Joe Boosted By Roaring Biden Economy. No, Really.
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Joe Boosted By Roaring Biden Economy. No, Really.

Politics tamfitronics In politics and in our personal lives we are often spinning ourselves in circles searching for explanations of the inexplicable when a bit of comparative analysis would do us wonders. For Democrats an abiding question of the Biden presidency, especially in 2024, is this: why hasn’t Joe Biden gotten more credit for the roaring 20s economy? Growth is steady, unemployment is at historic lows, inflation has fallen dramatically, wages are rising. Each rosy data point purports to have a context which shows it isn’t all its cracked up to be. And some of those contexts bear consideration. But the G-7 summit in Italy this last week is perhaps the most clarifying context.A number...
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What Are The Swing States Of The Future?
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What Are The Swing States Of The Future?

Politics tamfitronics Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited.ameliatd (Amelia Thomson-DeVeauxsenior reporter): The residents of states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan are used to having their airwaves flooded with political ads as presidential elections draw near. But over the years, there’s actually been a lot of variation in which states have the most power to decide the future commander-in-chief. Only a few years ago, it would have been hard to imagine Arizona and Georgia in the toss-up category — and “as Ohio goes, so goes the nation” was proved wrong in 2020when President Joe Biden became the first candidate to win the White House without carrying Ohio since 1960.So have Arizona and Georgia replaced Ohio as the nation’s presidential bellwether? Is once-swingy Florida officially a red state? Let’s talk about...
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Wings’ Arike Ogunbowale withdrew from consideration for U.S. women’s Olympic team due to ‘politics’
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Wings’ Arike Ogunbowale withdrew from consideration for U.S. women’s Olympic team due to ‘politics’

Politics tamfitronics Amid the controversy over Caitlin Clark being left off the USA women's basketball roster for the 2024 Olympics, many WNBA fans pointed out that Arike Ogunbowale was another notable snub from the team.The Dallas Wings guard is a three-time WNBA All-Star who also earned first- and second-team All-WNBA honors during her previous five professional seasons. She also won the 2021 WNBA All-Star Game MVP award. So far this year, Ogunbowale is putting up the best numbers of her career, averaging 24.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.9 steals per game.At Our Ladyshe won the 2018 national championship and was named the NCAA tournament's Most Outstanding Player, in addition to earning ACC Athlete of the Year honors.Appearing on the "Nightcap" podcast with Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson, Ogunbowale explained that she took her...
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Politics wasn’t my life: Former Australia PM Scott Morrison
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Politics wasn’t my life: Former Australia PM Scott Morrison

Politics tamfitronics Join the conversationLog in to comment on videos and join in on the fun. Watch Live TVWatch the live stream of Fox News and full episodes. Reduce eye strain and focus on the content that matters. Video This video is playing in picture-in-picture. Politics tamfitronics Live Now All times eastern NOW - 10:30 AM10:30 AM11:00 AM11:30 AM12:00 PM12:30 PM Fox News Channel America's Newsroom 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM The Faulkner Focus 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Outnumbered 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Fox Business Channel ...
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