Archives in Category: 2024 Election

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Time Out

This is the last weekend before the Donnie and Mikey Show airs in Washington on Noon on Monday. I for one will not be watching. In fact, I am going to enjoy

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Irony

Four years ago today then-President Trump stood by while thousands of followers stormed the Capital to protest the certification of the election that had voted him out of office. Records show that

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Person of the Year

We all know who Time’s Person of the Year is; not that it’s a big deal anymore given the magazine’s lackluster reputation. But it did make me wonder if becoming the president-elect was an automatic “in” for the title. It

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Midway Point

It’s the middle of November, and I’m still in search of 15,000 words. I’ve got a good start, but it’s going more slowly than anticipated. Still, with two full weeks to go, there’s ample time to sprint to the finish

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Rear View Mirror

Three days ago I mentioned that I have covered election seasons on this website since 2004, and I provided a blog from that year. This morning I took my mail-in ballot directly to the township hall – not because I

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Out of the Weeds

In the past few weeks, many Republicans who were involved as members of  President Trump’s Cabinet, his Situation Room, or other prominent positions in the administration have gone on record as saying he is now unfit for office.

Today, it

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Two Weeks to Go

Election Day is two weeks away, although early voting has begun in many places.  For the record, the first national election I covered in this blog was in 2004, exactly twenty years ago. If you want to read those blogs

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Four Letter Words

I am not particularly offended by four letter words, even those words with five letters. Or six. At the same time, I think the people who use them demonstrate a certain mentality that lacks creative thinking. Unless the situation is

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It’s Not Over Till It’s Over

Just this morning it occurred to me that the current hurricane season is wreaking havoc not only on parts of our country but also on the election process. And all the while the MAGAs are saying climate control is a

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Four Weeks to Go

I can’t wait for the election to be over; at the same time, I’m afraid of the outcome. All pundits and opinionators and forecasters say it will be close. Which means we will still be a country divided. It won’t

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