Tag Archives: Joe Biden
President-elect Biden (a few historic tidbits)
As everyone on earth knows by now, Joe Biden has won the election and will be the 46th president of the United States. Pennsylvania became the deciding state. He is on track to winning 306 electoral votes, if he ultimately … Continue reading →
Fox News challenges Trump’s lie about Biden and his police platform
In an interview with Fox New’s Chris Wallace, Trump made a false claim about Biden, saying: “It’s really because they want to defund the police, and Biden wants to defund the police.” “No, sir, he does not,” Wallace countered. Trump … Continue reading →
Trump tries again to abolish Obamacare – in the middle of a pandemic
With the presidential election just months away, Trump had the Justice Department ask the Supreme Court on Thursday to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, the health care law that enables millions of Americans to get insurance coverage and that remains … Continue reading →
October Democratic Debate: A better night for Biden than for Warren
Warren received blows from all around for her continued vagueness on how to pay for her Medicare for All plan, lack of details, what it would mean for people like union workers who like their current plans, and not really … Continue reading →
Warren and Biden – thoughts on where things are
I’m not very good at predicting presidential winners. When I was working on the McGovern campaign in NYC as a teenager, I was shocked he didn’t win. After all, everybody I knew in the city was for him except for … Continue reading →
Possible 2nd whistleblower. And what does Sanders’ hospitalization mean for the Democratic primary?
Whistleblower Update A second intelligence official who was alarmed by Trump’s dealings with Ukraine is weighing whether to file his own formal whistle-blower complaint and testify to Congress, according to two people briefed on the matter. The official has more … Continue reading →
The Trump-Ukraine whistleblower scandal and how Trump is trying to twist it in a dangerous way
As has been well reported in the media, Trump has asked, encouraged or demanded that the leader of a foreign government undertake an investigation designed to produce information that could damage a potential 2020 campaign rival, Joe Biden. The contents … Continue reading →
Will it be Uncle Joe and Mayor Pete?
Strange premonition today: It could be Biden / Buttigieg. Think about it: Buttigieg come out with his “Medicare for all who want it” plan which is almost verbatim the same as Biden’s public option plan. Buttigieg at the same time … Continue reading →
A Biden-Warren ticket?
‘It’s too late in the game to keep saying it’s too early.’ Philippe Reines, former Hillary Clinton advisor For all practical purposes, it’s fair to say the Democratic race has come down to Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders. … Continue reading →