Thank God 2020 is OVER. That was my immediate reaction as I drank champagne and drank more champagne, joyously, in some kind of insane attempt to purge the memory of the grim toll of the previous 366 days of a singular, cruel leap year. The celebration was subdued but one borne of relief as fireworksContinue reading “Annus Horribilis: Good Riddance, 2020 (The Way We Survive/Thrive From Here, In 2021)”
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Predictions For Tonight
So here we are. It has all come down to this. While you continue to stress out (especially with some of the U.S. corporate cable television news media coverage) here are my predictions for the 2020 General Election. Joe Biden wins the presidency — LANDSLIDE (a total of 385 ELECTORAL VOTES or more) Biden willContinue reading “Predictions For Tonight”
The Death Cult Marches On
So what’ll it be, America? Let’s start the bidding shall we: 77,000? 160,000? 200,000? 300,000? Do I hear 500,000? One million dead people? How about ten million dead people from the racist man with the orange face over there? You know, the orange man who said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and stillContinue reading “The Death Cult Marches On”
Why The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Will Be More Like The 1932 Presidential Election, Not The 2016 Election
(Listen to The Politicrat podcast: Apple Anchor Google Spotify Soundcloud and more)Connect with The Politicrat: Facebook Blog Twitter YouTube The November 3, 2020 U.S. presidential election will look more like the presidential election of November 8, 1932, not November 8, 2016. In 1932 in the U.S. the Great Depression of the late 1920s had affected millions of Americans, ravagingContinue reading “Why The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Will Be More Like The 1932 Presidential Election, Not The 2016 Election”
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It’s So Long Bernie, But Not Farewell
Bernie Sanders stepped out of the 2020 presidential race on Wednesday at noon Eastern U.S. time, marking the end of his run for national office. An inspirational Progressive suspended his campaign, citing a near-impossible path to the Democratic presidential nomination and the challenges of a raging pandemic which has taken nearly 100,000 lives across theContinue reading “It’s So Long Bernie, But Not Farewell”
What Is The DNC Doing Right Now To Fight Trump? Little, It Seems
Not the most encouraging fightback from the man who is just about 800 delegates away from the Democratic presidential nomination. In an election year. Here’s a suggestion: all the Democrats who were presidential candidates, who fell over throwing food in the faces of each other on the debate stage over the last fewContinue reading “What Is The DNC Doing Right Now To Fight Trump? Little, It Seems”
Time To Get Behind Joe*
Some Bernie Sanders supporters are understandably upset. I’m one of them. I was among the many millions of people who worked very hard to try to get Bernie Sanders elected as the Democratic challenger to Donald Trump here in California. I am glad that those efforts paid off. The hard work did not stop thereContinue reading “Time To Get Behind Joe*”
Bernie Rolls Biden In DC
March 16, 2020 Last night Bernie Sanders scored a decisive victory over Joe Biden at the 11th Democratic presidential primary debate, before a no-audience studio in Washington D.C. Sanders, trailing Biden in the delegate count prior to Tuesday’s critical quartet of state primaries in Florida, Arizona, Illinois and Ohio (the latter is now cancelled untilContinue reading “Bernie Rolls Biden In DC”
A critical night for Bernie
If ever there was a night for Bernie Sanders to shine it is tonight. This is the debate he has always wanted: one tailored to the issues. Without the food fights. Without the noise. Without the cheerleading crowds in attendance. Now he has the debate. One on one. Bernie Sanders will debate Joe Biden later.Continue reading “A critical night for Bernie”