Editorial cartoonists are amazing. How they distill our crazy, infuriating news cycle and turn them into an image that packs a serious punch is beyond me. Here’s how they tackled this week’s news. Which ones strike you the most? —>
This is the season when we’re all on the lookout for House Representatives announcing that they’re retiring and not seeking re-election. But everyone’s ears perked up a bit when we learned that Republican Rep. Sean Duffy from Wisconsin was resigning,… Read More ›
Isn’t more chaos in the presidential election just what you wanted? Well, thanks to the decision by the 10th Circuit last week, that may be what we just got handed. We use the popular vote for every single political race… Read More ›
This weekend, a second Republican announced that he was running to primary Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. I thought I should tell you all how I plan to cover these challengers at Political⚡Charge. I won’t be. Nope, I won’t… Read More ›
Everyone wants to know what will happen in 2020, so election experts are looking at the information we already have to at least guess at the shape of the next election. Here are a few articles I found interesting, alarming,… Read More ›
Here’s my roundup of the best political cartoons for the week, from the nation’s most celebrated editorial cartoonists. As always, let me know which ones strike you the most in the comments! Greenland By Jim Morin, Miami Herald … Read More ›
If winning the White House is one of your goals for 2020, then winning the Electoral College is how you achieve the goal. As much as I’d prefer that we go by a national popular vote, the fact remains that… Read More ›
This is the twist that no one saw coming. What happened? The voices demanding that the Electoral College be abolished have been getting louder and louder of late, with many people preferring to go with a national popular vote to pick our presidents. That would take changing the Constitution, no easy feat. The National Popular […]
The 2010 elections were catastrophic for the Democrats. Not only did they lose the U.S. House, but they lost governorships, other state executive positions, and almost 700 state legislature seats. 2018 was the first year that we started to turn… Read More ›
I love it when Stacey Abrams is in the news because it usually means that more people become aware of the problems around voter suppression. And if they are aware, they might be more inclined to help curtail it. Modern… Read More ›
This past week, I was drawn to articles about positivity. Here are a few that I think you might enjoy as well. El Paso Shooting: Hundreds Of Strangers Come To Mourn With Widower At Wife’s Funeral You may recall that… Read More ›
Here’s my roundup of the best editorial cartoons for the week. Let me know which ones strike you the most! This Week in News By Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution By Darrin Bell, King Features syndicate By Bob Rogers… Read More ›
If winning the White House is one of your goals for 2020, then winning the Electoral College is how you achieve the goal. As much as I’d prefer that we go by a national popular vote, the fact remains that… Read More ›
There is a small but significant group of donors who are conflicted about Trump. It is a large enough group that we should look at who they are, as they could potentially sway the election. Just over 1 out of… Read More ›
With more and more stories coming out about just how much of a battleground Texas might be in 2020, I got curious about how voting rights are faring in the Lone Star State. ✦ The Texas Civil Rights Project filed… Read More ›
You’ve likely seen news coverage of various 2020 presidential candidates hanging out in Iowa. Are you wondering why they’re always there? Well, Iowa is rather important to the presidential primary process. Why? Iowa is first. Back in 1972 (after a… Read More ›
Not surprisingly, a lot was written this week about the recent mass shootings, the origins of hate, and what the country should do about it. Here are three articles that stood out to me for being really different than what… Read More ›
The nation’s best editorial cartoonists take on this week’s major news stories. Tell me which ones strike you the most in the comments. The Shootings By Pia Guerra, The New Yorker By David Fitzsimmons, The Arizona Daily Star … Read More ›
If winning the White House is one of your goals for 2020, then winning the Electoral College is how you achieve the goal. As much as I’d prefer that we go by a national popular vote, the fact remains… Read More ›
Does Trump understand what it means to lead the country? I don’t think he does. This becomes especially apparent during times of crisis. The man is incapable of thinking about anything beyond himself and his ego, and is therefore incapable… Read More ›
