“The Republican Myth: Donald Trump and his supporters are Eliot Ness and the Untouchables, fighting valiantly (but ultimately unsuccessfully) to take down Al Capone and the Deep State Gang. The Democratic Myth: Joe Biden and his supporters are Frank J. Wilson and the Bureau of Internal Revenue, actually […]
Krystal and Saager are always hoping to be able to unite the working class around “populist” (welfarist and trade protectionist) issues. I don’t think that will happen. The culture war divisions are so deeply entrenched that there is no buying anyone’s way around them. Class divisions will become […]
The most important part of this is the evidence that the candidate that raises the most money is no longer the guaranteed winner. What I think that means is that cultural, ideology, and socioeconomic divisions are so wide that politicians can’t simply buy their way around these anymore. […]
It makes perfect sense that as US society becomes more diverse and integrated, more members of minority communities would regard civil rights/discrimination issues as less immediate concerns, and become more concerned about other issues related to the economy, culture/social mores/religion, environment, education, foreign policy, etc.
Here it comes. At present, it looks like Dementia Man may win with literally the minimum number of electoral votes allowed. Orange Man is not likely to go away quietly. By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Democrat Joe Biden inched closer to the 270 Electoral […]
By Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post Not for generations has there been such a profound division in the US and question about whether the country will come out of this unscathed. The boarded-up stores in Washington and several other US cities, along with the fear of election violence […]
It goes without saying that FOX will blame any election-related violence on the “left” while the rest of the media will blame Trumpists and the “far-right.” And they will all probably be right. FOX News The Oregon National Guard was activated in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday night in […]
The “You Cheated!” Olympics are starting. By Mike Baker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Simon Romero, New York Times PORTLAND, Ore. — Calling on election officials to “count every vote,” protesters marched through the streets of several American cities on Wednesday in response to President Trump’s aggressive effort to challenge […]
Notice that this is what left and liberal media is worried about when a ruling class unity regime that will be the Obama and Bush regimes rolled into one is six electoral votes from taking power. A lot of Trumpists and others further to the right are obviously […]
Most of these numbers are predictable, but the category to really look at is education levels and the relationship between the managerial/new clerical classes and the Democraps. Of course, the super-rich (the ones who actually pull the strings) are too small in number to show up in these […]
I found this on a social media site and thought it was interesting. I can’t say any of this is “wrong” (for one thing, it’s based on a single person’s observations and experiences). The only criticism I would have is that it underestimates the dangers of authoritarian leftism […]
By Mark Crispin Miller In a genuinely democratic country, where the will of the electorate is sacrosanct, there would be no rush to call a close, contested presidential race, especially one using new mail-in ballot systems nationwide. Rather, there would be a comprehensive, thorough and (somehow) impartial forensic […]
“Half-right — 49 out of 50 voters chose one of TWO sociopaths.” – Thomas L. Knapp By Tom Nichols, The Atlantic The moment every Donald Trump opponent has been waiting for is at hand: Joe Biden seems to be taking the lead. So why am I not happy? […]
Whether Trump is reelected or not, the main lesson I take from both 2016 or 2020 is this. Between all Trump voters, all third-party voters, and all non-voters (my people), a supermajority of Americans said to the ruling class, “No matter how fraudulent, malevolent, or incompetent the supposed […]
But how many of these folks really take this shit seriously and how many just don’t want to be left out of all the hype? By Rani Molla, Vox The early voter turnout rate for the 2020 election reached a record high, and it looks like total turnout […]
As of this posting, it looks like Biden may win with literally the minimum 270 required electoral votes. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti host Hill TV’s continuing live election coverage.
Are Latinos slowly becoming the new “white ethnics” from the Nixon and Reagan eras? Fmr Bernie Sanders Senior Advisor, Chuck Rocha, shares his thoughts on the election and what we should expect going forward.
Team Rising discusses the election results so far and shares their thoughts on what lessons were learned by the left and right.
Team Rising reacts to media coverage of the Presidential election. They also give their take on “bad polling.
