Russian Roulette

<p>In the age of Donald Trump, we&rsquo;ve all gotten used to living in a whiplashing, contradictory news environment. But sometimes events come together in a way that still makes me shake my head.</p> <p>On July 31, The&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp;and Siena College (who tend to be among the most reliable polling outfits) released a poll showing that Trump has an almost 40-point lead over his nearest rival for the Republican presidential nomination. The&nbsp;<em>Times</em>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/us/politics/2024-poll-nyt-siena-trump-republicans.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">headline and subhead</a>&nbsp;say it all:</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-blogs/russian-roulette-2c01c945fe07"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>