Trump’s Vicious Circle: The more he alienates voters, the more tyrannical he must be to win

By Robert A. Vella We knew that the last few weeks before the November election would become increasingly tense and Continue reading →

State of the Race: Realty exposes the futility of a flailing, failing, would-be dictator

By Robert A. Vella There is perception, and there is reality.  For some people, perception is reality and objective truths Continue reading →

Smoky, with a 10% chance of Ash: Our Electoral College map snapshot for September, plus today’s news

By Robert A. Vella This morning, I read a somewhat satirical weather forecast for southwest Washington state: Very smoky, with Continue reading →

Biden’s pick, Trump’s shtick, states pushback, election results, and our new Electoral College map

By Robert A. Vella Joe Biden has picked Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) as his presidential running mate.  It was not Continue reading →

State of the Race: The biggest poll number you’ve never seen, plus our new Electoral College snapshot

By Robert A Vella The focus for this Sunday is on the state of the U.S. presidential election.  We’ll closely Continue reading →

As pandemic surges back to crisis levels and officials testify against him, Trump falls further in the polls

By Robert A. Vella What we are witnessing today in America is truly astonishing.  The United States, for 70 years Continue reading →

Monday Briefing: Today’s news review plus our first 2020 election map snapshot

By Robert A. Vella President Trump is reportedly fuming over the news coverage of his campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma Continue reading →

Candidate unpopularity and U.S. presidential elections, plus a sobering projection of pandemic deaths

By Robert A. Vella Today, we’ll focus on two topical news stories:  1) how the dynamics of U.S. presidential elections, Continue reading →