Betting on elections

(See two posts down.)

Local delegate Shawn Fluharty quoted in the Wall Street Journal:

With billionaires in public office, and money already a huge part of U.S. elections, the idea that betting could tarnish the democratic process is “laughable,” Fluharty said.

Some honesty from Trump on voting by mail

Why does Trump object to voting by mail? Because, he says, it would cause "levels of voting that, if you ever agreed to it, you'd never have a Republican elected again."

The first honest sentence he's ever uttered.

When more people vote, Republicans lose.

It's that simple.

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) April 8, 2020

Two ways to make the coronavirus numbers go down

• 1. As Fox News and some Republicans suggest: count the deaths as something else -- like the underlying condition

The coyote suffered from diabetes and hypertension, ridiculous to list "crushed by anvil" as cause of death @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/Q4wK80uDYb

— David Frum (@davidfrum) April 9, 2020

• 2. Quit testing

The federal government will end funding for coronavirus testing sites on Friday. While some sites will transition to being state-managed, others will close as a result. This as criticism continues that not enough testing is available.https://t.co/DuBCbJoRDO

— All Things Considered (@npratc) April 8, 2020

Don't worry, we have really smart people in charge

A new video from the Lincoln Project