2020 presidential election

On Sunday, Robert Reich’s column in The Guardian emphasized that we— the U.S, the world— need urgent action to defeat the would-be tyrant, but wonders of the Democrats are up to the task. He asks his readers to imagine an opposition political party in a land being taken over by an oligarchy, headed by a would-be tyrant.

Does anyone count Trump’s stunt at the DMZ for anything more than a re-election ploy? Trump couldn’t pull the wool over the eyes of the guys at Politico this time! Blake Hounshell and Dan Lippman saw right through him.

When you enter the ViciMediaGroup.com website, the first thing you see is an endorsement from Brad Parscale, Trump’s very Proud Boy-looking campaign manager (above). Yesterday, Vici Media admitted they alerted the Trump campaign, their top client, that they are creating fake web sites targetting Democrats running for their party’s nomination.

If you vote for Bernie you’re voting for the man— for his vision, honesty, integrity, good intentions and ability— at least as much s you’re voting for his specific programs. One of those programs, though, sums up what he wants to do to change the country inn a fundamental way— the 21st Century Economic Bill of Rights. The idea is to establish, once and for all that every American, regardless of his or her income in entitled to:

by NoahSometimes a newspaper makes bigger news by what they write on their editorial pages than from what they report on their news pages.

John Lewis developed cordial relationships with segregationists too— but, unlike Biden— he wasn’t working with them to stop school integration

Early this morning, around sunrise, the Washington Post published a piece by Aaron Blake, This Is Trump's Worst Poll Number-- And What It Means. "There is one poll question I keep coming back to when I think about President Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign," he wrote.

So many new polls! And they all pretty much say the same two big things, neither of which, so far out from the primaries, let alone the 2020 election day, should be taken as a sure thing:

Perception by Nancy OhanianThe thing about the Trump/Stephanopoulous interview that was so mind-boggling was how Trump admitted he would break the law to get his tiny little hands on Russian intelligence about the elections again.

The Dismantling Of American Democracy by Nancy OhanianAll these polls came out in the last few days showing both Bernie and Biden beating Trump in 2020 match-ups. Tuesday's Quinnipiac poll showed virtually everyone beating Trump-- Biden by 13, Bernie by 9, Harris by 8, Warren by 7, even McKensey Pete and Booker by 5 points each!