So we won’t know for sure until all demographic data is released on the 2020 election, but it sure looks like Trump didn’t do so hot with senior citizens this election cycle…or at least not for a Republican candidate. While the media has focused myopically on why Trump did even slightly better with minority voters…
Category: Larger Editorials
When Will American Conservatives Take Climate Crisis Seriously? Or Embrace Renewable Energy?
On a message board that I frequent, someone asked “What are some things that European conservatives do better than American conservatives?” I scanned through about 10 answers, and have (so far) not seen anyone mention the environment, pollution, and renewable energy—and that might tell you something about how conservatives in America think on this issue….
The Election Wasn’t a Blowout but it Still Proved People Hate Trump
“Damn, how did Trump get more votes than last time? How did he do so well?” I’m not sure an incumbent President losing by the biggest margin since Herbert Hoover is really “doing well” by any objective measure, but I understand the sentiment: how did so many people vote for an impeached, incompetent, traitorous criminal…
15 Reasons Al Gore in 2000 and Trump Today are NOT the Same Thing
Every conservative right now “Well, Trump is just using all his legal options. It took Al Gore 38 days to concede. There’s no difference.” These Al Gore comparisons are dead wrong for so many reasons… 1. The vote in Florida truly was less than a 1,000 vote difference and at one point only 537 votes….
Why Do People in Rural Areas Vote Republican?
Unlike most of the pundits and political writers who get paid to talk about the “white working class” and/or red states, I’m actually from a rural area in a red state and feel uniquely qualified to answer the question on everyone’s minds: “Why are people in rural areas voting Republican?” 1. Because they falsely believe Democrats are…
The Power Imbalance Between Rural and Urban Areas
It’s becoming a little-talked about fact that even though big cities and blue states are supposedly “socialist,” they actually control the economy: the staggering majority of American GDP comes from blue cities and blue states. Meanwhile, Republicans that supposedly hate government are in charge of rural areas in red states who’s only real contribution to…
Are There Ever Really “Undecided” Voters?
The undecided voter is a little bit like the Loch Ness Monster: often heard of, but rarely seen. Every election cycle, we see endless appeals to that 10% that says they’re undecided (and this cycle it was closer to 3% even pretending to be). If they actually exist, they’d be enough to sway any Presidential…
5 Ways Democrats Can Still Win the Senate
Joe Biden cannot take office with a Republican majority in the Senate. If he did, he’d be the first Democratic President since Grover Cleveland in 1885 to take office without congressional control. And McConnell has already signaled that he would block Biden’s cabinet picks from all but the most centrist Democrats or even moderate Republicans….
Yep, Voting Third Party is a Wasted Vote
I don’t think that many people are going to throw their vote away this cycle. Partially, because “Libertarian Party” candidate Gary Johnson only got votes because sexists didn’t want to vote for Hillary Clinton over Trump…and this year’s Libertarian Party nominee is Jo Jorgensen, a woman. And if you’re going to vote for an old…
OF COURSE Trump is a Chinese Asset too, and not Just a Russian One
Trump’s base “Well, maybe Trump has ties to Russia, but he’s tougher on China!” First off, it’s amazing that so many Republican voters are perfectly fine with Trump being a Russian asset–but maybe that’s because they’ve swallowed the Steve Bannon fallacy that since Russia is majority white (supremacist) and Christian, they can be the next…
Today’s SCOTUS Doesn’t Reflect America. Why that’s a Huge Problem
Most rational people: “Today’s SCOTUS is not even remotely reflective of the United States of America, is that a problem?” Conservative white male Heritage Foundation Horde: “Not at all!” But, of course, it is… To be honest, I don’t see that many people other than fanatical conservatives who really pay attention to judge races. However,…
Senate Republicans Only Rammed Through “Handmaid’s Tale” Because They Know They’re Going to Lose
“Will ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ getting rammed through the SCOTUS be bad for Republican Senators?” …Oh yes… Conservative voters have already gotten the thing they most want—so it de-incentivizes them to vote (especially if they happen to live in one of those Georgia/Texas districts with 10 hour wait times). And especially if they know Trump is going…
Why Republicans Should NOT Vote for Trump
As a response to Joe Biden’s staggering number of endorsements from Republicans (including some from people that worked in the Trump White House), I sometimes see questions from Republicans asking “Why are so many prominent Republicans not voting for Trump?” For Republicans, voting for Trump should be about as appealing as injecting bleach (also, Trump’s…