Concerns with a "blow out" election. First, Paleo-conservatives will assert it was "because Trump wasn't conservative enough" despite all evidence to the contrary; second, Democrats should not be complacent; third, it is early yet, and circumstances can change; fourth, Trump's core constituency will insist it was rigged, and may, indeed, seek "Second amendment" remedies.


A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich