Trump's team is making no pretense that Trump is the choice of a majority of voters-- Biden is ahead by almost 6 million votes. Rather, they are trying to game the Electoral College.
November 20, 2020There were pretty strong hints that Republicans were disinterested in continuing the CARES Act’s Federal Reserve lending facilities after it technically expires at the end of the year. The deadline could be extended, but Treasury would have to agree to the terms. And yesterday, Steve Mnuchin pulled the plug.
November 19, 2020There’s no ambiguity over what to do, but McConnell holds the key to actually doing it.
November 19, 2020November 18, 2020 Today marks a grim milestone. The official count of Americans dead of coronavirus has topped a quarter of a million. 250,000 Americans, lost. Governors, including some Republicans previously opposed to ordering measures to stop the spread of the virus, are now issuing mandatory mask requirements. New York City has reached a 3% positivity rate; schools there have closed, and will go entirely on-line tomorrow. That rate is far below that of the regions ...
November 18, 2020The summer of unrest sharpens the nation’s attention to issues of racial justice.
November 18, 2020Without a practical plan for revising the Constitution, Democrats will be condemned to play by rigged rules.
November 17, 2020Partisan suspicions shadow hand count of every ballot in most populous county
November 17, 2020President-Elect Joe Biden is now 5.6 million votes ahead of Trump in the popular vote, with 50.9% of the vote to Trump’s 47.3%. And yet, Trump continues to maintain he won the election.
November 16, 2020Moderate and progressive Democrats broadly agree on all of these policies. Biden has no excuse not to enact them.
