It saddens me that the Church of Spokane has fallen on such touch times. He is also shouting at the wind. Washington State is deep blue. If he is making a play for Archbishop, I am not sure how this helps.
Last Spring, which seems like forever ago, I did a few pieces on the cultural theory of COVID-19 (including libertarianism). Other essays are Pandemics as a religious experience The moral hazard of wearing and not wearing masks Science or (and of) fear. There is more to libertarianism than crony capitalism. Without it, society is simply unleavened bread.
There is a tradition of not locking up leaders of the opposing party, criminalizing foreign policy or sending people to jail for insurance fraud. The question on Trump is whether he will be pardoned before he takes a deal. The entertaining piece will be what happens to his stuff. He is lucky he has a pension, or else he would have to flea to Russia to eat. As for Rudi, he may face serious prison time for espionage - although he will likely only be prosecuted for being an unregistered foreign agent. He should plead out to a felony and stay out of politics for the rest of his life.
Gerrymandering has a long history in U.S. politics. Good luck fixing it. If the GOP is lucky, there will be a rise in non-partisan commissions, although they may not survive regardless. Non-partisanship will be how social libertarian and economic libertarian democratic parties divide up the bones of the GOP.
The Sumter County results will be buried. Lots of counties are in the same boat. It will be hard for the networks to not call the race before the polls close in California. In Florida, the Cuban and Puerto Rican votes are predictable. It is the Mexican-American vote that is doubtful. 1986 still inspires loyalty to the GOP. We will see if it still does. I am thinking no.
As for abortion among Latino voters, it is no more an issue than it ever was or was not. The reality is, while their are strong feelings about it, there is absolutely no correlation between voting pro-life or pro-choice on the legality of abortion, There never will be. Too bad no one really covers that part of the issue.
Trump actually tried the radical protectionist approach, although he did it with all the finesse of a used care salesman on a Friday afternoon before happy hour. The rising COVID hospitalization rate in Trump country, which is not Trump's fault. The CDC never wanted to say that it spreads as a cold. By election day, everyone will know someone who got sick and many will know someone who died.
Clinton was a lousy candidate. Defending partial birth abortion, assuming men and youth who voted for Obama would come out for her and selecting a white man from Virginia are why she lost. Biden is last call for the Trump-Clinton generation. Luckily, Biden chose well for Vice President.
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