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Yosemito's JournalTwo largest newspapers in Washington state: Primary should replace caucus and move from May to March
Both the Seattle Times and the News Tribube editorial boards agree. By the way primaries are currently held months after the caucus, and the votes don't count. Yet many more voters show up in the primary anyway.
Seattle Times (Nov 18, 2018):
Now that midterm elections are over, state officials should turn their attention to ensuring Washington voters’ voices count as much as possible in 2020.
That means moving the date of Washington state’s presidential primary to earlier in the year, when it has greater potential to influence which top candidates will compete for the nation’s highest office.
Once this is done, the state Democratic Party should also agree to use the earlier primary election results in its presidential nominating process, instead of continuing to rely on inconvenient caucus meetings that too few voters attend.
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/move-washingtons-presidential-primary-to-march-2/
The News Tribune (December 1st, 2018)
Moving the primary to early March might mean Washington could take part in a West Coast Super Tuesday, which could include some combination of Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Utah.
California lawmakers set a positive trend last year by moving their presidential primary up three months.
https://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/editorials/article222459035.html
One of the articles say the biggest opponents of the move would be certain Democrats in love with and nostalgic about the caucus tradition.
U.S. construction spending falls for third month in October
Source: Reuters
U.S. construction spending fell for the third straight month in October as outlays on private projects declined, government data showed on Monday.
The Commerce Department said construction spending decreased 0.1 percent to $1.31 trillion.
September's construction outlays were revised to show spending down 0.1 percent rather than being unchanged, as previously reported.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-construction-idUSKBN1O21S2
Bernie: I will vote against NAFTA 2.0
Donald Trump’s recycled NAFTA (AKA USMCA) deal isn’t good for America, Bernie Sanders just said.
https://twitter.com/sensanders/status/1068526017101234182?s=21
Bernie-Gabbard 2020?
Tulsi Gabbard and other panelists just spoke at the Bernie Institute in Vermont, where Bernie himself was present.
Gabbard’s Saturday panel was titled “Civil Rights, Immigration & Human Dignity.”
I can see Bernie giving Gabbard the VPN nominee position as a way to make inroads with women after a feisty 2016 against Hillary Clinton. Bernie might also believe that Gabbard compliments him in the foreign affairs front.
This is just me speculating though.
Susan Sarandon was also a panelist in the event, moderated by James Zogby.
Interesting tidbit:
Zogby did not ask Gabbard about Syria nor did she address it.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2018/12/tulsi-gabbard-in-vermont-protect-our-resources-from-those-driven-by-greed/
41th House seat possible for Democrats (Republican apparently stole NC-09)
The NC-09 district election where Republican Mark Harris is ahead has not been certified due to widespread complaints about election fraud:
https://twitter.com/eugene_scott/status/1068587601739870208?s=21
We must defeat Susan Collins in order to take the Senate in 2020
We need to net 4 seats in order to flip the Senate.
It's doable.
The most winnable red seat is Collins'.
Let's keep the heat on her, especially when she sides with Trump, which is 79% of the time (statistic from fivethirtyeight.com).
Don't be surprised if Trump uncancels his meeting with Putin
According to media reports today, Trump canceled his upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin because Trump is angry that he invaded Ukrainian ships. But do you remember when Trump “canceled” his summit with Kim Jong-un before flip flopping a few days later?
'Fox & Friends' Fed Interview Script to Trump's EPA Chief, Emails Show
Source: The Daily Beast
Cable-news veterans told The Daily Beast that it is common for television producers to discuss topics in advance with their subjects; and, on occasion, producers will ask pre-interview questions to understand what a subject has to offer, and why their information is relevant.
However, it is widely frowned upon to offer public officials pre-interviews, as this can help the official avoid difficult questions.
And providing and seeking approval scripts is even more of a taboo.
“Every American journalist knows that to provide scripts or articles to the government for review before publication or broadcast is a cardinal sin. It’s Journalism 101,” said David Hawkins, a CBS News and CNN veteran who teaches journalism at Fordham University. “This is worse than that. It would and should get you fired from any news organization with integrity.”
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-and-friends-fed-interview-script-to-trumps-epa-chief-emails-show
Fox is part of the swamp.
Trump may impose tariffs on imported cars from next week: report
Source: Reuters
European auto stocks extended losses on Tuesday after a German magazine reported that U.S. President Donald Trump could impose tariffs on imported cars from next week.
Wirtschaftswoche cited EU sources as saying a U.S. Department of Commerce investigation report was on Trump's desk, adding: "Trump will possibly decide on tariffs as early as next week after the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires."
It cited the sources as saying the report recommended a 25 percent customs duty on car imports from all countries except Canada and Mexico.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-germany-autos-idUSKCN1NW1OF
Economists won't predict the next recession
Both official (The Fed) and independent economists failed to foresee the George W Bush recession, even after it had already begun.
I'm not saying you won't find outliers who got it right. I'm saying in general, economists didn't see what hit them.
Don't believe news articles these days that say, "few economists see a recession coming ".
I once saw a scholarly essay theorize that one of the reasons for this horrible track record is that economists are afraid of the backslash if they incorrectly predict a recession, because they see no big backlash in predicting the status quo.
I think the chances of a recession are larger with Trump than with anyone else in power due to his lack of understanding of the economy and his bad policy decisions.
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