Now that we have a Dem candidate to run against Donald the Orange in November….most people are happy either they think someone can beat Donald or vice versa…..
The polls are looking good for Biden…..
… former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, holds a big lead over President Trump in national surveys — about 10 percentage points …
Biden Has A Historically Large Lead Over Trump, But It Could Disappear
And some say he is on the rise in battleground states…..
The polls in battleground states are getting worse for President Trump.
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is pulling away in four of the six core battlegrounds that represent each candidate’s likeliest path to the White House.
States that did not begin the cycle as competitive — Iowa and Ohio — are suddenly too close for comfort for Republicans. Trump and Biden are also running neck and neck in Texas and Georgia, two states that Democrats have long dreamed of turning blue.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/504790-where-things-stand-in-13-battleground-states
And the peasants dance!
All polls show Biden slamming the president at this time…..which for some is excellent news….but you guys know me I gotta look beyond that silver lining……
Voter registration, thanks to the pandemic and the tactics of the GOP and way down……
The spring of a presidential election year is often a busy time for adding new voters to the rolls, and a recent report from the Center for Election Innovation and Research, a nonprofit organization that aims to improve voter turnout and election security, shows registration numbers were even stronger in early 2020 than early 2016. But things changed dramatically in March, at least in the 12 places where FiveThirtyEight or CEIR were able to obtain data on new voters, a category that includes first-time voters, voters who recently moved to the state and, in some states (Texas, for example) even voters who moved between counties in the state.1
Consider Florida, for example, where 109,859 new voters registered in February of this year, compared to 87,351 registrants in February of 2016. But in April 2020, only 21,031 new voters registered, compared with 52,508 in 2016. The same pattern holds in 10 other states, plus Washington, D.C.: Each one registered fewer new voters in April 2020 than in April 2016, including in states where online voter registration is available.
Voter Registrations Are Way, Way Down During The Pandemic
We are still 4 months away from voting….so a lot can happen in those months to change the dynamics.
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“lego ergo scribo”
‘A lot can happen in those months’.
Exactly right, much too soon to forecast the outcome.
Best wishes, Pete.
And yet the “polls” tell a tale….that too many people believe…..chuq
The registration is troubling, no doubt. The pandemic throws a nasty wrench in this. Trump and Barr are desperately trying to suppress absentee voting, but I don’t see that tactic working. The suppression of the absentee vote has a strong potential of backfiring on the G.O.P. Senior citizens make up a significant portion of the G.O.P voting block and a significant portion of absentee voters. Seniors are very protective of their rights and they have a powerful lobby on their behalf.
But will they keep him in the running? chuq
He’s more sane than Trump, but I still can’t cast a vote for him based on his positions on several key issues.
My feelings exactly chuq
People should have learned from 2016 that polls are untrustworthy. Voting registration, the debates, the inevitable “October Surprises,” all factor in. I’m getting worried as Trump gets more and more desperate, that he’ll do whatever he needs to do to steal the election.
But the media is feeding the stories with their constant polls and analysis….
Kim I saw this story yesterday and wanted to ask you if there is anything else to it……https://www.al.com/news/2020/07/tuscaloosa-students-held-parties-bet-on-who-got-coronavirus-first.html
I know. I wish they’d stop. And yep. That story is true. This week’s Family Fridays post is up and I talk about it there.
Okay thanx I will check it out…..chuq
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