October 2020

There are too many gaps in the story and too many points that have no independent verification, which means a good deal of this alleged evidence is taken on faith alone. True cybersecurity professionals would never abide by this standard of proof.

It blew past me – the comments, the votes, the admonitions to speak into the camera. It was exciting, challenging, and aggravating all at the same time.

Have my parents abandoned their conservative values? Absolutely not. They still believe in capitalism and free trade. They are pro-business. They are pro-life. However, they recognize issues just as pressing as protecting the unborn, such as climate change, gun control, and racial justice.

Holding out my own incarceration as an example, we should be encouraged to use these difficult and tumultuous times to learn more about ourselves, our country, and our future. We will never be able to return to the ‘normal’ we had before, so instead, we should embrace a “new normal” that welcomes our pandemic experience.

Friends in my town have houses filled with many family members. Lasagna noodles have been sold out for weeks because whole tribes of kids have settled in and are working remotely. Grandkids from the City are going to public schools, which are crowded now that the population has swelled.

If Biden wants to win, his messaging to Latinos needs to be concise and compelling. As it stands, his outreach remains muddled, leaving Latinos wondering if their issues are resonating or even understood.

We need leaders capable of marshaling history, context, and life experiences and synthesizing them into clearly stated visions of how we move forward into the next chapter of this country’s growth.

If Texas is close – within the O’Rourke v. Cruz range – for either Joe Biden or MJ Hegar, who is running for Senate, take it as an indicator of how the election will end up nationwide. If either of them wins, it may usher in not a Blue Wave, but a Blue Tsunami.

The politicization of the vaccine development process has seeded doubt in many Americans, including myself. I am a nurse practitioner, and being hesitant about a vaccine is a paradox for me.

Bottom line: Both the national and state polls are telling a similar story. It’s one of Joe Biden holding a comfortable lead with just about three weeks until the final day of voting. There’s not a single poll I can point to either nationally or in a battleground state that reads differently.