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Political Calendar: Week of November 8, 2020
November 8, 2020
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more
Biden and Harris Talk to the American People For the First Time as President and Vice President Elect
November 7, 2020
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President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris spoke to the American People for the first time since the calling of the 2020 Presidential Race. Please click on the link below to watch the speeches. The themes both emphasized were: Healing. Saving the Soul of the Nation and Protecting Democracy. Inclusion and a place at … Read more
Trump: You’ll Have To Drag Me Kicking And Screaming From The White House
November 7, 2020
If you haven’t figured out by now that Donald Trump is totally delusional, this ought to convince you. Bess Levin reports at Vanity Fair, It Sure Sounds Like Trump May Barricade Himself In The Oval Office And Refuse To Come Out If Biden Wins: [A]s you’ve probably heard, Donald Trump is taking it as well … Read more
Biden Victorious: 270+ and Still Counting
November 7, 2020
This post has been hanging out in drafts for almost 3 days. But now this thing is over except the whining. And the rioting. And the lawsuits. And the right-wing terrorism. To paraphrase the famous exchange between a wag and Ben Franklin: “It’s a Biden Presidency. If you can keep it.” We can’t relax, … Read more
Initial Statements from President Elect Biden and Vice President Elect Harris
November 7, 2020
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President-Elect Biden has issued a statement after the calling of victory for the Biden/Harris Ticket. On social media, Mr. Biden wrote: “America, I’m honored that you have chosen me to lead our great country. The work ahead of us will be hard, but I promise you this: I will be a President for all Americans … Read more
CNN and NBC PROJECTS BIDEN WINS THE PRESIDENCY
November 7, 2020
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CNN and NBC have declared Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 Presidential Election. To quote the late former President Gerald Ford “Our long national nightmare is over.” Donald Trump, You’re Fired. Congratulations President-Elect Joe Biden. Congratulations to the first Woman and African/Indian American Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. In Arizona, Joe Biden continued to lead … Read more
270 Trump vs Biden
November 6, 2020
Falling behind in the 2020 Presidential Election Trump wonders how this could happen to him. Never mind that he told his supporters not to use mail in ballots. Or that fact that he has been creating a divide within his own party not just the nation. How about the fact that he has done nothing … Read more
For Many Trump Supporters It’s Not the Racism, It’s the Economic Nationalism
November 6, 2020
I’m reading and hearing so much shock and recrimination in the media about why Trump did so well, despite being manifestly terrible as a President and human being. The main theme seems to be that half of America is racist, stupid, knuckle-dragging, brain-washed, contemptible, and deserving only of our disdain, hatred and public shunning. I, … Read more
