Ten Known Unknowns of the 2020 Election
by AB Stoddard
One could quibble with the list, but that's still a lot of known unknowns. There will still be unknown unknowns, and she didn't even mention the strong trends for higher voter turnout. Who are the new voters and for whom did they break? This year, more than ever, polling is guesswork.
Trump's Republican Party
by Mona Charen
I don't disagree, but I do think the same applies — more so, even — to Biden's campaign.
One of the many frustrations of our polarized politics is watching opponents assume the worst reason possible for supporting a candidate. For example, if you support Trump it must be because you are racist. No consideration is given to any policy rationale for your support, when in fact, there are many policy reasons one might support the President's re-election. This mom presents nine such reasons. (Although, I take issue with her statement that voters "must pick our poison." Neither the Republican nor Democrat parties own our votes, and voting third party only appears to be a "waste" in the short run. As Team Gold has said often during this cycle, we are at this dismal place in large part from spending decades voting for the lesser of two evils.)
One of many legislative achievements Biden probably shouldn't want to brag about anymore.
Of late, those foreign policy achievements have been significant, and if anyone else occupied the White House, we'd likely hear more about those achievements.
There is no such thing as a free lunch. or TANSTAAFL.
While I am no longer politically homeless, I relate to her angst. I also think she's right about when the race changed. I promised myself I wouldn't make predictions after the last cycle, but I won't be shocked if Trump wins, not because of polling deja-vu, but because of social unrest that started in May. It changed things. Depending on how much it changed things, we might be talking about that inflection point a lot next month.
An ominous trend has been developing. We have not paid it sufficient attention.
This is one of many think pieces out in Christendom about which God Christians serve, our Heavenly Father or earthly political parties or personalities.
Thoughts to remember after the returns come in.
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