AdChoices The 11,000 Votes That Haunt Michigan Democrats Edward-Isaac Dovere The Atlantic magazine Oct. 27, 2020 In 2016, Donald Trump won Michigan by the narrowest margin of any state—10,704 votes. © Jim Watson / AFP / Getty “There are 11,000 more votes in Detroit,” Garlin Gilchrist told himself that night. “There are 11,000 Black men […]
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AUSTRALIA GETS IT RIGHT: ‘DOWN UNDER’ GETS WHAT’S GOING ON BETTER THAN WE DO
From The Sydney Morning Herald: Seven reasons this year’s US election is not a repeat of 2016 By Matthew Knott The Sydney Morning Herald Oct. 27, 2020first published at 2.23pm Washington: With just nine days remaining until the US presidential election, Democratic nominee Joe Biden continues to lead President Donald Trump by significant margins in […]
IS DONALD TRUMP ‘TOO OBNOXIOUS’ TO WIN MICHIGAN AGAIN?
Yes, according to Bill Ballenger, publisher of The Ballenger Report. Ballenger and three other pundits were quizzed by Michigan Information & Research Service (MIRS) on Monday, Oct. 19, as to how they felt about various hot button issues with two weeks left until the Nov. 3 general election. Here are the questions and Ballenger’s answers: […]
WHY IS EVERYBODY MAD AT SWEDEN?
Opinion The better Sweden does on the Coronavirus, the angrier everyone gets by Dan Hannan, Contributor | Member, European Parliament, 1999-2020 October 13, 2020 My columns on Sweden’s laissez-faire approach to the Coronavirus always provoke an angry response. But it is striking that, the better Sweden does, the angrier its critics become. Like anti-Trumpers who […]
CAN TRUMP WIN MICHIGAN AGAIN?
Why Trump could win Michigan again Opinion by Nolan Finley CNN October 13, 2020 Detroit (CNN)There’s no way Hillary Clinton should have lost Michigan in 2016. And there’s no way Donald Trump should win it again in 2020. But Clinton did lose, and Trump could win once more. Nolan Finley That’s why Joe Biden is […]
HOW LIBERALS SEE BIDEN’S CHANCES IN MICHIGAN
What gives Biden an edge in Michigan Opinion by Nancy Kaffer CNN Oct. 13, 2020 (CNN) There’s no point dancing around it: For a lot of Michigan liberals, the most important thing any presidential candidate can do is not be Donald Trump. Trump’s 10,704-vote victory here helped him secure the presidency in 2016. It was […]
CAN MICHIGAN TEACH NORTH CAROLINA ANYTHING ABOUT ADULTERY IN A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN?
Yes. It happened back in 1976, and it may not turn out well for the Republican candidate running against the cheating Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate. Four decades ago, it didn’t really matter who won the race for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan in terms of which party controlled the chamber. But […]
SUPREME COURT REBUFF — WHAT CAN WHITMER DO NOW?
Opinion: The governor no longer has unilateral control. Now what? by Michael Van Beek Mackinac Center Oct. 3, 2020 The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday rejected Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s unilateral control over the state’s response to COVID-19. The governor overstepped and acted illegally, the court said, and the state law she tried to use to […]
THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE CAN’T BE JUDGED BY METRICS
What The Debate Was All About By Sean Trende Real Clear Politics Analysis September 30, 2020 If you’re like me, you enjoy presidential debates for the memorable lines, the zingers, and watching two politicians talented enough to win the nomination of their parties debate the future of the country. If you’re like me, two other […]
SENATOR TED CRUZ COMPARES TRUMP WITH PISTONS
SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TX) COMPARES PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE WITH DETROIT PISTONS BAD BOYS by Kirkland Crawford Detroit Free Press Sept. 30, 2020 Tuesday’s presidential debate certainly was something, eh? After the first of three scheduled square offs between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, political pundits were searching for the right words to […]