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Mail-in or polling place voting? The choice carries both political and a-political messages
As the election results came in, I was initially anxious. After a while, though, I found my mood shifting to the way I watch a football game — a very very very long game with many many many overtime periods. … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, political campaigns, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights
Tagged "libertarian", "What's The Matter With Kansas?", COVID, Election Day, Thomas Frank, Trump, Trump rallies, Trump voters, vote by mail, voting
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Exhausted and incoherent….
…I thank you, gods of journalism, for Gail Collins who, in her NYT column today, “Well, That Was Scary,” said what I would have been thinking if I’d been able to think: The cosmic [question] has been with us for … Continue reading
Posted in political campaigns, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights
Tagged Gail Collins, presidential election, Trump
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“Land doesn’t vote. People do.”
The next time someone who voted for Trump tries to explain why by saying, “Most of the country is red,” show him this. Great quote and accurate, powerful map images:
Posted in political campaigns, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged blue states, red states, voting rights
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