{"id":40624,"date":"2020-08-03T11:02:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T18:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=40624"},"modified":"2020-08-03T11:02:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T18:02:04","slug":"open-thread-8-3-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/08\/03\/open-thread-8-3-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 8\/3\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a routine day here in the CatBox.  The rest of the week will be busier.  Friday is a WWWendy day and a Hospital Oncology team day.  Tomorrow is a WWWendy day, so please expect no more than a Personal Update or an Open Thread.  Wednesday my palliative care nurse is coming.  Oh God, it’s Monday!<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today’s took me 4:24 (average 7:34).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Trump* Virus Update<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"0803TrumpVirusMap\"<\/font><\/p>\n

US Cases: 4,815,776
US Deaths: 158,376<\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From NPR<\/a>: <\/font>It’s hard to believe that the hole President Trump dug for himself could get deeper, but it has.<\/p>\n

A record and widening majority of Americans disapprove of the job he’s doing when it comes to handling the coronavirus pandemic; he gets poor scores on race relations; he’s seen a suburban erosion<\/a> despite efforts to win over suburban voters with fear<\/a>; and all that has led to a worsened outlook for Trump against Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential election. <\/p>\n

As a result, in the past month and a half, the latest NPR analysis of the Electoral College has several states shifting in Biden’s favor, and he now has a 297-170 advantage over Trump with exactly three months to go until Election Day. <\/p>\n

\"0803NPRMap\" <\/p>\n

As long as we don’t get complacent or think we can afford to “vote our conscience”, the only way criminal Fuhrer Trump* and the Republican Reich can stay in power is through a Nazi coup.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Bernie Sanders: \u2018The Next Three Months Are The Most Important In Modern U.S. History\u2019<\/p>\n