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It Is Not Just the Southern Baptist Convention That’s At Stake. Here’s What You Can Do.
by Rod D. MartinApril 9, 2022 For many, the Southern Baptist Convention seems like a lost cause. And that’s understandable: every day we hear of some new compromise, some new chapter in an ongoing downgrade. Who wants to be part of such a thing? The problem is, we’re...
Wokeness, Like All Marxism, Is About Power
by Rod D. MartinDecember 2, 2021 Here, Grant Gaines tells us that you're only allowed to support the overturning of Roe v. Wade if you do it for non-Christian reasons. He says that if you oppose abortion because of anything the Bible says, you're a "Christian...
Three Things About Virginia
by Rod D. MartinNovember 4, 2021 First, Virginia was a "lost" state: red-turned-blue and written off by all the "smart people". It was a no-hoper...where we just won back the top three statewide offices and the House of Delegates. Six months ago, or six weeks ago,...
Jesus is a Capitalist
by Rod D. MartinMarch 29, 2021 Jesus is a Capitalist. Yes, this will come as a shock to your gender studies professor, your hippie uncle, and perhaps even your (non-economically trained) pastor. But it's true. The entirety of Scripture not only assumes but establishes...
Rod D. Martin’s Economic Forecast for 2020 and Beyond
by Rod D. MartinJanuary 1, 2020 It's a new decade, a new year, and an election year to boot, so lots of you have been asking me how I think the economy will fare in 2020. Many were surprised to see markets up a whopping 30% in 2019, particularly after their...
Open Letter: Conservative Leaders Urge the Senate to Work Around-the-Clock to Confirm Conservative Nominees
November 16, 2018 Washington, DC Dear Leader McConnell and all Republican senators, Close to 200 nominations, both executive and judicial, are awaiting consideration in the Senate. If these nominations are not confirmed by the end of the year, they will be...
The Morning After – Election 2018
by Rod D. Martin November 7, 2018 So this morning we're exactly where I left off last night (which is exactly as I expected). Arizona and Montana still too close to call, but Republicans leading. There's a very good chance we'll end up at 55 Senate seats, up from 51,...
#YearOfTheWoman, GOP Edition
by Rod D. Martin November 7, 2018 #YearOfTheWoman, GOP edition: 1st woman elected IA Gov. 1st woman elected SD Gov. 1st Korean-American woman elected to Congress. 1st female TN Senator. 1st female AZ Senator* (results pending). 1st...
The Rod Martin Report – Final Pre-Election Update
Final Pre-Election Update Dear Friend, Vote. Vote now. And take friends. As you well know from The Rod Martin Report, from RodMartin.org, and from my constant stream of updates on Facebook, I have been warning for well over a year now that...
Latest Generic Ballot Numbers – Nov. 1, 2018
by Rod D. Martin November 1, 2018 LATEST GENERIC BALLOT NUMBERS (remembering that historically, the Republicans win the House at D+5 or better): as of this morning, Rasmussen has it D+3, YouGov D+5, Ipsos D+7, Morning Consult D+8, Harris D+9. Last week, Harris was...
#BlueWave in Florida? Not So Much
by Rod D. Martin October 17, 2018 #BlueWave in Florida? Not so much. More than 2.6 million mail-in ballots were sent out by elections supervisors two weeks ago. As of early Tuesday morning nearly 446,000 of those ballots had been returned with almost 40,000 more...
The Rod Martin Report – October 13, 2018
The Rod Martin Report - October 13, 2018 The Kavanaugh Surge House Update: Stronger Than Reported Senate Update (Race by Race): Huge GOP Shift The Democrats vs. Their Own Coalition The Victories You're Not Hearing How We Got The First...
Senate and House Update, Oct. 12, 2018: The Kavanaugh Surge Continues
by Rod D. Martin October 12, 2018 SENATE AND HOUSE UPDATE: It's been a heck of a week since the Kavanaugh confirmation, in which the belief that the left's assault on due process -- not to mention on the Kavanaugh family, and by implication, the family of anyone the...
Fun Fact: Who Would Control the Senate If There Were No 17th Amendment
by Rod D. Martin October 12, 2018 Fun fact: if the 17th Amendment were repealed, it would radically change the composition of the Senate. Here's why, and how. The 17th gave us direct election of Senators. Previously (as in, from 1788 to 1912, which is to say, the way...
The Price of “Medicare for All”
by Rod D. Martin October 12, 2018 Democrats are very upset that Republicans are pointing out the actual cost of their "Medicare For All" plan, which nationalizes healthcare and which has been endorsed by almost all major Democrat Presidential contenders. Yes, they're...
Conservative Leaders Urge President Trump to Oppose the Senate Version of the First Step Act
October 12, 2018 President Donald J. Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: We write to urge you to oppose the Senate version of the First Step Act that lessens the penalty for trafficking fentanyl and heroin. We were...
The Post-Kavanaugh “Legitimacy” of the Supreme Court
by Rod D. Martin October 8, 2018 I read a paragraph of a Wall Street Journal piece this morning, and found it puzzling. Here it is: The confirmation also presents Chief Justice John Roberts with a considerable challenge, report Brent and Jess Bravin. The three-month...
What the Kavanaugh Allegations Tell Us About the Russia Probe
by Rod D. Martin October 4, 2018 Okay folks. Now that the FBI has completely cleared Brett Kavanaugh -- for the SEVENTH time -- and now that you've seen how far the Democrats will go to destroy someone -- their life, their career, their family, everything -- if he...
Senate Update, Oct. 4, 2018 – The Kavanaugh Surge
by Rod D. Martin October 4, 2018 ANOTHER SENATE UPDATE: Yesterday I told you that North Dakota is now likely out of reach for Democrats, with Republican Kevin Cramer now beating incumbent Democrat Sen. Heidi Heitkamp by an incredible 12 points: 53% to 41%. Generally...
Jeff Flake Demands a Seventh FBI Investigation of Kavanaugh
by Rod D. Martin September 28, 2018 Now Jeff The Flake wants a seventh FBI investigation of Brett Kavanaugh. Which raises a few questions: 1. Why did Flake vote to recommend Kavanaugh to the full Senate just an hour ago if he thinks we need another FBI investigation?...
BREAKING: Poll Finds Kavanaugh Scandal Backfiring on Democrats
by Rod D. Martin September 28, 2018 BREAKING: Latest polling on Kavanaugh. A whopping 48% now have a favorable opinion, including 36% "Very Favorable", which is up 10 full points from two weeks ago. 79% of Republicans have an overwhelmingly favorable opinion of him,...
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