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Earlier today, I had never heard the name John Fetterman. I wouldn’t have recognized who he was if I saw a picture. But in recent days this relatively obscure Lt. Gov. of Pennsylvania has been pushed into the international spotlight. (His official photo, left, reminded me instantly of Carl from Sling Blade):
Well, it’s been two months since I ran the survey. Let’s see how those Sloper predictions worked out:
So it’s been a few days, and there’s no clear winner yet, but, look – – let’s be serious, if we can, just for a moment – – I think Biden is probably going to be the guy. So, if that is true, it seems that the third most popular choice (Biden Beats Trump – Close Call) was the correct one.
(more…)If there’s one good thing that can be said about this election cycle, it’s that there was a tremendous swell of citizen interest in participation.
As “blue” a reputation as California has, I can tell you as a person fairly well acquainted with the state propositions, the results are quite conservative, in the classic GOP sense. The voters said NO to race-based hiring decisions, NO to dropping the voting age, NO to rent control, and NO to meddling with dialysis clinics.
