Tag Archives: 2020 presidential election

We came really close to an electoral college tie

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Thomas Mets

It seems underappreciated how close we came to a 269-269 electoral tie. Biden’s margin in Georgia was 0.23% (11,779 votes) His margin in Arizona was 0.31% (10,457 votes) and his margin in Wisconsin was 0.63% (20,682 votes.) A national swing … Continue reading →

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How Voting For Joe Biden Helps Republicans

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Thomas Mets

Joe Biden has consistently led in polls of the 2020 presidential election, since his entrance into the race. One reason for that is that he’s got some support among Republican voters, as well he should. This is a rare opportunity … Continue reading →

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Karen Bass

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Thomas Mets

In the last few weeks, Karen Bass has gotten attention as a serious contender for Vice President. Bass has suggested that she would not be interested in running for President later, which would allow a Biden presidency to be transitional, … Continue reading →

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A Plausible Election Scenario

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Thomas Mets

If Donald Trump loses Michigan, Pennsylvania and Maine’s second congressional district, but keeps all of the other states and electoral districts he won in 2016, the election will be a 269-269 tie. Then it goes to the House. One may … Continue reading →

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Who Will Be Joe Biden’s Running Mate?

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Thomas Mets

Yesterday, Joe Biden promised to name a female running mate. This will be the fourth time in American history that a major party will have a woman on the presidential ticket. Fortunately for Biden, he has quite a few choices … Continue reading →

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Speculation on Unqualified Running Mates

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Thomas Mets

Traditionally, most vice-presidential candidates have been Senators, Governors, cabinet members or prominent members of Congress, but now there’s a lot of talk about Democrats picking someone with other qualifications. There was speculation that Biden would enter the presidential race with … Continue reading →

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Running Mates For Bernie Sanders

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Thomas Mets

A look at potential running mates/ Vice Presidents for Bernie Sanders like Julian Castro, Tammy Duckworth, Amy Klobuchar, and Lucy McBath, but not Nina Turner, Tusli Gabbard and Stacey Abrams. Continue reading →

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The 2020 Democratic Presidential Contenders: Invisible Primary Edition

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Thomas Mets

The Democratic presidential primary is pretty damn interesting, since the polling front-runners are two men in their late 70s who might not run, four other Senators who are seen as top-tier contenders are struggling in the single digits, and the … Continue reading →

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The next presidential landslide

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Thomas Mets

It’s been a while since we’ve had a true landslide presidential election. The general definition has been 55% of the popular vote. Clinton’s 1996 reelection comes close, as he did beat Dole by 8.5%, even if he didn’t get a majority … Continue reading →

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Can Mayors Be Presidential?

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Thomas Mets

There’s some speculation that mayors might seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. Those mentioned include Mitch Landrieu of New Orleans, and Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles. After his keynote speech in 2012, there were similar conversations about San Antonio … Continue reading →

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