What Enthusiasm Gap?

What Enthusiasm Gap?

Nate Silver's vaunted Enthusiasm Gap, which was supposed to drive the blue wave and give Democrats control of Congress, has closed. Just over a month away from critical elections across the country, the wide Democratic enthusiasm advantage that has defined the 2018 campaign up to this point has disappeared, according…
October 4, 201827 Comments

Dems Are Afraid

Reader Durandel comments on yesterday's post: Republicans show their demoralization by being quiet. Libs show it by having histrionic displays of emotional incontinence. Republicans are “fired up” when they express righteous indignation and post dank memes. Libs do the same by telling dumb jokes and mocking their enemies on tv…
October 3, 201812 Comments
Democrats Play with Fire

Democrats Play with Fire

And are getting duly burned. As of now, in the wake of the testimony, only 37 percent want Kavanaugh confirmed, but only 44 percent say he should not be confirmed. But… Because “corroboration” is the only standard a wide majority of Americans care about, if this FBI investigation clears him,…
October 2, 201817 Comments
Waid vs. Meyer Round Two

Waid vs. Meyer Round Two

Early this summer I reported that Richard Meyer of Diversity & Comics fame was having Marvel writer Mark Waid prosecuted in New York, California, and Texas for interfering with the publication of Meyer's Jawbreakers comic book.  Now Meyer has turned up the heat on Waid again by filing civil suit against…
October 1, 201816 Comments