Joe Biden accepted his party’s nomination for the Presidency on August 20, 2020. In a powerful speech that framed the 2020 contest as a historic mission for the “soul of America” pitting “Light versus the Dark, Hope versus Fear, Love versus Hate, Unity versus Divison, and Facts versus Fiction,” Biden pledged to be a “President … Read more
The third night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention was historic. On this day, the first Black Asian American Woman, California Senator Kamala Harris received her party’s nomination for Vice President. She and the other major speakers of the evening (2016 Popular Vote Winner Hillary Clinton, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senator Elizabeth Warren, … Read more
I like pollster Mike O’Neil’s Arizona weekly public-policy radio show out of Phoenix, “The Think Tank“. I listen via podcast often and I especially enjoyed his most recent episode in which he spoke with three Republican-leaning political consultants who all predicted Democratic victories in Arizona this general election. It’s a fairly brief show, so I … Read more
Here we go again. Elements from the fringe Trump Zone, Fox Island, and Disinfowars are dusting off the specter of birtherism in the 2020 Presidential Election. This time the target is 2020 Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee and California Senator Kamala Harris. This baseless allegation, like those against Barack Obama, fueled again by the Liar in … Read more
After receiving a joint briefing from health experts, 2020 Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential Nominees Joe Biden and Kamala Harris called for a three-month national mask mandate. Biden and Harris were briefed on: School reopenings. Distribution of a vaccine. Racial disparities with COVID 19. Continued lack of PPE equipment and testing capacity Reminding the audience … Read more