*Any statements in this issue of the Watch which are not sourced are mine and identified by “WW”.
21% of registered voters say the country is headed in the right direction. 73% of registered voters say the country is on the wrong track. The wrong track number is up 13 points from a 10/31/20 survey. Continue reading “State of the Nation”
I mailed a card in an envelope by first class mail to a friend in Massachusetts. It was post marked on December 9th, 2020. He received it on Thursday, January 7, 2021 – 29 days later. John and Mary Podesta mailed a package by first class mail to Minnesota on December 13, 2020. It arrived on January 15, 2021 – 33 days later. Continue reading “This and That”
From an era before 4-letter words Continue reading “Insults”
“I have no trouble with my enemies…but my damn friends…my goddamn friends…they’re the ones that keep me walking the floor nights.”
-Warren G. Harding Continue reading “Quotes”
As of January 13, 2021, 44% of registered voters have a very/somewhat positive view of Biden while 40% have a somewhat/very negative view of the then president-elect. Continue reading “President Biden”
As of January 13th the NBC/survey of registered voters found 43% approving the job he has done while 55% disapprove the job he has done. As of the same date a WashPost/ABC poll of adults found that 38% approve of the job that President Trump was doing while 60% disapprove. Continue reading “President Trump”
WW was able to access NBC/WSJ data of thousands of interviews in 2010 and 2020. Continue reading “Who are the Democrats, Republicans, and Independents?”
As may be obvious, WW is a fan of everyone and everything connected to the Cook Political Report. The following is a paragraph taken from the January 12, 2021 edition of Charlie Cook’s piece for the National Journal. Continue reading “The 2020 General Election”
When the analysis of the census data is complete, ten congressional seats will change hands. Eight states will gain one to three seats and ten states will lose one seat each. Continue reading “Congress”
A woman, who is a Senate aide, is responsible for the fact that the three boxes containing the electoral votes, were secured when the rioters burst into the Capital Building. She directed other staffers to gather the boxes and transport them to a secure location, returning them to the Senate Chamber when the House and Senate were able to continue their joint session some seven hours later. [19th – 1/11/21] Continue reading “Women Will Get It Done”