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House popular vote majority produced few seats but good sign for GOP

One of the puzzles in this yearĢƵ surprising and unpredicted (including by me) off-year election results is why the Republicans’ 51% to 47% win in the popular vote for House of Representatives did not produce a majority bigger than the apparent 221-214 result. (All numbers here are subject ...

Holiday spending: Consumers say they plan to pull back this year

Retailers are gearing up for another blockbuster holiday shopping season, but consumers burned by the highest inflation in a generation may have other ideas.Industry groups are predicting another record year of retail sales, with the National Retail Federation forecasting a jump of 6% to 8% ...

The FTX dog that didn’t bark

In Sir Arthur Conan DoyleĢƵ famous Sherlock Holmes tale, “Silver Blaze,” the detective investigates the case of a murder of a horse trainer. At first, investigators presume that the murderer of the trainer must have been a stranger to him. But Holmes cracks the case with the revelation ...

After 2022 setback, GOP race for 2024 wide open

The 2022 midterm elections were, by any objective measure, tremendously disappointing for Republicans. As has already been discussed ad nauseam, the “red wave” that so many – yours truly included – had predicted simply did not materialize. The reasons for that are numerous; no one ...

Pelosi was key Democratic messenger of her generation

The announcement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she will not run for another senior post opens the door for a new generation of national leaders in the Democratic Party.Pelosi confirmed she was stepping down as Speaker of the House on Nov. 17, 2022, a decision that jump-starts a process ...

Pro-lifers need new strategy

What is the pro-life movement? I’ve always imagined it to be broader than just efforts to make abortion illegal. In the wake of the 2022 elections, in which voters rejected candidates whose abortion postures were perceived as extreme, those who care about the welfare of unborn children might ...