Hillary Clinton And Her Supporters: The Worst Kind of Sore Losers
In all the years I have been actively engaged in the political process, I've seen candidates I support both win and lose. It happens.
Category Archives: Mitt Romney
Michael Tracey: The epic nature of Hillary’s collapse
Most devastating electoral defeats in United States history at least had some mitigating circumstances. In 1984, Walter Mondale got blown out by Ronald Reagan, a popular incumbent President presiding over an improving economy.
Time for America to rally together
In 2012, Mitt Romney had no idea that he was about to lose. All his polls, all his inner circle, were convinced that he would win.
Trump won this election with turnout at a 20-year low
It wasn't just the result of the presidential election that was unexpected - a surprisingly large number of people didn't even show up or cast ballots. Voter turnout in 2016 looks likely to be around 55 percent, based on election numbers that are still being counted, CNN reports.
What Can Trump Do to Obamacare Right Away?
The "repeal" of Obamacare has become the top priority for the incoming Trump administration in the chaotic week after his surprise win. The president-elect has a Republican-dominated House and Senate in Congress to help him try, but experts say full repeal won't be so easy.
God Bless Donald Trump–And to the Naysayers: “You’re FIRED!”
Look, I was convinced that Trump would carry New Hampshire along with all the states that George W. Bush had carried in 2004 , plus that one house seat in Maine. At a victory party in Redondo Beach, I turned into a right-wing version of Howard Dean: "He won Pennsylvania! And Michigan! And Wisconsin! And he's gonna take the White House! Yeaaaagh!" Some people looked at me like I was crazy.
So Much Wrong
It is humbling and humorous to so publicly get the presidential election so wrong. But after 16 years of marriage I am quite used to being wrong.
Donald Trump’s Astounding Victory: How and Why
Astounding. That's the best word to describe the tumultuous election night and the surprise victory of Donald Trump.
Public sector worker in Kuwait who didn’t turn up for work for a…
Anti-Trump protests turn violent : Cops clash with 6,000-strong crowd in Oakland and activists block roads in LA amid nationwide demonstrations that saw Madonna and Cher join 7,000 in NYC 'We are all now rooting for Donald': Obama offers gracious welcome to Trump and promises orderly handover .
Trump owes victory to ‘the hinterlands’ of Pa.
Trump owes victory to 'the hinterlands' of Pa. Democrat Hillary Clinton won the Philly suburbs.
Early voting data suggests Clinton lags in North Carolina compared to 2012
The political consensus is virtually unanimous: If Hillary Clinton wins North Carolina, Donald Trump has to win every other competitive state to take the White House. Clinton has other paths to victory without North Carolina, but the state has been a focus for Democrats this cycle.
Betting sites see record wagering on US presidential election
The raucous, passionate and unpredictable 2016 U.S. presidential election is on track to notch another distinction: the most wagered-upon political event ever. With many opinion polls showing a tight race just one day before Tuesday's election, record numbers of bettors are pouring millions into online platforms from Ireland to Iowa in the hope of capturing a financial windfall from a victory by Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump.
Donald Trump is a symptom – not the disease: The GOP’s problem with women
The Republican Party will never win if it doesn't mend its relationship with women voters. Where does it go next? Though there is a chance Donald Trump could win, it appears women will be the firewall keeping him from the Oval Office.
A watchful eye in Philadelphia
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Winners and losers of the 2016 presidential election
It has been the ugliest election since 1824 , with plenty of winners and losers on both sides. But why wait until the final votes are counted? Here are the 10 winners and 10 losers of this presidential slog: Michelle Obama - The First Lady has always been eloquent , but her popularity and credibility soared with her sane, sober, non-self-righteous take-downs of Trump, concluding , "We need an adult in the White House."
Trump, GOP paying consultant dogged by voter fraud charges
Donald Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee have paid at least $1.8 million to a political operative whose roster of companies include several that have been repeatedly investigated for voter registration fraud, even as Trump has complained that the election is rigged against him. Three employees of Strategic Allied Consulting, a firm owned by conservative operative Nathan Sproul, pleaded guilty in Florida four years ago to felony charges related to altering and destroying scores of voter registration forms.
Bill Maher: Democrats ‘made a big mistake’ when we ‘cried…
Liberal comedian Bill Maher on Friday night said it was wrong for Democrats to have portrayed former Republicans as villains, explaining that they "cried wolf" when it wasn't necessary. The "Real Time" host contended Donald Trump, the current Republican presidential nominee, was truly dangerous for America, on the other hand.
When evangelical clergies oppose Trump, their flocks listen. But theya re not speaking up.
Although Donald Trump is doing less well among evangelicals than George W. Bush, John McCain or Mitt Romney did, analysts have suggested that many evangelicals support the Republican nominee because of long-standing "culture war" issues such as abortion and gay rights. Trump has said he is antiabortion and promised to appoint conservative justices to the Supreme Court, so evangelicals are willing to set aside concerns about his moral character.
Trump prompts evangelical soul searching
The Rev. Joshua Nink, right, prays with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after a Jan. 31 service at First Christian Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney touts U.S. Sen. John McCain’s…
Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, was in Mesa on Thursday stumping under stormy skies for the re-election of his friend, U.S. Sen. John McCain. 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney touts U.S. Sen. John McCain's 'get-it-done attitude' at Mesa rally Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, was in Mesa on Thursday stumping under stormy skies for the re-election of his friend, U.S. Sen. John McCain.