With the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the importance of who controls the Senate has suddenly become as important as who wins the Presidential election. I haven’t done any analysis on these races since last year, so needless to say, some stuff has changed from my last map update. I’m going to give a detailed …
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9 weeks out: Where the Presidential race stands
We’ve witnessed nothing short of pure insanity over the past 5 months, and the nation stands more divided than any time in at least the past 50 years. Yet in spite of what can be described as nothing short of continual propaganda, the state of the Presidential race is… virtually the same as it was …
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Trump V. Biden
Well, it’s official. With Bernie Sanders withdrawing from the race today, Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee. With that, comes a few tweaks to my Electoral College prediction map, though despite an entire impeachment process, a Democratic nomination process, and now a pandemic, the map hasn’t changed drastically. Colorado: The mile high state has …
Ratings Change: U.S. House shifts right.
As the impeachment inquiry now heads to the Senate, it’s effect on House Democrats has left their modest majority in a much weaker position than they were just a month ago. This combined with Trump’s soaring numbers in swing states (even leading in seemingly blue-trending Virginia) has prompted me to make a slew of ratings …
The National landscape moves largely in favor of the GOP: ratings changes
Impeachment is rarely politically advantageous (ask Newt Gingrich), and the 2019 impeachment probe is shaping up to be no exception as the electoral landscape is dimming for Democrats, and looking stronger than ever for Donald Trump and the GOP. The House: Despite a slew of GOP retirements in 2019, with 31 Democratic incumbents in districts …
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America’s Most Powerful Religion: The Church of the Mainstream Media
For those who watched the impeachment inquiry in its entirety today, it’s undeniable that House Republicans led by Jim Jordan (R-OH) wiped the floor with the Democratic Caucus and House Chairman Adam Schiff. Jordan early on laid out that Democrats “star witnesses” had absolutely no first hand accounts of any of the information constantly perpetuated …
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Takeaways from election night 2019
Asian Americans played a key role in bringing down Washington’s affirmative action referendum
Ratings Change: CA-25
Freshman representative Katie Hill’s short lived political career came to an abrupt end over the weekend as reports came out (ones she later confirmed) that she engaged in sexual relations with at least 2 paid staff members while still married to her now ex-husband over the 2018 campaign cycle. Her exit from congress leaves an …
3 Takeaways from Canada’s election
Justin Trudeau limped to the finish line to secure a second term as Prime Minister of Canada, after what was an unusually bitter campaign by Canadian standards. Trudeau will however not be able to form a majority government on his own this time around, and will likely have to coalition to NDP’s Jahmeet Singh in …
Nationalism’s make or break moment: October 2019
Most will agree that the seed that germinated the rise of European nationalism stems from Angela Merkel’s decision (as well as leaders in Sweden, Netherlands, France, and Belgium) to open the doors of Europe to millions of Middle Eastern migrants in 2015 and 2016. In the U.S., it’s roots are a little more difficult to …
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