The whirlwind surrounding the death of conservative Charlie Kirk has made me think of historical parallels to this event. Jean Paul Marat was a firebrand journalist in the French Revolution. The martyrdom of Marat and Charlie Kirk have some eerie parallels, even though some might see them on opposite sides of the political fence. MaratContinue reading “The Martyrdom of Marat and Charlie Kirk”
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Trump Approval Rating in the Second Term
Much has been made of Trump’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and the passage of the so called Big Beautiful Bill. Subsequently, It usually takes a week or so before events like these register in the polls. It generally takes a few days to conduct them and they are expensive. Often the news mediaContinue reading “Trump Approval Rating in the Second Term”
No Kings Rally in Johnstown, PA: A Call for Justice and Humanity
An Allegheny Independent Media Exclusive: Lyrical Capo covered the No Kings rally in Johnstown, PA. The rally was planned at the last minute and more than 100 people attended. They didn’t have a permit to gather in Central Park so they marched around it. WJAC covered the protest in State College. On Saturday, June 14,Continue reading “No Kings Rally in Johnstown, PA: A Call for Justice and Humanity”
Severe Housing Cost Burden and Trump’s Vote in PA
This post continues the series on social and health factors associated with Trump’s vote in PA. Subsequently, this post will look at counties in Pennsylvania with severe housing cost burden and Trump’s vote in that county. County Health Rankings defines severe housing cost burden as “the percentage of households that spend 50% or more ofContinue reading “Severe Housing Cost Burden and Trump’s Vote in PA”
100 Days and 2 Opinions
Nancy Coleman has written a post on Donald Trump’s first 100 days. Recently, we passed the 100-day mark of Donald Trump’s second crack at the Presidency. We at Allegheny Independent Media (AIM) wondered what answers we would get locally if we approached a Democrat and a Republican as spokespersons. Thus this post titled 100 daysContinue reading “100 Days and 2 Opinions”
Trump’s Standing in the Polls So Far
It has been 27 days since Trump took office. He has been bolder with executive orders and DOGE than in his first term. For this post I thought would take a closer look at Trump’s standing in the polls so far. Today, the Real Clear Politics (RCP) average of Trump’s approval ratings has him atContinue reading “Trump’s Standing in the Polls So Far”
Outside of the Trump Campaign Stop in Johnstown
In the Morning before the Rally On Friday, August 30, Donald Trump made a campaign stop in Johnstown. I mounted my GoPro on my bike to get a sense of the carnival atmosphere surrounding it. The above video was taken around 11:30am, 2 hours before they opened the doors to the rally. I took footageContinue reading “Outside of the Trump Campaign Stop in Johnstown”
Debate Boost for Trump Nationally, Not in PA
More than a week has passed since the debate between Trump and Biden. Even with the 4th of July holiday there has been a wealth of polls on the race showing Biden losing ground. Since June 27, Trump’s lead has grown from 1.5% to 3.4% in a 2 way race according to Real Clear Polling.Continue reading “Debate Boost for Trump Nationally, Not in PA”
Trump Indictments and His Popularity
Primary Standing A lot has been made about the Trump indictments and his popularity in the Republican primary field. The graph above of the Real Clear Politics (RCP) moving average of Polls for the GOP field. Trump’s support did receive a 5% boost after the first indictment for a payment to a porn star cameContinue reading “Trump Indictments and His Popularity”
Post Roe Reversal and Cassidy Hutchinson Polls on Trump and the GOP
It has been a week since SCROTUS reversed their Roe vs. Wade decision on abortion and made other revolting decisions on guns, school prayer and the environment to name a few. It has also been about 5 days since former White House aide Cassady Hutchinson gave damning testimony on Trump’s role in the Jan 6Continue reading “Post Roe Reversal and Cassidy Hutchinson Polls on Trump and the GOP”