My wife stood in the rain for hours on election day to put an end to Trump-style politics. Her vote plus many more cast by women in Virginia helped propel Democrats to victory in every statewide office and a stunning number of seats in the General Assembly. Some of the winners were themselves women running … Read more
Trump bet big that a political strategy attacking President Obama and Hillary Clinton for a “war on coal” would pay off. But if the current polling showing Clinton still ahead in the race turns out to be correct, we will be able to say this ploy was an outright bust. Sort of like placing a … Read more
Hillary Clinton is leading to be the next president according to recent polls, but her campaign still has a lot to do. The only polling that really matters is the polling booth on election day. In a previous blog I noted how Trump could still win. He hopes that the negative campaign he has helped create … Read more
As Hillary Clinton considered the selection of Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate some progressives responded, “Meh.” But based on his history environmentalists should be saying, “Yeh!” Indeed, the NRDC Action Fund rightly called him impressive and the League of Conservation Voters said awesome. So let’s look in more detail at the record. Read entire article here …
The reality show that was the GOP VP nominating process is now at an end. Trump to Mike Pence: You’re hired. Many Republican strategists hope this is good news for the party’s prospects in November up and down the ballot. For Americans who care about clean energy and the environment, it’s more trouble ahead. Read … Read more
On June 22 President Obama signed into law a Congressional overhaul of the nation’s main statute for reviewing potentially dangerous chemicals in everyday household products. It’s an impressive day when Congress is able to reach agreement on anything in today’s poisonous political atmosphere. Or at least it was until Speaker Paul Ryan launched a massive … Read more
In May Donald Trump took the lead in some national polling after becoming the presumptive Republican nominee for president. Hillary Clinton, mired in her contest with Bernie Sanders, had fallen from her perch as the long-time polling leader and faced an uncertain future. What a difference a few weeks can make in politics. Read entire article here … Read more
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Last week ALEC, the free market acolyte organization, enjoyed a real experience in the power of market forces. Two of its major financial backers, Google and Facebook, joined Microsoft in withdrawing their backing of ALEC because of the group’s opposition to clean energy policies and action on climate change. ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council) … Read more
