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The popularity gap
Gallup released numbers this week showing that the percentage of Americans identifying themselves as Republican or Republican-leaning independents is lower than at any time since 2015. The number identifying as Democrat or Democrat-leaning is higher than it’s been since 2020, right after Biden won. Democrats hold a ten-point advantage, 49% to 39%.That almost 40% of the country could still identify…Read More
Ten million down and two votes shy
Last night, Roy Cooper squeaked by his opponents with 92% of the vote to capture the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in North Carolina. On the Republican side, more than 35% of Republican primary voters did not vote for Michael Whatley. Whatley thanked Donald Trump.There were a total of 824,798 votes in the Democratic primary for Senate and only 610,850…Read More
The threats to democracy are real
A week or so ago, I wrote a piece encouraging people to focus more on voting than on the prospects of a stolen or canceled election. I stand by that column. Large voter turnout is the best defense against attempts to rig elections.That said, the threats to our elections are real. In Georgia, the FBI raided the Fulton County Board…Read More
No permanent friends or enemies in politics
I got a lot of feedback about my last post about Thom Tillis. Both in replies and in personal emails, people took me to task. But I am going to stand by what I wrote.Most of the criticism implies that I’ve been taken in by Tillis. Many warned, “See how he votes.” I don’t expect Tillis to vote the way…Read More