Political Discourse 2020

P ost-Election Reflections  Given the recent election, it is clear the US remains politically divided. While Biden won the popular vote by six million and will win the electoral college with 306 votes, the Democrats underperformed in the House and Senatorial races. The number of lost seats in the House currently hovers around ten. While anticipating a Democratic majority in the Senate, the Party only picked up one seat. The Dems could garner a one-point majority, with VP Harris as the tie breaker if they take both seats in the Georgia run-off race in January. If not, the Republicans will maintain their slim majority. It is too early to offer a thorough analysis of the demographic and geographical breakdown of the congressional races. Among other things, it seems Biden garnered votes from significant number of Republicans who split their ticket down ballot. It is also obvious that Trump mobilized his base, which made it extremely difficult for Democrats to gain seats in districts that

 Response to Journal Inquirer Editor Published in the Journal Inquirer November 6, 2020 In his Oct 26 editorial, “Stop Scaring Connecticut; and Murphy the Red Baiter,” Powell chides Gov. Lamont for “conscientiously” providing regular information on coronavirus cases, “positivity rates,” COVID-related hospitalization figures, and deaths. ( https://www.journalinquirer.com/opinion/chris_powell/stop-scaring-connecticut-and-murphy-the-red-baiter/article_1642e540-1723-11eb-9ea2-1734094627e2.html ). Considering the impact of this deadly pandemic, in which 230,000 Americans have died thus far, the current uptake of positive cases, and the medical impact of a disease that continues to result in significant, short and long-term health impairment on a larger number of people, Powell’s accusation that the governor is “setting off fears of Doomsday,” is misplaced, to say the least. Due, in no small measure to the CT governor’s conscientious approach in efforts to keep the state reasonably safe, Pow