More John Wayne Gacy than Ted Bundy. By Caitlin Johnstone Waiting for the results of the US presidential election is like waiting to find out if you’re going to get hit by the mugger with the bat or the mugger with the crow bar. Dave Calhoun, CEO of […]
By Caitlin Johnstone Any violence arising from the US election or its aftermath will only benefit the powerful, will be used to justify authoritarian agendas which serve the powerful, and will in all probability have been instigated by the powerful. There are plenty of arguments to be made […]
By Rod Dreher, The American Conservative Well, I just returned from voting. Got up early to get to the polls when they opened at six a.m. Arrived a bit late — 6:20 — and there was already a long line. This was good, because it gave me more […]
By Angelo Codevilla, Claremont Review of Books On September 11, 2001, United Airlines Flight 93’s passengers defied armed hijackers and fought to take over the cockpit regardless of danger or odds because they realized that certain death was the alternative. Michael Anton’s 2016 essay “The Flight 93 Election,” […]
More like the “role of the jerkers’ movement.” Of course, that would indeed make them the natural counterpart to the anti-fapper Proud Bitches. By Alejandro Reuss, Labor Notes “It can’t happen here.” That is the complacent mantra that a society with long-standing “democratic” institutions couldn’t possibly succumb to […]
By Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic Casting a ballot by Election Day is just the first thing Americans have to worry about. What if President Donald Trump and his allies stop the counting of ballots, or delay vote certification until Republican state legislatures can play hanky-panky with the electors? […]
By William S. Lind, Traditional Right The last time America faced an election where two incompatible cultures contended was 1860. Then, the face-off was between the industrial culture of the North and the agri-culture of the South (as Wendell Berry reminds us, agriculture is culture). The result was […]
By Randall G. Holcombe, The Independent Institute A romantic view of democracy is that it gives citizens control over their governments. Citizens decide who holds power, and if those who are elected do not carry out the will of the voters, democratic elections provide the mechanism to replace […]
This reminds me of when I was a teenager and rowdy fans would gather outside of venues where sports events, pro-wrestling matches, monster truck exhibitions, or rock concerts were about to begin. By Rick Rojas, Jennifer Steinhauer and Emma G. Fitzsimmons. New York Times Vehicles with Trump flags […]
Saagar Enjeti reveals his predictions for Tuesday’s election.
The most interesting part of this is Krystal’s discussion of how the neocons are planning to put Liz Cheney forward as their new “leader” and how the neocons have colonized both parties. And at one point Krystal admits that politics is now just “pro-wrestling style entertainment.” Krystal Ball […]
According to the data cited in this, “education” (which is really just a euphemism for social class) is becoming a greater fault line than race and gender. Who would’ve thought? Journalist, Zaid Jilani, weighs in on analysis of pre-election polls that show “Joe Biden gains among white voters […]
Anyone who knows the first thing about American history from 1607 to about 1975 knows that “our nation” has survived far, far, far worse than anything that is going on now.
Nothing like stating the obvious. By Alexandra Boutri, Truthout With just a few days until what is widely regarded as the most important national election in recent U.S. history, voters remain divided and polarized over what should be essentially the future of the country. Issues over racism, immigration, […]
By Keith Preston I do not intend to vote in the 2020 election. I have not voted in a presidential election since I cast a ballot for the Libertarian Party’s Andre Marrou in 1992. Nor have I participated in any election since voting to re-elect Lyndon Baines Johnson’s […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley It’s early November in the dark heart of my Rust Belt swing state and I am getting dangerously close to the end of a very short rope. Or maybe it’s a lit fuse. Attached to a dangerously explosive […]
A somewhat interesting critique of Trump from a pro-ruling class perspective. The main issue is that he is perceived as weakening the foundations of globalization. To the degree that is true at all, I’d argue he is just shifting focus to other ruling class factions, the old bourgeois […]
This is a pretty good take-down of the Frumist-Kristolite faction of the neocons, which has successfully colonized the Democrats and co-opted virtually the entirety of the US “left,” but what this author is missing is the degree to which the neocons have embedded themselves in Trumpism. Perhaps there […]
What is most fascinating about all of this is that it’s all make-believe. There are no existential issues involved, just pretend ones. It’s like the Zimbardo prison experiment where the participants started thinking they were guards/inmates in a real prison, or a group of cosplayers who forget that […]
Coleman makes his case for Dementia Man. I’m certainly not sold, but it’s as good a case as any. Meanwhile, the only possible case for Trump would be that he’s a chaos agent.
From a post on social media. “Joe Biden is signaling that he’s going to pack his cabinet with Wall St. vulture capitalists, corporate Republicans, and neocon-lite hawks, and essentially no solid economic or foreign policy progressives. Gotta laugh, Bernie sabotaged his own campaign and threw all in with […]
Don’t fall for the swindle.
The late David Graeber on “centrist” extremism vs. faux populism.
Michael Moore sounds like he is seriously losing his marbles.
Krystal Ball lays out the “best case” for another four years of Donald Trump.
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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