I really had no intention of getting wound up over the ongoing race for the 2016 (read: next year) presidential nomination, but Patricia Murphy over at The Daily Beast has pushed one of my buttons. “Why Are Women Ditching Hillary?” asks the headline. “Earlier this year Hillary Clinton seemed to have the female vote locked down, … Continue reading I’m a woman but I still don’t like Hillary
You may or may not like Stephen Colbert or Vice President Joe Biden. But this interview Thursday night on Colbert’s late night show was unlike anything I’ve ever seen or expected on late night. It ended with us not knowing yet whether Biden will decide to run for president (and I certainly understand that), but … Continue reading Biden, Colbert share emotional late-night interview
From the Dallas Morning News. Clinton and Bush word clouds also available. Original numbers from Quinnipiac survey of 1,500 people. Simplified breakdown on Business Insider. Continue reading Guess who
I’ve long been an advocate of writing to one’s representatives in Congress to express one’s opinions on various issues. I realize it probably takes mountains of mail to make a difference, or even to be heard. And I understand that most letters aren’t read, they’re just tallied as pro or con by staffers. Still, I sometimes … Continue reading New way to write to Congress … if you care
This eye-popping, mind-numbing interactive graphic is from Real Clear Politics and depicts the chaos that has been the race for the GOP 2016 presidential nomination. On the RCP site, the vertical bar with the candidates’ names can be moved back and forth across the chart (from July 23, 2013, to June 14, 2015), illustrating the changing positions … Continue reading Popcorn politics
