Weekly Top Ten - Yield Curve, Third Party Polling, Big Iowa news + Mailbag Answers
Harmony Hall, Award Tour, and That's the Way It Is
This week’s top ten
One of my favorite graphics about American politics comes from More in Common.
14% of the country is driving the binary construct because they show up every day.
Timeline for our partisan division:
Key factors likely include Iraq/Aghanistan wars, the Great Financial Crisis, internet, social media, smartphone, and idealistic Baby Boomer leadership.
Gallup polling on institutions:
By party (Red= GOP and Blue is Dems)
Swing state polling with a No Labels (center/left) candidate:
Yes, there is room for a third and even a fourth party to change the landscape of American politics. Any party will need infrastructure - not just a candidate.
Abortion national polling based on three different options:
How’s your portfolio doing? Good graphic here:
Speaking of tech…there sure is a lot of tech (34,000!) orbiting the globe:
Big news out of Iowa GOP - A Top Man of God in Iowa Wants Someone Other Than Trump - Bob Vander Plaats has a record of backing winners in state’s Republican caucuses 185 days until the Iowa Republican Caucus on January 15 (69 days between the Virginia elections and the Iowa Caucus)
And let’s not forget that pesky Yield Curve Inversion.
Would a recession shake up the 2024 election? Ummm… YEAH.
Are you ready for some college football? 43 days until Navy at Notre Dame kicks at 2:30pm. Until then, relive this amazing scene - Miami at Virginia Tech:
Props to the sound team at Lane Stadium.
From mailbox:
Why is RFK Jr catching on? He’s authentic, but the Kennedy name is immediate name ID gold.
Why is Governor Glenn Youngkin still being mentioned for POTUS? In one word? Presidential. The guy simply has the It Factor.
What are the prospects for Jamie Dimon? Not good. See above. Big Banks and Big Business are not popular. He would be very competent obviously, but do you really think the country will vote in a Wall Street banker. No.
Who is leading the Republican field for US Senate in 2024? Right now it’s a. Chuck Smith b. Hung Cao c. Jonathan Emord d. Eddie Garcia e. Craig Ennis f. Rebecca Lowe. Smith statewide name ID is much better in GOP circles and recall he finished with 48.3% to AG Jason Miyares 51.7% in the 2021 nomination.