Cookie, here's a direct answer to your question: "Similarly, even if at the individual level, wealth is positively correlated to tendency to vote Republican, we observe that wealthier state… (View Post)

Why don't the Democrats have better candidates than Joe Biden? Here's one reason: "Hindsight can be rosy, but Obama’s record of helping down-ballot Democrats is … less than stellar. In… (View Post)

FrankBooth asked: "What about the Fed['s responsibility for inflation]? I'm more sympathetic to the argument that monetary policy is to blame there given the largesse during covid.&quo… (View Post)

Off topic, but many of you may find his interesting: Issues that aren't. This year, I have been struck by important issues that draw no attention from our news critters or most candidates. 1. Uk… (View Post)

Frank Booth said: "The Democrats being level in the Senate seems extraordinary once you consider all the sparsely populated red states having 2 senators each." Here are the ten least-popula… (View Post)