How Will The Louisiana Majority Vote Shake Out In The 2024 Presidential Election???

 We know that the majority vote in Louisiana for the 2016 and 2020 Presidential elections went to Donald Trump.  Now, in less than a month on November 6 the round three vote for President will take place once again.  Will the majority vote in Louisiana break in favor for Trump the third time, or will it be three strikes and you are out?  Let's examine what we do know about Trump and what we learned in the past 8 years, despite all of Trump's lies, misinformation and blame.

We know as "fact" the following:  Trump is a convicted criminal, found guilty on 34 felony counts in a New York state court before a jury of Trump's peers.  His attorney's at trial had an opportunity to present Trump's case and persuade the jury, but the jury thought otherwise, followed the evidence and voted to convict.  The trial judge in the case has set Trump's sentence for a day in November after the election.  We know that Trump, before a New York judge in a New York court found him liable for sexual abuse of a woman and fined him $5 million.  That same woman later sued Trump for defamation and in a court of law was found guilty of defamation and fined over $70 million.  

We know that in 2017 Trump settled a law suit filed by students of Trump University for fraud and Trump settled out of court for $25 million.  We know that Trump had to settle another fraud law suit brought about by New York attorney general over a Trump non-profit charity where Trump used some of those proceeds for his own use.  Trump was fined $2 million and his non-profit charity had to be dissolved.  As part of the agreement, Trump had to agree on all the charges against him.  We know that Trump, in another fraud law suit against Trump's company, a New York Judge found Trump's company guilty of fraud and fined Trump over $400 million in damages.  That judgement was appealed by Trump and is now before a New York court of appeals waiting on a decision.

We know that on January 6, 2021 Trump attempted to overturn the lawful, legal and democratic Presidential election by sending his rioters to the nation's capitol in a violent attack to stop the vote count and told the Vice President, Mike Pence not to accept the electoral vote count in an effort to restrict the peaceful transfer of power to the newly elected President Joe Biden.  That was a traitorous act by a sitting President.  We know that Donald Trump was the very first ever convicted criminal to be nominated for President by a major political party in the United States.  And we know that in 2016 Donald Trump asked Russia to tap into an American's email, Hillary Clinton to try and find dirt on her.  That was the act of a traitor and signaled to Russia they could tap into any American email.  We know that Trump is a serial liar, deals in misinformation and blames others for his own self corruption.  That his rhetoric is extreme, violent and toxic.

Knowing all of this about Trump, will the Louisiana majority vote go to Donald Trump on election day once again?  Or will it be three strikes and Trump is out?  A vote for Trump is a vote accepting a politician's corruption, and as a result, a vote accepting government corruption.  This writer is unaware of the position of Louisiana's media in the election at this writing.  It will be interesting to see if any of the media outlets, newspaper, radio or television come out with a position of support and who it might be.  The vote will tell a story if Louisiana really supports honest politicians and honest government.

This commentary written by Joe  Lorio

Donald Trump: The Ugly American.

 The Ugly American is truly Donald Trump in every way and definition of the word because he represents evil and is anti-everything that has made America, the Beautiful.  It is hard to wrap you head around a person who is so childish, so insecure, so mentally confused, so afraid and unable to articulate any civil thought of substance.  So flawed he has to use rhetoric that is extreme, violent and toxic about other people.  A person who thinks only of himself, talks negative about our veterans and their service to the country.  Opposes the rule of law and everything legal and lawful and blames everyone else for his own corruption.  The Ugly list can go on and on.

The Ugliness does not stop there.  He is a convicted criminal, sexual abuser, fraudster and a former President, who when President committed a traitorous act by attempting to overturn a legal and lawful democratic Presidential election and was bent on trying to stop the lawful peaceful transfer of power to the new President elect.  And he tried to use his Vice President to stop the Electoral vote count.

Yet, this Ugly American is the top new's story of an out of control media who reports his every action, lies and misinformation like it was facts over and over and over again.  It all began with the 2016 Presidential election and continues today.  The good truthful stories take a back seat to Trump's dominance of the media which they gladly allow to take place.   

The media loves to report Trump's personal attacks on people.  They knew the personal attacks on Hillary Clinton were lies but just kept reporting them.  I have a suggestion for the media.  Next time they quote Trump, start out the report this way.  Convicted criminal Trump alleges etc. etc. etc.  After all, telling it like it is, is truth and fact, Trump is a convicted criminal, that is a fact, convicted on 34 felony  counts by a jury of his peers.  And the judge will sentence Trump next month for his convictions.  

The media who loves to repeat Trump's lies and misinformation every day, should also report every day that Trump is a convicted criminal, facts matter, but this writer does not remember the media reporting on Trump's criminal record.  The out of control media has accepted the new NORM of what Trump believes political candidates should now run on.  The danger has never been greater to America the Beautiful.

This commentary written by  Joe Lorio   

The U.S. Economy, Job Creation and The Unemployment Rate for September 2024.

 The Labor Department reported the economy added 254,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate came in at 4.1%, down from 4.2% in August.  It was the 44th straight month for positive job growth and the unemployment rate continues to stay in a historical low range since the 1960's.  The Department also reported wages were up 0.4% in September from August and that year to year wages were up 4%.  

And once again, the negative voices of doom and gloom who were predicting 140,000 jobs were wrong as usual.  In fact they tried their best to undercut the good job numbers with lies and misinformation.  That has become their standard procedure as they have nothing left.  Making matters worse for the negative voices, there was more good news reported about the economy.

Walmart, Amazon, Target and other retailers announced they were hiring hundreds of thousand full and part time workers for the holiday season.  The U.S. Port's strike was settled and workers are back on the job.  Employer's business ads for hiring increased to above 8 million as the labor market continues to be steady.  The Feds announced interest rate cuts and more to come.  

The economy in President Biden's first full 44 months in office has been stable and consistent.  Job creation has never been better in any President's 4 year term.  Unemployment at steady low levels, stable consumer spending despite inflation which is down to 2.2% in the latest report.  The GDP in Biden's first 3 years averaged 3.1% annually.  Wages continue to rise.  It is a very positive economy despite the devastation left by the Trump administration.  At this same time during the Trump years in September 2020 unemployment was 7.9% and the economy still had not added back all the 21.5 million jobs it lost.  The economic recession and COVID was treated like, "so what."

Despite the resources of the media in general, PolitiDose commentary was the only news source that correctly projected what would take place with the economy on Biden's watch.  It did so in a December 2020 and January 2021 commentary and gave the reasons why.  PolitiDose's monthly commentary on the economy has followed ever since.  It is sad to report that the media in general, gave more time to the negative voices on the economy than the actual facts. 

So stay tuned to  PolitiDose, your daily dose of political commentary to stay abreast of the facts.

This commentary written by Joe Lorio