#election 2014

Michigan is not exactly a bellwether in the strictest sense of the word. However it is still one of the best places to observe trends in American politics.

I clicked the video above expecting to watch just the first few seconds but ended up watching the entire 18 minutes.

It focuses on Michigan because the double peninsula state offers a useful reflection of various directions in politics nationwide. And the vid is nicely done.

One thing we should particularly note about Michigan is that after Democrats won a trifecta there in 2022, they quickly set about making the state more progressive. They repealed anti-union and anti-abortion laws, strengthened LGBTQ+ protections, and abolished the state's peculiar retirement tax. And even before the trifecta, the party helped pass an anti-gerrymandering amendment which later turned out to be key.

Something to learn from Michigan: Pay a lot more attention to your own state government. The first step is to find out who your legislators are.

Find Your Legislators Look your legislators up by address or use your current location.

A look at how House districts have been swinging since 2012.

Of the six geographic categories (based on population density) examined in the article, the Sparse Suburban one looks the most interesting. 

Economics 101: The National Deficit Under The Obama Administration

In a speech President Obama made on the 5th anniversary of the financial crisis, the president stated that his administration had cut the deficit in half. There was this unison pushback from the right stating the reason for this was it had skyrocketed in his first year of office 2009. President Obama said:

Our deficits are now falling at the fastest rate since the end of World War II. I want to…

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