Happy days are here again?

In Search of an Argument

Jim puts forth the thesis that the Democrats must act boldly if they are in control of both the Congress and the Presidency even if their margins are slim. That is why he identifies eliminating or modifying the Senate filibuster rule as the key to the possibility of enacting a robust set of legislation. John and Jim discuss the need for urgent action on a broad array of issues: the pandemic, economic recovery, infrastructure, election reform, political corruption, climate change, immigration reform, health care expansion, admission of the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to statehood. John and Jim also discuss what a more narrow set of accomplishments might be achievable in the event of a Biden Presidency and a Republican Senate. John raises the question of how people currently receive their political information in a skewed fashion and Jim notes that while the media have changed the phenomena of partisan sources of information is not new. They also discuss the most recent events of the campaign that have hampered Trump’s attempts to regain lost ground, with particular focus on the foolishness of Trump allowing himself to be taped in conversation with Bob Woodward.

If you want more information about the state of election you might try looking at the Cook Political Report or the Sabato Crystal Ball. Both are venerable sources of non-partisan political information on the state of races for the House, the Senate, the Governorships, and the Presidency. Real Clear Politics provides daily poll information for those who want to consume the numbers every day, but the best source for that type of information (and our favorite overall source) remains Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight.