Sunday, November 13, 2022

Random Notes from a Crank

In surprising news, the Democrats have apparently won back the Senate. Hopefully Warnock will defeat the woefully unqualified Walker in the Georgia Senate runoff. 

Why aren't people telling Walker to "stick to sports" like they did with Kaepernick and LeBron? 

I suspect the GOP will win the House with some manner of a majority, but it would be a major upset if the Democrats retain the House. I just don't see it happening. 

A man can dream though. 

Here are some interesting factoids from the November "Harper's Index": 

  • Portion of Americans who say political divisions have worsened since Joe Biden took office: 2/3
  • Who would prefer an alternative to the electoral college system: 3/5
  • Percentage of U.S. adults who consume "severely problematic" amounts of news: 17
  • Factor by which these individuals are more likely to have a serious mental illness: 9
  • Percentage increase since 2019 in the number of children who are unvaccinated against polio: 35
  • Estimated age at which adults are unhappiest: 48

The last estimate seems pretty accurate to me. 

I tried to see if any Forward Party candidates won election, but that party came together so recently that it seems they only endorsed certain candidates. 

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