Wednesday, November 06, 2024
Tuesday, November 05, 2024
How Is This Election Even Close?
The following is a small part of a post by Robert Reich:
These are the most stressful and nerve-wracking days I can recall. I vacillate between optimism and fear, hope and dread.
I don’t recall an election in which the two candidates represent such opposite poles of the American character.
Harris is the rule of law; Trump, lawlessness. Harris, inclusion; Trump, exclusion. Harris, decency; Trump, loathsomeness. Harris, the American Dream; Trump, the American nightmare.
Harris wants the best for the country; Trump wants the best only for himself.
I don’t need to go on. You know all this. The question is why doesn’t everyone else? That almost half of America appears willing to vote for Trump is itself shocking.
Most Say Harris Will Benefit Working/Middle Classes - Trump Only The Rich
Most Americans ARE Better Off Than Four Years Ago
The GOP is once again trying the old line "Are you better off than four years ago?". I don't think it's working this time. Four years ago we were in the midst of a pandemic with thousands of people dying each week.
But even if we disregard the pandemic, things are better for most people. Yes, there has been inflation, but wages are up for most ahead of inflation.
The only people whose wages are not up are the minimum wage workers, who continue to work for poverty wages. But that's not the fault of Democrats. The Biden/Harris administration tried to raise the minimum wage to a decent level. They were blocked by Republicans who want to keep the minimum wage at $7.25 an hour.
The economy could be made fairer (and Democrats would like to do that), but the economy is strong - stronger than in any other nation (including the developed democratic nations).
Trump claims he would be better for the economy, but most economists agree that his tariffs and tax cuts for the rich would make the economy worse - not better.
Monday, November 04, 2024
Please Vote - It Matters!
Regular readers of this blog will know that I post a lot of polls. I like polls, and I believe they can give us a clue about what is happening in this country.
But polls are not infallible. They can be wrong in a number of ways - and no one should take them as a good predictor of the future.
One thing polls can never do is determine the winners and losers of an election. Only voters can do that.
So, I urge all my readers to vote in this election - no matter who you support.
Many polls are predicting a very close election. While your vote always matters, if the polls are right it could matter even more in this election.
If your vote helps a candidate to win, that's great. If it doesn't, it still gives you an earned right to complain until the next election.
Please vote. It's your duty as a citizen of a democracy.
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