Political Theatre category archive
Epilogue 0
Let the games antics begin continue.
Bursting the Balloon 0
Afterthought:
My friend was moved to tears of joy by press’s finally calling the Presidential election for Biden. I wasn’t.
She asked me, “Aren’t you thrilled?”
“No,” I replied. “More like relieved.”
Interregnum 0
What Donald Trump doesn’t get is that most people are worn out by all the shenanigans.
A Policy Statement 0
I find myself bemused when I see letters and columns in my local rag extolling Donald Trump’s “policies.”
The concept of policy implies concerted, rational actions towards achieving a specific purpose.
I have seen no “Trump policies” in the four years of the Trumpling.
I have seen only bigotry, blather, and blame.
Poll Watchers 0
Via SFGate comes a Washington Post article exploring a brief history of political polling in the U. S., as well as of pollsters’ history of blowing it big time in presidential elections.
And PoliticalProf offers a link to an article exploring why the polls were, as my old boss would have said, in error and why they may never be right again.
A Bananas Republic 0
I have a nagging bad feeling that I just can’t shake.
I find it hard to see this as anything other than a clumsy attempt at a coup d’etat by a weakling who’s a wannabe strong man.
WYSIWYG 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear reminds us “Trump voter” and “Republican” are synonyms. A snippet; much more at the link.
The opposite has happened because Trump stands for the same things that Republicans stand for, he just says the quiet parts out loud, and Republicans love him for it.
Gutting Out the Voting Booths 0
Grant Marek, writing at SFGate, runs the numbers. A snippet:
Compare that to Fulton County in Georgia (which includes Atlanta): There are 255 polling places for more than 1 million people, or 1 polling place for every 4,172 voters.
More numbers at the link.
