There are very few certainties in life, but this is one of them: DJT is going to be in a very different places two days from now.
At the Apex
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Nixon Now!
Here is the electoral college map from 1972. How’s THAT for a landslide? It’s also a poignant example of how quickly one can fall from grace. Only a year and a half into his new term, Nixon would leave the White House is complete disgrace, the only President ever to resign office in the history of the nation.
Election Eve Exuberance
Tensions are running high, with the grueling 2024 election cycle finally drawing to a close. Tomorrow is the big day, although you’d never know it looking at the VIX, which is ambling around 20 with complete indifference to any future risk.
Pre-Election Reflections
I am fascinated by history. That’s one of the reasons I enjoy charts, because charts depict change over time. It’s also why I enjoy maps, since those embody the relationship of land and mankind, thus I have a number of extraordinary, rare maps in my home office. History is also why I enjoy politics, because politics is one of the core building blocks of history.
With that in mind, let us start by remembering something big that happened in the political world twenty years ago.
Country Angst
Here’s an interesting look at which countries should be most concerned about a Trump victory. Not surprisingly, Mexico takes the gold medal.
