Category Archives: Voting

The Politics of Mortality

Posted on December 5, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

JAMA recently published a paper about the increase in mortality among 25-64 year olds in the U.S.–and it’s not just for white people anymore! Snark aside, it’s not good (boldface mine): Despite spending more on health care than any other … Continue reading →

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Democrats Need to Mandate Paper Ballots

Posted on December 3, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Preventing things like voter suppression via caging obviously must be a priority for Democrats if they are able to take back power*, another issue should be mandating paper ballots, whether they are scanned and audited or counted by hand (hand-marked … Continue reading →

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People Have to Like This Crap: Healthcare and Voter Turnout

Posted on November 22, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

While many people don’t vote their immediate circumstances, we shouldn’t ignore the role good policy can play in getting voters to actually show up and vote (boldface mine): Increasing voter turnout is hard. Robustly progressive, anti-Establishment campaign messages rarely do … Continue reading →

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Voters Don’t Think Linearly: The Second Choice Edition

Posted on November 20, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Sometimes, I think Joshua Holland and I are the only ones who realize that many voters don’t orient themselves linearly along some axis of political ideology. Holland notes (boldface mine): Every day, you will find opinion columns and news reports … Continue reading →

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Biden-Or-Busters Are Still a Problem

Posted on July 15, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

A few months ago, statistically illiterate people jumped on one month of polling to declare that sexist ‘Bernie-or-Busters’ who hate Elizabeth Warren were going to cost Democrats the 2020 election (full disclosure: were I to vote today, I would vote … Continue reading →

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How to Get Nice Things

Posted on June 2, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

With one simple trick: No more Generation Lead* politics, please. Show up and vote. *As in the metal, not the verb.

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Get Ready For Primary Rules Whining

Posted on February 22, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

And this time, it won’t be the Dreaded BernieBros (BOOGA! BOOGA!). See if you can find the problem (boldface mine): The DNC set rules decades ago to discourage fringe candidates from remaining in the race and to reduce the power … Continue reading →

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House Democrats Must Investigate NC’s Voting Fraud

Posted on December 3, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Notice I didn’t write voter fraud, but voting fraud. From the Great State of North Carolina (boldface mine): Allegations of voting irregularities in and around Bladen County swirled on Thursday, with the North Carolina Democratic Party calling for an official … Continue reading →

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Some Post-Election Thoughts

Posted on November 7, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Bit of a late night, and since the professional pundits are all geared up for instant analysis, here are some thoughts about tonight’s election: Democrats did better in the House than I thought, and were (possibly) true to form in … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts On Today’s Elections

Posted on November 6, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve been focused mostly on the House elections, as I still think it’s likely that the Democrats retake the House with a five to ten seat majority, and end up losing two seats in the Senate. And if you’re in … Continue reading →

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