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Overreaching Democrats vs Overreaching Trumplicans

A 2022 Midterm Meditation

9 min readNov 8, 2022

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Divided Government is back. A PacMan divided government icon consumes Democratic One Party Rule in front of the Capitol while Dark Brandon looks on.

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The Dividist

Georgia on my (two) mind(s)…

We have a preference and a prediction on the Georgia Senate runoff elections. They’re not the same.

7 min readDec 31, 2020

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Georgia on my (two) mind(s)…

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The Dividist

The 2020 Election Eve Divided Government Closing Argument

Choosing normalcy with a side of oversight and moderation.

7 min readNov 4, 2020

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The 2020 Election Eve Divided Government Closing Argument

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The Dividist

Gallup Poll Asks Americans The Wrong Question About Divided Government (Again)

And arrives at a wrong conclusion about American attitudes toward divided government (Again).

6 min readNov 1, 2020

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Gallup Poll Asks Americans The Wrong Question About Divided Government (Again)

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But… But… 2016!!!

One poll and six pundits got it right in 2016. What are they saying in 2020?

14 min readSep 10, 2020

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Six Pundits who got the 2016 election right — Allan Lichtman, Ann Coulter, Brad Todd, Michael Moore, Salena Zito, Scott Adams

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Cognitive Madisonianism Part Deux

On divided government, protecting the filibuster, and voting for hypocrites.

9 min readAug 31, 2020

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Cognitive Madisonianism Part Deux

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Trump is engaged in graft that does not meet the moral standards of 19th Century Tammany Hall

How do we distinguish unseemly but legal graft from illegal corruption? For guidance we can look to the wit & wisdom of George W Plunkitt.

8 min readJan 22, 2020

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Trumpany Hall — The Donald, Ivanka, Junior, and Rudy at the bootblack stand

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An Open Letter To: Senators Lisa Murkowski (R), Joe Manchin (D), Mitt Romney (R), Doug Jones (D)…

Re: The Senate Impeachment Trial

6 min readJan 8, 2020

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Moderate bipartisan Senators who could save the impeachment trial credibility

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Past as Prologue — 2018 Election Results and 2020 Prognostications

And a rational approach to voting.

6 min readJan 8, 2020

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As goes 2018, so goes 2020

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The Dividist

Unitary Executives, Imperial Presidents, National Emergencies and Partisan Realignment

In light of President Trump’s dubious declaration of a “National Emergency” to tap more of the Treasury than Congress will authorize, it’s…

7 min readFeb 18, 2019

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Unitary Executives, Imperial Presidents, National Emergencies and Partisan Realignment

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The Dividist

The Dividist

Social liberal, fiscal conservative, civil libertarian, independent dividist, discordian provocateur, divided government, bad golfer.

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