Category Archives: Voting

The Missing Evangelical Vote

Posted on November 11, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Or at least, the New Kids on the Voting Block diluted their power. Depressing as it is, a key political phenomenon, arguably the key political phenomenon, throughout my life has been the power white evangelicals have due to their much … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the (Preliminary) Election Results

Posted on November 9, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

In no particular order: If someone had told me that Democrats, this morning, still had a (slim) chance of holding the House, I wouldn’t have believed it. While I did think Republican seats – Democratic seat would be between five … Continue reading →

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Literacy and Voting

Posted on September 27, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m late to this very good ProPublica article about the problems illiterate voters face (boldface mine): Conservative politicians have long used harsh tactics against voters who can’t read — poor, often Black and Latino Americans who have been failed by … Continue reading →

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Election Fraud and Self-Projection

Posted on August 17, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Remember Trump Republicans–and most Republicans in practice are Trump Republicans–are always engaged in self-projection. Which brings us to two stories about Republicans illegally accessing voting machines. From the Gret Stet of Michigan (boldface mine): The election had gone smoothly, she … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Era of ‘Joe Crow’

Posted on June 6, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

This morning, West Virginia putatively Democratic Senator Joe Manchin announced that he would not support Senate Bill S1, and that he is seeking to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act through “regular order”–which would require ten Republican Senate votes. … Continue reading →

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Senate Democrats Do Not Understand the Urgency of the Moment

Posted on May 27, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve made this point before, but it bears some repetition (boldface mine): Suffice it to say, a concerted right-wing effort really is under way to limit popular democracy and suppress votes. So what are Democrats doing about it? In a … Continue reading →

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Narcissism in the Senate

Posted on May 18, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Admittedly, describing a senator as a narcissist is a relative term: none of them are possessed of low self-regard to say the least. But Ed Burmilla raises a good point about what two narcissists, West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin … Continue reading →

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Vaccine Hesitancy Among the Politically Unaffiliated

Posted on May 14, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Or perhaps it should be called ‘hesitancy.’ This, by Harry Enten, is going to sound depressingly familiar to anyone who has tried to get people to vote (boldface mine): A look at the data reveals that the vaccine hesitant group, … Continue reading →

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The Sum of All Inchoate Feelings: The Voting Suppression Edition

Posted on May 5, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

While much of the impetus behind the wave of Republican voter suppression bills is pure political cynicism, we shouldn’t neglect the role inchoate feelings play either (boldface mine): Republicans, when pressed for details on any reported fraud that would prompt … Continue reading →

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Fighting Fire with Fire When It Comes to Voter Suppression

Posted on April 21, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

So, I really don’t think Democrats should figure out how to suppress Republican voters–no one should be suppressing anyone else’s vote. But if Democrats did, that probably would force Republicans to get on board with a voting rights act–or enough … Continue reading →

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