Sunday, September 15, 2024
Harris Has The Race Lead (And Won The Debate)
The charts above are from the Data For Progress Poll -- done on September 12th and 13th of a nationwide sample of 1,283 likely voters, with a 3 point margin of error.
The Choice Is Stark For Voters In The 2024 Election
In most of the presidential elections in this century, voters have faced a choice of policies.
In Bush - Gore (2000), Bush - Kerry (2004), Obama - McCain (2008), and Obama - Romney (2012), the policies of the candidates were different. But all of the candidates, minus their policies, were fundamentally decent people.
They were people you could have an enjoyable conversation with. They were people you wouldn't mind having a drink or dinner with. They were people you wouldn't mind living next door. You might disagree with them, but they weren't bad people.
That changed in 2016, when Donald Trump became a candidate. I can understand why some people voted for him that year, because a lot of voters really didn't know that much about him.
But after his four years in office, the public came to know who he was, and most didn't like it. He exposed himself as different from past candidates - dishonest, greedy, angry, disrespectful of others, and dangerously narcissistic. And they rejected him in 2020 - choosing instead another fundamentally decent person in Joe Biden.
In 2024, voters are again faced with a stark choice. It's not a choice between fundamentally decent candidates with different policies. It's a choice between good and bad. It's a choice between decency and indecency. It's a choice between hope and fear. It's a choice between someone who thinks about others and someone who thinks only of himself.
Donald Trump has shown us who he is - and he's not a good person. Kamala Harris, whatever you might think of her policies, is a good person.
I hope voters will again reject the bad person. The presidency is too important, to this country and the world, and it requires a good and decent person to serve in the office.
It really is good versus evil. Make the right choice.
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Most people Want Supreme Court Reforms
This chart is from a survey done by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of 1,590 adults nationwide, with a 3.2 point margin of error.
Two New Polls Show Harris Lead Extended
The chart above reflects the results of the Reuters / Ipsos Poll -- done on September 11th and 12th of a nationwide sample of 1,405 registered voters, with a 3 point margin of error.
Friday, September 13, 2024
NPR / PBS NewsHour / Marist Poll Has Harris With Small Lead
The chart above reflects the results of a NPR / PBS NewsHour / Marist Poll -- done between September 3rd and 5th of a nationwide sample of 1,413 registered voters (with a 3.3 point margin of error), and 1,164 who say they will definitely vote (with a 3.6 point margin of error).
About 230,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week
The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment report on Thursday. It showed that about 230,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on September 7th. Here is the official Labor Department statement:
In the week ending September 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 230,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 227,000 to 228,000. The 4-week moving average was 230,750, an increase of 500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 230,000 to 230,250.
Trump Would NOT Make The Economy Better For Workers
I was astounded the other day when some people were questioned. Several said they thought electing Donald Trump would be better for the economy. I could understand that if those questioned were rich, but they were not. They seemed to be members of the working and/or middle classes.
Where did they get such a crazy idea? How could they think that a super-rich person who has never done anything for workers would do so in a new term? What are his policies that they think would help workers?
Although Trump has been campaigning for months, he has only revealed three things he would do for the economy: extend the tax cut he got passed when he was in office, impose heavy tariffs (between 10% and 60%) on imported goods entering the U.S., and put billionaire corporate mogul Elon Musk in charge of de-regulating corporations.
Extending his tax cuts (82% of which went to the rich) will not help anyone but the rich - and it will add trillions of dollars to the national debt. How will that help the working or middle classes?
His tariff idea would just significantly increase the price of goods in the United States. Inflation has been reduced during the term of President Biden, and it is still falling. Trump's tariffs would reverse that - increasing inflation. How will that help the working or middle classes?
And de-regulating corporations would not help. Those regulations are in place to protect workers and consumers. And the corporations don't need that de-regulation, since they are currently making record profits with the regulations in place. How would de-regulation help the working and middle classes?
The truth is that Trump's economic policies would be great for the rich, super-rich, and corporations. But it would not help anyone else. Trump's policies would actually make things worse for the bottom 90% of Americans.
Trump loves to claim the economy was better under him than under Biden. That's a lie. Real GDP is higher now than it was under Trump. And more jobs have been created under Biden than under Trump. Both are true even after accounting for the effect of COVID.
Don't fall for Trump's lies. The economy would NOT be better under him - it would be worse for the working and middle classes!
Thursday, September 12, 2024
U.S. Public Wants Stricter Gun Laws
The charts above reflect the results of the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between September 8th and 10th of a nationwide sample of 1,626 adults, with a 3.3 point margin of error.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
57% Say Trump Campaign Messages Not Based On Facts
The chart above reflects the results of the AP / NORC Poll -- done between July 29th and August 8th of a nationwide sample of 1,019 adults, with a 4 point margin of error.
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