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December 11, 2017

BTRTN Alabama U.S. Senate Special Election Prediction: Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

Our take on Alabama:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/12/btrtn-alabama-us-senate-special.html

"Roy Moore may defeat Doug Jones in the U.S. Senate Special Election tomorrow in Alabama – read on for our forecast below. But make no mistake about it, win or lose, this race is a disaster for the GOP.

Let’s review the bidding on one of the most sensational and consequential Senate races in history, and then close with our prediction..."

December 9, 2017

BTRTN SaturData Review: Trump Approval Immutable Despite Wild Week

Donald Trump's approval rating dropped quickly from his immediate post-Inaugural levels, but has been stuck since:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/12/btrtn-saturdata-review-trump-approval.html

"...One struggles to think of a moment when a standing Administration, the U.S. Congress and peace prospects around the globe were simultaneously more fraught with peril. Think of Watergate, Vietnam (the analogy here being North Korea) and, say, the Profumo affair all occurring simultaneously – is it too much to imagine that we are on the precipice of such a scenario?

And yet, the numbers are what they are, with Trump supporters and detractors dug in, staring across a Grand Canyon-esque divide, incapable of defection, immune to new information. We had yet another week where an incredible amount happened and nothing changed at all..."

December 9, 2017

BTRTN SaturData Review: Trump Approval Immutable Despite Wild Week

Donald Trump's approval rating dropped quickly from his immediate post-Inaugural levels, but has been stuck since:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/12/btrtn-saturdata-review-trump-approval.html

December 7, 2017

Everyone Please Call Kirsten Gillebrand's Office Today and Ask Her to Call For Trump's Resignation

What is the difference between Trump and Franken? I agree with her, Franken should resign. But logically, so should Trump. She can lead the charge there, too.

Call her office in Albany at 518-431-0120.

December 7, 2017

Dozens of Senators Have Called For Franken and Moore to Step Down. Why Not Trump?

Why has not a single U.S. Senator called for Donald Trump to resign in light of the multiple accusations facing him for sexual assault and harassment as well as the smoking gun Access Hollywood video? Why do post-Weinstein rules apply to everyone but him?

December 6, 2017

What is the difference between Trump and Franken?

I don't mind Franken losing his job. But why the heck does Trump get to keep his? Why is no one drawing this analogy? And, of course, if Moore wins, he should have to resign on Day One, right?

December 1, 2017

BTRTN November 2017 Month in Review: Trump Hits New Lows in a Historic Time

BTRTN with their Month in Review feature, covering an historic month full of despicable (and numeric) new lows for Trump. Read all about it....and why December could be even more incredible:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/12/btrtn-november-2017-month-in-review.html

"The month of November was a watershed month in the long struggle for women’s rights, when a huge spotlight was finally trained on the darkest of corners, the crudest expression of unspoken male control, the sexual prerogatives of men in power. Harvey Weinstein was not the first to be outed for sexual harassment and assault by those whose careers he could make or break, but his turn under that spotlight was the textbook definition of a “tipping point.” Since then, of course, emboldened women have been outing their abusers by the dozens, and the entertainment, media and business worlds have been and continue to be rocked on a near daily basis (say goodbye to Matt Lauer and Garrison Keillor).

Not surprisingly, the political world is now being roiled as well. First came the accusations against Senate candidate Roy Moore from Alabama. Then Al Franken, the Senator (and potential presidential hopeful – at that time, but no longer) from Minnesota, and Representative John Conyers from Michigan. More will come. These men and others at the state and local level are being rightly penalized in various ways, from long-overdue public humiliation and ridicule, to abrupt loss of their powerful perches and, in some instances, to litigation. They all are getting their comeuppance.

With one exception: Donald Trump..."

December 1, 2017

BTRTN November 2017 Month in Review: Trump Hits New Lows in a Historic Time

BTRTN with their Month in Review feature, covering an historic month full of despicable (and numeric) new lows for Trump. Read all about it....and why December could be even more incredible:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/12/btrtn-november-2017-month-in-review.html

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