A collection of Donald J. Trump transcripts. (more…)
Category: Politics
Understanding Consumer Debt Service Payments as a Percent of Disposable Personal Income
Consumer Debt Service Payments as a Percent of Disposable Personal Income is a financial metric that measures the proportion of after-tax income that households are using to pay off their debts. (more…)
Adult Literacy and Numeracy in Counties
Examining literacy and numeracy based on political preference. (more…)
Senate Intelligence Committee Reports on Russian Active Measures Campaigns and Interference in the 2016 U.S. Election
These documents have been processed with Adobe Acrobat to produce searchable text. A valuable summary is at A Collusion Reading Diary: What Did the Senate Intelligence Committee Find?
(more…)Republicans Will Encourage Voting Before Election Day
This article, written by Walter Olson and published on Cato Institute, discusses a significant shift in the Republican Party’s stance on voting methods. Former President Donald Trump, who once criticized alternate voting methods as prone to fraud and urged Republicans to vote on Election Day, and the GOP are now encouraging the use of various balloting methods, including vote by mail, early in-person voting, and the use of drop boxes. This change is largely seen as positive, allowing campaigns to allocate resources more efficiently and appealing to a broader range of constituents. However, the article also raises concerns about the potential risks associated with third-party ballot collection, emphasizing the need to balance convenience in voting with maintaining the secrecy and security of ballots.
Olson, Walter. “Republicans Will Encourage Voting Before Election Day.” Cato Institute, 22 Sep. 2023, https://www.cato.org/blog/republicans-will-encourage-voting-election-day
How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sells Misleading Ideas
This article delves into the misleading rhetoric and tactics employed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and presidential candidate. Kennedy has been known to use a method called “data dumping” where he overwhelms listeners with a barrage of numbers, acronyms, and methodologies to falsely suggest that vaccine injuries are widespread. The New York Times analyzed numerous interviews and found that Kennedy often uses these rhetorical devices to spread misinformation on topics like vaccines, 5G technology, and global farming. (more…)
Voting by Congressional District
Classifying congressional districts by density, then plotting percent voting for Donald J. Trump. (more…)
Presidential Data Explorer Updated
Explore the economic record of presidents, starting with Harry S Truman. Updated with recent data. (more…)
