The mid-term elections yesterday represent a big change in American politics. The red-state/blue-state divide seems destined for the trash as the American electorate realigns itself as President Trump moves toward the exit. Democrats won statewide races in Kansas, South Carolina and Texas. Even now, they could win the Senate rates in Mississippi and Alaska, as…

Today is election day in the US. The mid-term balloting has been underway for a few weeks, but today is the end. Votes will be counted, winners and losers declared and the Trumpists will embark on a series of ridiculous moves in a desperate attempt to undo the will of the voters. The Democrats will…

Congresswoman Haley Stevens ran for the Democratic nomination for the US Senate seat in Michigan. She lost to Abdul el-Sayed. Yesterday rather than attend a unity event arranged by Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-SC, a major power broker in Washington), she attended a black church with the Republican incumbent Mike Rogers. After praying, she came out…

The Israeli electorate is headed to the polls today, and with about 7 hours to go, voter turnout is at a record pace. That is as it should be since this is the first general election in the country since it was attacked by Hamas on October 7, 2023. The current government of Benjamin Netanyahu…

The Brazilian electorate voted yesterday for a president. Once again, it was lefty Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against a rightist fellow with Bolsonaro as a surname. This time the second-place finisher was Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the previous right-wing president and frequent failed candidate Jair Bolsonaro (currently serving 27+ years under house arrest for…