TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I live in Northern Nevada. My state is accurately defined as a “swing state.” I have lived in the Silver State since 1986, and during election years, it is almost always a mystery how the people voted until all ballots are counted. However, early voting statistics are often indicators about what the final results might be. IS NEVADA EXPERIENCING A “BLUE WAVE?” Early voting and voting by mail have become increasingly popular. While some voters wait for election day, November 3 rd , I am disabled and voting by mail is often the only way to exercise my First Amendment right. Outsiders believe that our current governor, Joe Lombardo, a Republican, is popular, However, if you live in Nevada, and are an informed voter, you have a different opinion. Lombardo is just another Trump sycophant. All of his actions over the last four years helped the super-rich and added even more wealth to their already outrageous bank accounts. In the important areas, employment, escalatin...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart No one can accurately predict the results of Tuesday’s Midterm Elections. The methods for polling used in the past are obsolete and mean nothing. Landlines were the primary contact used by the pollsters in their attempts to predict the outcome of elections. Virtually no one has a phone with a cord attached to the wall in 2026. The age of information is as good as it is bad. I AM ONE OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE IN POLITICAL POLLS As a political writer, I block every attempt by anyone to contact me. I have assigned individual ring tones to anyone with whom I choose to communicate. I denounce politics and politicians, considering them the enemies of democracy. Why would I allow any individual following a script to ask me questions about my preferences or anything I consider private information. The individuals conducting these polls rely on the needs of men and women to express their own opinions. Those “opinions” are frequently a repetition ...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If there is a “blue wave” on November 3 rd , the cowards and hypocrites on the right side of the aisle will be pointing their fingers at each other, and definitely straight at Donald Trump. Trump never accepts responsibility for anything, “I never did anything wrong,” so I was not surprised when he took a preemptive attack on members of his corrupt and fascist party. “If we don’t win the midterms, they’re going to blame me,” President Donald Trump mused at a Tennessee rally this past Saturday. “And if we do win them, I will get no credit whatsoever.” THIS ENTIRE FARCE BEGAN ON ONE OF THE DARKEST DAYS IN OUR NATION’S HISTORY January 6, 2021, the day a sitting president committed treason as he and his Nazi Army attempted to overthrow the results of the presidential election, will forever be remembered as the darkest day in American history. However, if our corrupt and cowardly government had refused to accept the results of the November 8, 2016 rig...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart On January 20, 2017, every man and woman calling themselves a “Republican” surrendered their integrity, morals, their very souls, to Donald John Trump. They showered him with effusive, undeserved praise while defending his thousands of lies and his many violations of the Constitution. They reneged on their campaign promises to serve the needs and wishes of their constituents. Fascism had come to America, and its leader is wearing a cheap “rug,” has orange skin, and is an obese 80-year-old spoiled child/schoolyard bully. Trump 2.0 is 100 times worst than the first. Because of his failure to keep his three primary campaign promises, combined with reckless spending, his approval ratings are now the lowest in history, at 29 percent. A BLUE WAVE? The midterm elections will be held on November 3 rd . All 435 seats in the House will be decided, as well as one-third of the Senate. Currently, Republicans hold 219 seats, and Democrats, 214. One seat is held by an Independ...