Category Archives: Elections and politics

The Electoral Map If Only Millennials Had Voted – new maps based on exit polls

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Ampersand

There’s been a map floating around the internet claiming to show the election outcome if only millennials had voted; but it’s based on October polls, not on actual exit polling. “Alas” moderator and commentator Charles, understandably (if pedantically) ((As a … Continue reading →

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Which Candidate Won Working Class Voters?

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Ampersand

Rhetoric like “ Hillary was a complete non-starter for the working class“ and “given the importance of the blue collar vote“ ignores an important point – which is that not all working-class people who are white. And although I don’t … Continue reading →

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Getting ready for President Trump

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Ampersand

So I got on a plane in Texas feeling optimistic, checked the news once the plane landed in Portland, and… wow. I go offline for five hours and everything goes south. I really think I’ve had too much faith in … Continue reading →

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My Votes 2016, Part Two – Ballot Measures

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Ampersand

State Measures:

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One Portland, Oregon Resident’s Voting Ballot – Part One, Candidates

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Ampersand

Here’s how I’m voting this year…. this post list my votes for the candidates. I’ll do a follow-up post with the ballot measures. Thanks for Sydney for posing for the photo. (She did her own makeup.)

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Woman Says Bill Clinton Sexually Assaulted Her in 1980s

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Ampersand

Former TV reporter says Bill Clinton sexually assaulted her in 1980s – CBS News We’ll probably never know for certain, especially with something that took place all those years ago. And maybe new evidence will emerge which changes things. But … Continue reading →

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A President’s Character Is Less Important Than Their Policies. Also, why I’m voting for Hillary Clinton and not Jill Stein

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Ampersand

There’s been a lot of news, over the last two weeks, about Trump being a serial sexual assaulter – and although Trump now denies it, many of the accusations match up perfectly with Trump’s boasting. It’s clear that Trump is … Continue reading →

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Let’s Not Pretend Benghazi Was The Only Objection To Clinton’s Libya Policy

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Ampersand

Issac Saul, a Bernie supporter who has learned to love Hillary Clinton, writes: Perhaps Clinton’s greatest blemish on her record is the destabilizing of Libya, which led to the Benghazi diplomatic compound attack. Certainly, it was one of the career … Continue reading →

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Clinton’s Role in the Honduras Coup

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Ampersand

Postmarxed writes: Q: What did Hillary to do Honduras? As secretary of state in 2009, she helped orchestrate a coup against a center-left president there, which resulted in a wave of political killings.  LGBT activists and peasant activists in particular … Continue reading →

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“What About The Lady Macbeth Comparison?”: Decades of sexist questions asked of Hillary Clinton

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Ampersand

You could argue about if this or that individual question would be asked of a male candidate; but the overall pattern is clear.

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