willing to take a bet on surviving an impending climate crisis catastrophe, because “the rents are too high”. Existential threats have a critical reality, about which ruthless criticism is entailed. Even...
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http://www.nytimes.com/… The NYT/Siena Poll, rated A+ by 538, shows Biden and Trump tied at 45%. Georgia was won by Trump in 2016 by 5.3%. http://www.msn.com/… A shift against President Trump among white college-educated voters in Georgia has imperiled Republicans up and down the ballot, according to a New York Times/Siena...
cookpolitical.com/… Consistent polling weakness in two Midwestern states that Trump won easily four years ago has convinced Cook Political Report to move Iowa and Ohio from Lean Republican to Tossup. In June they moved both states from Likely Republican to Lean Republican. Trump is polling much worse among white voters in...
Former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich, has a piece out in Salon and video up on YouTube where he focuses on flipping the U.S. Senate, Specifically on these 6 Senate races: 1. North Carolina: Thom Tillis (R. NC) vs Cal Cunningham (D. NC) 2. Maine: Susan Collins (R. ME) vs...
Following up with my diary about Morning Consult’s polling showing Sen. Hypocritical Two-Faced Coward (R. SC) tied with Jaime Harrison (D. SC), Morning Consult also tested the other U.S. Senate races and here’s the really good news: x #NCsen:Cunningham (D) 47% (+9)Tillis (R-inc) 38%.#AZsen:Kelly (D) 49% (+9)McSally (R-inc) 40%.#COsen:Hickenlooper (D)...
Received this e-mail on Friday from Slate Magazine’s The Surge where they rank these seven U.S. Senate races to watch: 1. Maine Putting this race in the top slot feels a bit like cheating. Sure, there was a Quinnipiac poll this week that showed GOP Sen. Susan Collins trailing her Democratic opponent,...
More news out of Georgia today. First, the main Senate Race: Georgia Senate GE:David Perdue (R-inc) 44% (+3)Jon Ossoff (D) 41%@surveyusa/@11AliveNews, LV, 8/6-8https://t.co/4Je6G768GC #GAsen — Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) August 11, 2020 Here are some points on this race: * Among voters who strongly disapprove of GA Governor Brian Kemp’s response...
twitter.com/… Cook Political Report has changed its ratings on five US House races, four in the direction of the Democratic candidate. Kansas CD-2 became more likely to remain Republican after incumbent Steve Watkins-R lost his primary. Watkins was charged with voter fraud after he listed a UPS store as his official...
Monmouth University released their Iowa poll today and they confirm that it is going to be a tight race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Right now, Trump leads Biden 48-45 with 3% undecided. They polled 401 Iowa voters in on both landline and cell phones between July 30th and...
cookpolitical.com/… Cook Political Report has shifted six US Houses, five in the direction of the Democratic candidates. A week ago Cook changed ratings on five Senate seats all in the direction of the Democratic candidate, and said the Democrats are now favored to take control of the upper house this fall....
Monmouth University released their Georgia poll today. They found that both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are tied 47/47 but I wanted to bring attention to the polling in both the U.S. Senate races in Georgia: In the regularly scheduled U.S. Senate election, Republican incumbent David Perdue holds a 49%...
centerforpolitics.org/… Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball has shifted its ratings on another eight US House races. Five Republican held seats have moved toward the Democratic candidate. Two Democratic seats have gone from “Tossup” to “Lean Democrat”, and WI CD-3 has been shifted the other way from “Safe Democrat” to “Likely Democrat”. http://www.dailykos.com/… On...
In a move somewhat reminiscent of 2018’s blue wave in US House elections, Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball has shifted ratings on 10 US House away from the Republican candidates and has moved one Democratic seat in the other direction. Four of the ones shifted today are GOP seats in Texas. centerforpolitics.org/… Table 1: Crystal...
Some big news today out of Texas: x POLL RESULTS: Biden is within striking distance of Trump in Texas ð [THREAD]#txlege #2020Electionhttps://t.co/Er6Z2APRltâ Progress Texas (@ProgressTX) June 23, 2020 x In June 2018, then-Senate candidate @BetoORourke was polling 5 points behind Cruz -> https://t.co/G5o2i8Mi1o He then went on to lose by...
Received this e-mail today from Slate Magazine’s The Slurge that highlights seven U.S. Senate races to keep your eye one: 1. Kentucky The national Democratic establishment gets its way in Senate primaries. It’s a rule. Democratic primary voters aren’t like Republicans. When Republican voters hear that Mitch McConnell has recruited...
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT): I am writing to you today to ask if you can contribute to some excellent candidates running for state legislatures. But first, I would like to take a moment to say why your support is so...
Received this e-mail today from Slate Magazine’s The Surge where they list the seven top U.S. Senate races that could help the Democrats win a Majority: 1. North Carolina Let’s get the math out of the way. The current, Republican-led Senate composition is 53 to 47. That means Democrats need...
UPDATE: Due to the confusing numbers in the Tweet, the poll does show Biden winning nationally but gives Trump a two point lead in the swing states. I have changed the title to better suit it. Apologies again. Some more polling news: x Presidential Polling (AZ, FL, MI, NC, PA,...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA): 2020 is the most important election of our lives. We need to win back the White House — but we can’t stop there. To put people first as we work through this crisis — and to make big, structural...
The Hill has identified these four Senate races that could lead to Democrats winning a Senate Majority: Democrats are racing to broaden their path to the Senate majority in November, while Republicans are spending heavily in an effort to hold their control over the chamber. With 200 days to go...
Newsweek has a great piece about the battle for the U.S. Senate and which races to keep an eye on: The eyes of voters may be focused on the 2020 presidential election, but a handful of Senate races are likely to be just as competitive, expensive and contentious. Right now,...
insideelections.com/… The nonpartisan site Inside Elections has made 12 changes in its ratings for 2020 US House elections, all but one in favor of Democrats. Most of the districts are in the Midwest, two in Iowa, two in Illinois, and three in Minnesota. The Midwest has most of the swing...
insideelections.com/… The nonpartisan site Inside Elections has made 12 changes in its ratings for 2020 US House elections, all but one in favor of Democrats. Most of the districts are in the Midwest, two in Iowa, two in Illinois, and three in Minnesota. The Midwest has most of the swing...