Category Archives: Democrats

More Post-Super Tuesday Election Updates

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Lawrence Person

More post-Super Tuesday results and election tidbits. “Cruz is the only one who can beat Trump and everyone else should unite behind him.” Looking at delegates, Super Tuesday’s race between Cruz and Trump was closer than it appeared. (Hat tip: … Continue reading →

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Super Tuesday Results: Trump Wins 5, Cruz 2

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Lawrence Person

According to early returns, Donald Trump has won five states on Super Tuesday: Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Virginia, while Ted Cruz has won Texas and Oklahoma. In states not called yet, it also appears that Trump will win Vermont … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 29, 2016

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Happy Leap Day, everyone! Enjoy a yuge LinkSwarm, and if you’re in Texas or another Super Tuesday state, take time to dig out your voter registration card for tomorrow. The Case for Cruz: The Math. “In the states where Cruz … Continue reading →

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Following Minimum Wage Rate Hike, Seattle Employment Declines…Unexpectedly!

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Remember how liberals crowed about Seattle’s minimum wage hike was raising people out of poverty without any negative economic effects whatsoever? Not so much: Early evidence from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Seattle’s monthly employment, the number of … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for February 25, 2016

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Been too long since I did a Texas vs. California roundup, so here it is: Dark Age California: There are large areas of Central California that resemble life in rural Mexico. Within a radius of five miles I can go … Continue reading →

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Leland Yee: From the State House to the Big House

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Former California State Democratic Senator Leland Yee today was sentenced to 5 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. “Yee also agreed to forfeit about $33,000, mostly from his campaign account for secretary of state, according to a court filing … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry Cleared of Phony Travis County Charges

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Travis County’s politicized District Attorney’s office loses yet again: Texas’ highest criminal court on Wednesday dismissed the remaining felony charge against former Gov. Rick Perry in the abuse-of-power case that he blamed for his early exit from the Republican presidential … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 19, 2016

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Tomorrow (Saturday, February 20) is the South Carolina Republican primary. (Democrats don’t vote in South Carolina until next Saturday, February 27). Current polls have Ted Cruz gaining on Donald Trump. (Hat tip: Conservatives 4 Ted Cruz.) A small LinkSwarm going … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 17, 2016

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Early voting started in Texas Monday, which means I’m way behind on covering state and local races. Oh well, maybe later this week… Hillary Clinton didn’t do as badly as expected in New Hampshire. She did worse. Sanders’s margin of … Continue reading →

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Scalia: Conservatives Morn, Liberals Celebrate

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Lawrence Person

The reactions to the unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia are still coming in. Conservatives (and some liberals) hailed him as a great justice, a keen mind, and one of the court’s finest writers. Other liberals… Eh. Let’s … Continue reading →

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