Clinton counting on big cities
Take a look at the map at right. Think of it as Donald Trump's political death certificate.
Category Archives: 2012 Presidential Election
Pro-Israel Dems who backed Iran deal feel the heat in 2016 races
It has become an unmistakable pattern throughout the country: In the first election cycle since Democratic President Barack Obama forged the Iran nuclear deal - much to the dismay of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a large chunk of the pro-Israel community - Democratic members of Congress who have historically supported the Jewish state, but backed the landmark pact, are being attacked as anti-Israel. Some of these targets have long been reliably in Israel's corner on Capitol Hill, like Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, New York Rep. Jerry Nadler and Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen.
Gary Johnson snags newspaper endorsement
Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson received the endorsement of a prominent Virginia paper in an editorial posted Saturday night, notching a Labor Day weekend win for his third party bid. The glowing appraisal of Johnson's candidacy by the Richmond Times-Dispatch's editorial board contrasts the former New Mexico governor with Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic standard-bearer Hillary Clinton, both of whom lack the proper character traits to be president, the paper said.
Diddy Says President Obama “Shortchanged” Black People; Hillary Clinton Hasn’t Earned The Vote Yet
Sean "Diddy" Combs has had his hand in politics for a number of years, most notably dating back to his vigilance for the Rock the Vote campaign during the 2004 presidential election, where he interviewed a relatively unknown Illinois Senator who would go to make history inside the White House. However, more than a decade later, the 46-year-old music mogul's opinion on President Obama's tenure as commander-in-chief isn't exactly dipped in bronze.
Trump points AP Hillary_Clinton waves Reuters
It was a headline that launched headlines. On August 24, Politico , the buzzy Bible of the Beltway, put these words atop its homepage: " Hillary Clinton's run-out-the-clock strategy: The Democrat aims to ignore the email and Foundation controversies, seeing a shrinking calendar as her friend ."
Donald Trump’s ‘To Be Determined’ Approach Threatens the Democractic Ideal
Only the naive have ever believed that democracy is solely a noble contest over competing ideas, proposals and solutions. Emotion looms large in every human decision, including how we cast our ballots, and smart politicians have always blended appeals to the heart and the gut with their entreaties to reason.
Johnson predicts ‘dire consequences’ for campaign if he’s excluded from debate
Gary Johnson Johnson: 'Dire consequences' for campaign if he misses debates Jill Stein makes New Hampshire ballot Poll: Clinton leads Trump by double digits in NH MORE said on Saturday that there would be "dire consequences" for his campaign if he is not included in the presidential debates. "By dire consequences, I don't think there's any way you can be elected president and not be in the presidential debates," Johnson told the Des Moines Register after a rally in the Iowa capital.
The EpiPen, greed and Big Pharma
Sado-masochism has evidently become the fashion in the pharmaceutical industry. A case in point is Mylan's decision to raise the price of their EpiPen to $600.
Putin Says DNC Hack Was Public Service, Russia Didn’t Do It
Vladimir Putin said the hacking of thousands of Democratic National Committee emails and documents was a service to the public, but denied U.S. accusations that Russia's government had anything to do with it. "Listen, does it even matter who hacked this data?'' Putin said in an interview at the Pacific port city of Vladivostok on Thursday.
Obama’s Race Gambit
In the heady atmosphere leading up to the 2008 presidential election, a messianic Senator Barack Obama proclaimed he was "five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America." That transformation, echoed by Michelle Obama, was to change the conversation, change our traditions, change our history, and move the nation to a different place.
Did Trump Happen Because Liberals Are Too Mean?
The leading theory of why Republicans nominated Donald Trump is that Republican voters like Donald Trump. This theory has the virtues of simplicity and truth, but the handicaps of being boring and quite rude to nearly half the electorate.
Trump message, not policy, at issue
The morning after Donald Trump once again embraced his hard-line immigration positions in a shouted speech, at least four members of his two-week-old Hispanic advisory council said they might not vote for the Republican presidential nominee and warned that his harsh rhetoric would cost him the election. At meetings Thursday on the 14th floor of Trump Tower in Manhattan, the candidate's top aides held the opposite view.
Hillary Clinton Raised A Massive $143 Million In August
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton raised $143 million for her presidential campaign and the Democratic Party in August, according to a release from the campaign. The fundraising haul came from the combined efforts of Clinton's official campaign committee and two joint fundraising committees, Hillary Victory Fund and Hillary Action Fund.
Trump’s Rust Belt hopes rise in Wisconsin
A victory in the Badger State would dramatically reshape the daunting electoral map Trump faces and potentially indicate strength in other Rust Belt states where the GOP nominee has long argued his populist pitch will resonate. A Marquette University poll - considered the gold standard in Wisconsin politics - found Trump moving to within 3 points of Clinton after trailing by 15 points in the previous survey from early August.
Dionne: Donald Trump, immigration and cynicism
Only the naive have ever believed that democracy is solely a noble contest over competing ideas, proposals and solutions. Emotion looms large in every human decision, including how we cast our ballots, and smart politicians have always blended appeals to the heart and the gut with their entreaties to reason.
Lousy Democrat David Scott gives $1,000 donation to vulnerable Republican congresswoman in Utah
Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, which is frightening.We must make sure his hateful rhetoric does not even come close... Donald Trump has gone too far with his attacks on Gold Star parents Khizr and Ghazala Khan, whose son Army Capt. Humayun Khan... A Donald Trump White House would be a disaster, and this goes way beyond any ideological difference.
DON McKEE: Sen. Johnny Isakson: Tireless warrior for veterans, citizens
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson lives by a set of principles that have guided his success as a husband and father, businessman and political leader.
Van Hollen complains about ‘dark money,’ which is actually helping him
In a fundraising email sent last week, Rep. Chris Van Hollen's senate campaign claimed that his opponent, Kathy Szeliga was benefiting from "a shadowy dark money organization that refuses to disclose its donors." In reality, the "shadowy group" is called Move Maryland Forward, and has spent all of $14,500 on Szeliga so far .
Why it Matters: The Role of Government
In this April 8, 2013, file photo, copies of President Barack Obama's budget plan for fiscal year 2014 are prepared for delivery at the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington. It's the Goldilocks conundrum of American politics: Is the federal government too big, too small or just right? Few think it's just right.
Murphy Beats Grayson to Face Rubio for Senate
U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy has won the Democratic nomination to face Republican Sen. Marco Rubio. Murphy defeated fiery liberal Rep. Alan Grayson on Tuesday, aided by the backing of President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.