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Re: EXTRY! EXTRY! IMPEACHMENT IMMINENT!
Post by PeterZ   » Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:31 am

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biochem wrote:

Finally someone is doing the obvious and measuring this! So we may actually be getting some useful information for once

https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Rasmussen ... h_20,_2017


Wisconsin, Iowa, Northern Minnesota and Western Washington State are really interesting. Western Washington was an area that I thought was safely Democrat. That swing along with Northern Minnesota needs analysis. Which issues drive the move? The same or different in those areas?

I would hate to assume its purely economic, although that sounds most likely. I wonder what overlap those issues have with issues of Seattle residents? May be interesting times for Minnesota and Washington State in the next election cycle.

Thanks for dredging this up, Biochem.
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Re: EXTRY! EXTRY! IMPEACHMENT IMMINENT!
Post by smr   » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:14 am

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Crickets!.....Crickets!....Crickets!....Maxine Walters....bat crazy...Crickets!
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Re: EXTRY! EXTRY! IMPEACHMENT IMMINENT!
Post by gcomeau   » Fri Apr 21, 2017 1:14 pm

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smr wrote:Crickets!.....Crickets!....Crickets!....Maxine Walters....bat crazy...Crickets!


Ummm.... what?
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Re: EXTRY! EXTRY! IMPEACHMENT IMMINENT!
Post by Annachie   » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:25 am

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Said it before. March 2019.

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Re: EXTRY! EXTRY! IMPEACHMENT IMMINENT!
Post by PeterZ   » Mon May 01, 2017 11:55 am

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biochem wrote:

Finally someone is doing the obvious and measuring this! So we may actually be getting some useful information for once

https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Rasmussen ... h_20,_2017


Another take on this topic. Given the source, it's worth reading, Biochem.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/30/the-arrogance-of-blue-america.html
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Re: EXTRY! EXTRY! IMPEACHMENT IMMINENT!
Post by Daryl   » Mon May 01, 2017 9:17 pm

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Quite an interesting and informative article, thanks. I do hope that the author is overstating the divide, as it won't make for a healthy society.
In Australia we have something a little similar, with some regions that believe they have been neglected having populist alt right voting patterns.
The difference is that our populist politicans hold about 15% of the vote in these regions, and about 5% overall nationally.
Possibly our smaller percentage of aggrieved "deplorables" is because of our stronger federal system. Everywhere in the country has the same welfare, same healthcare system (admittedly less specialist clinics in the regions), and the same minimum wage of nearly $20 an hour.

PeterZ wrote:
biochem wrote:

Finally someone is doing the obvious and measuring this! So we may actually be getting some useful information for once

https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Rasmussen ... h_20,_2017


Another take on this topic. Given the source, it's worth reading, Biochem.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/30/the-arrogance-of-blue-america.html
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Re: EXTRY! EXTRY! IMPEACHMENT IMMINENT!
Post by PeterZ   » Mon May 01, 2017 11:18 pm

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Daryl,

The issue isn't welfare to secure a minimum standard of living, the same amount is available everywhere. The issue isn't relatively lower paying jobs at $20/hour. It is where the higher paying jobs are. The STEM jobs are moving away from those blue bastions with exorbitantly high living costs and taxes. Many of those higher paying jobs are in the energy industry. Many new tech jobs are locating away from blue bastions and those expensive blue policies. They pay less in wages and the employees still have higher standard of living than had the worked in those expensive urban centers. This trend appears pretty consistent across the country's blue urban centers.



Daryl wrote:Quite an interesting and informative article, thanks. I do hope that the author is overstating the divide, as it won't make for a healthy society.
In Australia we have something a little similar, with some regions that believe they have been neglected having populist alt right voting patterns.
The difference is that our populist politicans hold about 15% of the vote in these regions, and about 5% overall nationally.
Possibly our smaller percentage of aggrieved "deplorables" is because of our stronger federal system. Everywhere in the country has the same welfare, same healthcare system (admittedly less specialist clinics in the regions), and the same minimum wage of nearly $20 an hour.

PeterZ wrote:
Another take on this topic. Given the source, it's worth reading, Biochem.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/30/the-arrogance-of-blue-america.html
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Re: EXTRY! EXTRY! IMPEACHMENT IMMINENT!
Post by Daryl   » Tue May 02, 2017 5:55 am

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Thanks Peter. Sounds like there is hope then of a more equal society eventually.
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Re: EXTRY! EXTRY! IMPEACHMENT IMMINENT!
Post by PeterZ   » Tue May 02, 2017 10:09 am

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Daryl wrote:Thanks Peter. Sounds like there is hope then of a more equal society eventually.


You are starting to sound like an American conservative/libertarian, Daryl. :)
Equality is best achieved with the free flow of capital and labor. Government governs best when it regulates capital and labor to flow at their freest. Of course a libertarian would insist that level be just above anarchy and a conservative would insist on enough government to be able to protect society from external hostile forces as well as prevent anarchy.
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Re: EXTRY! EXTRY! IMPEACHMENT IMMINENT!
Post by noblehunter   » Tue May 02, 2017 11:47 am

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PeterZ wrote:You are starting to sound like an American conservative/libertarian, Daryl. :)
Equality is best achieved with the free flow of capital and labor. Government governs best when it regulates capital and labor to flow at their freest. Of course a libertarian would insist that level be just above anarchy and a conservative would insist on enough government to be able to protect society from external hostile forces as well as prevent anarchy.
Another species of conservative would insist on enough government to protect society from moral threats.
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