20th+: January 2016

On January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., was attacked by a mob of supporters of then-U.S. [UN]president [DJT], two months after his defeat [by 7 million votes] in the 2020 presidential election. They sought to keep [tRUMP] in power by preventing a joint session of Congress from counting the Electoral College votes to formalize the victory of President-elect Joe Biden. The attack was ultimately unsuccessful in preventing the election results from being certified. According to the House select committee that investigated the incident, the attack was the culmination of a seven-part plan by [tRUMP] to overturn the election.

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Overton Window

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17-12-21 How DUHnocchio makes extreme things look "normal" - Vox > .

The Overton window is the range of policies politically acceptable to the mainstream population at a given time. It is also known as the window of discourse.

American policy analyst Joseph Overton proposed that an idea's political viability depends mainly on whether it falls within this range, rather than on politicians' individual preferences. According to Overton, the window frames the range of policies that a politician can recommend without appearing too extreme to gain or keep public office given the climate of public opinion at that time.

Political commentator Joshua Treviño has postulated that the six degrees of acceptance of public ideas are roughly:

Unthinkable
Radical
Acceptable
Sensible
Popular
Policy

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Thirteen Keys

24-3-6 Alan Lichtman: Biden can ‘absolutely’ win the US election > .

24-2-8 Biden to defeat Trump in election 2024 | Allan Lichtman > .

The Keys to the White House is a checklist of thirteen true/false statements that pertain to the circumstances surrounding a presidential election. When five or fewer of the following statements are false, the incumbent party is predicted to win the election. When six or more are false, the incumbent party is predicted to lose.

Midterm gains: After the midterm elections, the incumbent party holds more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives than after the previous midterm elections.
No primary contest: There is no serious contest for the incumbent party nomination.
Incumbent seeking re-election: The incumbent party candidate is the sitting president.
No third party: There is no significant third party or independent campaign.
Strong short-term economy: The economy is not in recession during the election campaign.
Strong long-term economy: Real per capita economic growth during the term equals or exceeds mean growth during the previous two terms.
Major policy change: The incumbent administration effects major changes in national policy.
No social unrest: There is no sustained social unrest during the term.
No scandal: The incumbent administration is untainted by major scandal.
No foreign/military failure: The incumbent administration suffers no major failure in foreign or military affairs.
Major foreign/military success: The incumbent administration achieves a major success in foreign or military affairs.
Charismatic incumbent: The incumbent party candidate is charismatic or a national hero.