Category Archives: Voting

Democratic Enthusiasm For The Midterms Is Fine

Posted on October 5, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

When a new Gallup poll about voter enthusiasm was released, many news organizations, which are clearly staffed by mathematically illiterate headline writers decided to go with “Republicans close the enthusiasm gap” type of headlines. This kind of peawit analysis is … Continue reading →

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Post-Election Thoughts On Initiative 77

Posted on June 22, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

So the one good piece of news from D.C.’s primary yesterday–and the winners of Democratic primary are usually the general election winners–is that Initiative 77, which will raise the minimum wage for tipped workers, including non-restaurant tipped workers, to the … Continue reading →

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Go Vote, D.C. Residents!

Posted on June 19, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Today is primary election day, which is the de facto general election in D.C., so go vote! My endorsements. Your voting location can be found here.

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D.C. Election Endorsements

Posted on June 18, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

As usual, my endorsements affect my vote (probably) and no one else’s, but there’s a D.C. primary election tomorrow–which stands in for the general in D.C., so go vote. Before I get to the candidates and Initiative 77, there’s a … Continue reading →

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In PA-18, Everything Mattered

Posted on March 16, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

After any special election victory, various people are keen to claim that their one strategy worked–or would have worked better had the candidate not followed someone else’s strategy. We’re seeing the same thing happen with Conor Lamb’s victory in Pennsylvania, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon: Time To Give Them The (Electoral) Business

Posted on January 14, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

A long time reader once remarked to me that the Democratic reaction to a strong win in 2008 was disappointing: the response should have been, as he put it, “Now it’s our turn to give them the business.” Which brings … Continue reading →

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The Fundamentalist Right Never Went Away

Posted on December 14, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

The ‘religious’ right–which is intertwined with racism–never went away: https://twitter.com/matthewjdowd/status/941004081392480256 In places like Alabama, especially in off-year elections, evangelicals are going to be a huge percentage of the white vote. If there is low turnout in other states, like the … Continue reading →

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Democrats Should Do This For Every Election

Posted on December 12, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Every single damn one (boldface mine): A judge directed Alabama election officials Monday afternoon to preserve all digital ballot images in Tuesday’s hotly contested U.S. Senate special election. An order granting a preliminary injunction was filed at 1:36 p.m. Monday … Continue reading →

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I Think Democrats Are Making A Mistake In Alabama

Posted on November 28, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

I don’t like the Democratic African-American outreach strategy for Democrat Doug Jones’ senate campaign (boldface mine): The 75-year-old retired UPS worker had come to cheer on Democrat Doug Jones in a campaign that has captured national attention. Has it also … Continue reading →

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The Path To Victory Goes Through ‘Progressive Deplorables’

Posted on November 14, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Before I get to a superb article by Briahna Joy Gray, it’s worth noting some inconvenient truths (to use a phrase) about the Democratic voting population: The most optimistic reading of this is that at least one out of five … Continue reading →

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