We really should pay attention to the stay-aways who might have given the election away. Were there more “Democrats” who stayed away because Hilary Clinton was not the best possible candidate, or were there more “Republicans” who stayed because Donald Trump was the worst possible candidate?
My comment to “Trump King of Chaos” at http://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/opinion/trump-king-of-chaos.html?comments#permid=26207463:26212200.
Also scroll down for “Quote of the day” to
“Remember no drama Obama---how I long for those days.”
ACJ, Chicago
2018-03-05
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Tuesday, March 06, 2018
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Russian collusion and Donald Trump
If you have a few hours free, read the Washington Post’s long article on Donald Trump and the Russians.
If you still have time read all the comments. This is a bit more time consuming because the Washington Post allows instant commenting. It’s great to have instant posting rather than waiting hours for arbiters to approve comments, but some people criticize others over and over again, often with insult rather than insight.
If you still have time read all the comments. This is a bit more time consuming because the Washington Post allows instant commenting. It’s great to have instant posting rather than waiting hours for arbiters to approve comments, but some people criticize others over and over again, often with insult rather than insight.
Monday, June 20, 2016
Elections are not won!
They are given away!
Today’s Star Tribune had a good example of this in an article about the 3rd Congressional District of Minnesota It was a chart in the printed edition showing voting results for the last 4 biennial elections. it is a tally of percentage votes for president, Congress, statehouse, and governor. The percentage of Democratic votes is up in Presidential election years and down in off-years.
What would the elections been like if all those stay-away Democrats had shown up? They certainly helped Republicans win.
The only way
To throw your vote away
Is to stay away.
If you don’t show up because you don’t like Hilary Clinton, you might help elect Donald Trump. Just like the stay-aways in Florida helped elect George Bush in 2000.
Today’s Star Tribune had a good example of this in an article about the 3rd Congressional District of Minnesota It was a chart in the printed edition showing voting results for the last 4 biennial elections. it is a tally of percentage votes for president, Congress, statehouse, and governor. The percentage of Democratic votes is up in Presidential election years and down in off-years.
What would the elections been like if all those stay-away Democrats had shown up? They certainly helped Republicans win.
The only way
To throw your vote away
Is to stay away.
If you don’t show up because you don’t like Hilary Clinton, you might help elect Donald Trump. Just like the stay-aways in Florida helped elect George Bush in 2000.
Thursday, October 06, 2011
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