Good morning to our 2 Paragraphs Family. At the end of this coming July the Libertarian Party of California will be having its annual convention when I anticipate submitting a proposal for its new party platform. A draft of it is now being submitted to you for your thoughts and comments. All feedback is appreciated! Here is the draft:
A friend and neighbor of mine has a bumper sticker on his car that says: “Trump/Vance 2024 Never Surrender.” Flat out, I have no problem with people publicly supporting their political candidates, and in fact appreciate it when they do. But I have a large problem with saying “Never Surrender,” because it strongly implies that we are at war with each other! And this directly contributes to the polarization
What every successful civilization needs is leaders. “Leadership is defined as the ability of an individual or group to influence and guide others towards achieving shared goals. It involves aligning people in a collective direction and enabling them to work together effectively. Key characteristics of good leaders include vision, communication, integrity and the ability to inspire others.” So what does it take to be a leader?
The “Common Wisdom” is that when a President appoints a Justice to the US Supreme Court that the President can count upon that Justice pursuing the President’s agenda. But a close friend of mine, who is truly aware of realities in today’s world, actually sent me a list of Justices in significant cases since 1940 who voted against the Presidents who had appointed them.
There was an editorial in the May 2, 2024 edition of the Orange County Register about which we all should be concerned. It called attention to the fact that a graduate student at Tufts University who is here on a student visa was recently arrested and taken to a Louisiana jail and is being threatened with deportation for doing nothing more than writing a Pro-Palestinian op-ed piece for a local newspaper. The thrust of her column was to protest American support for the war in Gaza. It did not recommend violence or otherwise taking inappropriate action. But if that is not a violation of our Free Speech Rights under our Constitution, I have trouble thinking about what could be a greater threat. So I believe we all should be concerned about this result.
It really is not so hard. In my view, our nation’s immigration policy should be based upon the following five maxims:
1. It is our decision who comes into our country either to visit or to live, and not the visitor’s;
2. One strong reason our country is Great is because over the years so many people from around the world have immigrated here so they can roll up their sleaves and pursue the American Dream. Those who have shown they are a boon to themselves, their families and our country who have not already become citizens should their paths be streamlined to become citizens;
The day before the election is here. Our SurveyFever.com tracking study followed the seven targeted swing states for President and the eight toss-up states in the US Senate. With the final study now completed we are ready to project winners for tomorrow’s races in our weekly tracking studies. Donald Trump has gained strength each week that we have conducted the studies. That momentum continues. Trump should win the targeted swing states of Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
The Trump momentum continues to gain support in the swing states but is slowing down. Trump/Vance now lead Harris/Walz in five of the seven targeted swing states according to SurveyFever.com. The remaining states of MI and WI are virtually tied at 48 all. Trump is now ahead according to the most recent polling in Pennsylvania by 49 to 47.5, a strong movement from last week. Trump is now in position to gain control of the Electoral College and surpass the 270 Electoral votes needed for the win.
The Trump momentum continues to close the gap on the swing states. Trump/Vance are now leading Harris/Walz in five of the seven targeted swing states according to SurveyFever.com. The remaining states of MI and PA are both tied at 48 all. Trump has now taken the lead and is in position to surpass the 270 Electoral votes needed for the win. We have watched a steady movement of support by Trump each week of the tracking study.
The Trump momentum continues. Trump/Vance are now leading Harris/Walz in four of the seven targeted swing states according to SurveyFever.com. The remaining states of WI, MI and PA are all within a narrow one-point percentage. If Trump can take the lead in any one of these three remaining targeted swing states, he will surpass the 270 Electoral votes needed for the win.
Looking at this week’s tracking study, the momentum for Trump has continued. In particular North Carolina, which showed a major change of direction as Trump has now taken the lead in that state. Nevada has been added to the Presidential tracking study this week, with Trump ahead in Nevada. The Trump/Vance ticket leads in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina. Of the remaining targeted swing states Harris/Walz lead in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. In the US Senate races there has been no major movement in the toss-up states.
For this week of the Jack News sponsored SurveyFever.com tracking studies we see the Michigan race for President tighten. Harris has a slight half a point advantage over Trump. In both Arizona and Georgia Trump has grown stronger to increase his lead over Harris beyond the margin of error. Harris does remain ahead in four of the targeted swing states Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and North Carolina. Republican Senate candidates continue to stay strong with their positions in Montana and West Virginia.
This week’s tracking study was consistent with the previous week for the Jack News sponsored SurveyFever.com studies. Trump shows strength in two of the six targeted swing states, while Harris maintains her position in the other four. Trumps support in Arizona and Georgia has remained consistent after capturing the lead in those two states several weeks ago. Harris is maintaining her ground in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and North Carolina.
Donald Trump’s momentum continues during the fourth week of the Jack News sponsored SurveyFever.com tracking study. Trump is leading in two of the six targeted swing states, Arizona and Georgia. Harris leads in the other four targeted swing states. Although Harris’s lead is within the margin of error in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Republican Senate candidates have increased their leads in Montana and West Virginia. Winning those two states could upset the majority balance to favor the Republicans in the Senate.
Donald Trump is back on top in Georgia, by one percent, but the larger story is all of the tracked Presidential races are narrowing to within the margin of error, except North Carolina. This shows a slight move in Trump’s direction this last week across the board. In our tracked US Senate races there are two states being led by a Republican candidate, West Virginia and Montana. If these two states go Republican in November, that might be enough to change the majority in the US Senate. Where the Democrats currently lead by 51 to 49 for the Republicans.
The second week of the Jack News sponsored tracking study by SurveyFever.com shows some change. The Georgia Presidential race is now neck and neck. Whereas last week Trump was ahead slightly. In all other tracked states Harris maintains the lead. In the US Senate race in West Virginia, the Republican has doubled his lead to ten points. Justice leads the Democrat Manchin, 47% to 37%. The Montana Senate race has tightened up as the Republican Sheehy has dropped his lead by a half a point to 46%, with 44.5% for the Democrat Tester.
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