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With all the latest polls indicating a surge of support for Bloomberg to be the Dem nominee along with a steady rise in support for Bernie Sanders and a corresponding major decline in support of Joe Biden my FR prediction is a Bloomberg/Sanders ticket for the Democrats in the 2020 race against President Trump. Anyone agree or disagree with this prediction. I did not post a source link to any specific polls since the data is not consistent but the surge and decline are trends when honest analysis is conducted.

So we are in our second year of my husband's HVAC biz. He is busy like crazy (one man band) And I have a "regular" 40+ hour job with benefits that keeps the lights on and the mortgage paid.

Another day, another extremely false “academic” study. More like “epidemic” study. An epidemic of false information and bias. We’ve often talked about the efforts of the left to push an agenda by fabricating factoids. But this is just rich. This new study wants us to believe 1/3 of Californian teens are queer. Of course, it’s from California. Researchers out of the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research analyzed data from the 2015-2016 version of the California Health Interview Survey, which collected data from 1,300 households.

f I asked you what most defines Donald Trump supporters, what would you say? They’re white? They’re poor? They’re uneducated? You’d be wrong. In fact, I’ve found a single statistically significant variable predicts whether a voter supports Trump—and it’s not race, income or education levels: It’s authoritarianism. That’s right, Trump’s electoral strength—and his staying power—have been buoyed, above all, by Americans with authoritarian inclinations. And because of the prevalence of authoritarians in the American electorate, among Democrats as well as Republicans, it’s very possible that Trump’s fan base will continue to grow. My finding is the result of a national...

The cost of amnesty just keeps getting higher and higher. I was dumbfounded the other day when I heard some far-left progressive politician crying that the costs were too high for illegal aliens to apply for citizenship. He stated that when he first was elected, the cost was $90 to go through the application process but now the cost has risen to $700. In his eyes, illegal aliens paying anything for getting US citizenship is grossly unfair. However, the real kick in the pants is that all of this is unfair to the US taxpayer. Let's take a look at...

Wow this is big news and really holds a lot of weight, I may have to rethink my support for Palin in 2012. I mean she is not on the same intellectual stage of a guy who reads off a tele-prompter in front of third graders? Let me see Krauthammer (worked under Carter and Mondale), Juan Williams(leftist propagandist), Nicole Wallace,Dana Perino, Barbera Bush and Karl Rove(All RINO hacks who's policies and world views helped bankrupt the country) attack her on what substantive issues? NONE In all cases these cowards attack her persona, and are not willing to debate her in...

Moreover, when Thompson filed his disclosure form with the IRS, he revealed that $72,000 of the $3.4 million raised is to be used for the general election. Former FEC General Counsel, Larry Noble told the Washington Post "I think it's problematic. Clearly it's a red flag."

Obama criticizes war in Iraq during Ames visit By Charlotte Eby, Journal Des Moines Bureau AMES, Iowa -- A day after jumping into the presidential race, Democrat Barack Obama began the courting of Iowa party activists Sunday with a blistering critique of the war in Iraq. More than 6,000 people who came to hear him at the Iowa State University campus saved their biggest cheers for his criticism of the war. "We ended up launching a war that should have never been authorized, and should have never been waged, and to which we now have spent $400 billion and have...

Raids shut down alleged illegal gambling establishments in Appalachia Published 05/09/2006 By CARMEN MUSICK -Kingsport Times-News APPALACHIA - Virginia State Police converged on Main Street in Appalachia Saturday, shutting down four alleged illegal gambling establishments and seizing nearly $20,000 in cash and an untold amount of gambling supplies and paraphernalia. Wise County Special Prosecutor Tim McAfee said close to 40 law enforcement officers were involved in the search and seizure effort, "searching illegal gambling houses and associated residences, persons and vehicles." No arrests were made Saturday. The investigation is ongoing. "Our job today is primarily to close the gambling down,...

<p>I have been meaning to write something about the Extradition Act 2003 for some time, on the grounds that it is one of those subjects when I would like to tell the US to shove their extradition requests where their prima facie evidence don't shine...</p>

President Bush came out swinging on Veterans Day in a speech accusing his Democratic war critics of re-writing history. Some war critics have mounted a campaign against him by boiling the entire pre-war history and post-invasion violence down to a two-word phrase: "Bush Lied". They say he lied us into war by distorting intelligence about weapons of mass destruction to convince Americans to fight an unnecessary war. The "Bush Lied" accusation is, if true, an indictment of the entire war itself, and one could reasonably argue we should cut our losses and get out of it. The president could have...

I confess to being an iPodd'er. And I further confess that this post is about podding. In my short time with my beloved white machine I have been unable to find many worthwhile conservative podcasts - certainly from here in Canada but even of the States where the conservative movement enjoys a long and vibrant history. Item #1 - does anyone here know of a really good podcast(s), from anywhere in the world but English-language, which serves the goal of better articulating conservative principles? Item #2 - does anyone feel that there is a need for some such presence in...

Hello all. I am a new member of the site and I look forward to many great discussions with you all.

I just had to say something about the article you did on sen. clinton (I spelled her name like this because I do not care for her or her husband). I am very troubled about how naive the people of New York really are. Do they not yet see how this women, and her husband operate. Are they so blind that they cannot see the lenght of depravity that a person will go to to make people see things there way, as the old saying goes you cannot change a zebras stribes. This woman, and her husband has made a...

Okay, probably not the best ever. But knowing how Freepers just love to shoot down a boaster, I figure this is bait they won't be able to resist. ;^)The Farewell Opus is a grand old tradition here at Free Republic, and there are certain rules one should follow, but I'm going to break some of them. FIRST... I'm supposed to moan about how Free Republic used to be so great, but now it's changed and become nothing but a feuding, controlling zionist forum, or Bush-lovers forum, or whatever.Not at all. I've been on FR since October 1999. I first appeared...