Ibew is actually a pretty decent union, of you want the more hands on work.

Banks serve people that have money.

They have a near monopoly on compliance though which is the draw of government cloud. It's a totally different product from their commercial offerings. The software portion isn't really a factor, it's the paperwork and audit results.

It's not just lobbying. The expertise to build and certify what Microsoft did for government cloud is expensive and rare. Open source still needs a third party to provide that level of support, because the documentation is more important than the technical capabilities.

In tight districts even Biden winning a state could be a loss for the rep. Democrats could lose a +2 seat in a +5 state if the election ends up at 51/49.

National polls are essentially garbage in close elections. They really only say if there's going to be a landslide. The fact nationwide polls are close and getting closer is generally bad for an incumbent.

That last bullet point is a big part of it. They got embarrassed on national TV, now they have to make up for being shills.

If you have no intention of ever supporting Trump, it doesn't matter what he does. It would be nice if the not Trump option wasn't so similar in age and mental capacity.

The press is attacking and scrambling because they got caught being complicit in hiding what Biden is.

That is the definition of plurality.

If you're ok with a choice of overt fascism or a blank sheet of paper that is terrifying.

They lost dominance because they aren't the majority anymore, just the plurality. It's not a hard concept.