I’m not sure I agree with this Mother Jones article’s assessment (read it here) of why Trump won the 2024 election. But it has some interesting statistics. Summary: Wealth inequality has exploded under Republican governance. To wit: “In January 1981, when Reagan took office, the h[...]
Posts Tagged ‘2024 Election’
November 6th, 2024 - 12:55 pm § in America, Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Politics, Republicans
Silver linings in the 2024 elections
Trump’s re-election delivered a shock to Democrats and liberals, but all is not lost. First, however, a couple of preliminary observations. The pollsters were right; the White House race was a 50-50 tie. It really was close; Trump got 50% to 51% in all the battleground states. It was soooo clo[...]
Calling 911? Need police? Prove you voted for Trump!
Springfield, Ohio, was the locus of a false story about legal Haitian immigrant workers stealing and eating pets. Now Springfield is in the news again, because a sheriff’s patrol commander posted on Facebook that 911 callers must prove they voted for Trump before he’ll send deputies (rea[...]
November 5th, 2024 - 1:06 am § in Politics, Republicans
Tucker Carlson says abortions cause hurricanes
He may be more right than he knows; the abortion issue could unleash a hurricane of female votes against Republican candidates. Read story here. And here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
November 5th, 2024 - 12:54 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Election 2024: How Dixville Notch voted
Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, has 6 voters, they’re first in the nation to vote, based on a tradition dating back to 1960. Registered voters: 4 Republicans, 2 Independents. For governor: Kelly Ayotte (Republican) got 5 votes, and Craig Joyce (Democrat) got 1 vote. For president: Harris got 3 [...]
November 3rd, 2024 - 1:15 am § in Donald Trump
What if Trump keeps his promises?
Some people planning to vote for Trump rationalize by saying, “Oh, he says a lot of things.” But what if he actually does them? Can we trust him not to? Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
November 3rd, 2024 - 12:55 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Video: This isn’t what “free and fair” elections look like
This isn’t exactly a campaign ad. It’s a police officer injured defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2024, speaking about that assault on our democracy. It’s a reminder of what electing someone who craves power, and doesn’t respect limits on power, could mean for our country. Ret[...]
What, exactly, is “disqualifying”?
Trump doesn’t like Liz Cheney, or her campaigning for Kamala Harris. A few days before the 2024 election he told an Arizona rally, “She’s a radical war hawk — let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? And let’s see how she feels about it, you kn[...]
Is a woman’s vote any of her husband’s business?
By now you may have heard about the Harris wink-wink campaign ad (watch it below). In the voice-over actress Julia Roberts says, “In the one place in America where women still have a right to choose, you can vote any way you want. And no one will ever know.” The Hill reports here that Republican[...]