1932, landslide Roosevelt 462, other guy 59 1936, landslide Roosevelt 523, other guy 8 1940, landslide Roosevelt 449, other guy 82 1944, landslide Roosevelt 432, other guy 99 1948, Truman 303, other guys 189, 38 1952, landslide Eisenhower 442, other guy, 89 1956, landslide Eisenhower 457, other […]
Election / President Trump
Voting for a third party candidate or not voting at all
Below (way below) is an article about voting for a third party… If I can find my voice (I.e., the words) in the next week or so, I’ll chime in as well with my own thoughts regarding how voting for a third party doesn’t accomplish anything, other than to help elect that person whom you […]
NPR story about Republican leaders not attending their own convention
This, to me, is a very interesting story (the attached NPR story). Apparently there is something “important” going on, in the city of Cleveland, Ohio this week. Some sort of “convention”. No, I don’t think it’s the Model Railroading convention. Nor, is it “ComicCon”. I wonder which convention it is? Uh. Is it the “Keystone […]
Commentary on what qualifies a person to be president?
The following is a commentary I wrote last night as a response to a friend’s post, and I thought I would share here as well. The topic was “trusting (or not trusting) so-and-so candidate”. The version below has been edited and expanded on, with additional thoughts. Not any one politician/candidate can satisfy all 200 million […]
CNN Video – Clinton and Warren?
CNN – Elizabeth Warren This would be an awesome ticket – two HIGHLY intelligent people, both of whom are leaders, both of whom are articulate as well as coherent when speaking in public and/or during interviews. We need intelligent people, visionary people, true leaders (such as these two) who can articulate their vision, their plan, […]
