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In 2003, the year Californians swept Arnold Schwarzenegger into the governor's office, a Democratic friend shared a theory on why poor Gov. Gray Davis had been recalled. "Some years, people want a plumber," he shrugged, "and some years, they want glamour.
There's a lot of consternation about the choices available in the 2016, and for good reason. Hillary Clinton is terrible, and Donald Trump might be worse.
Recently returned from the Democratic Nation convention in Philadelphia, State Rep. Al Williams, D-Midway, said the political event was "absolutely fantastic." Recently returned from the Democratic Nation convention in Philadelphia, State Rep. Al Williams, D-Midway, said the political event was "absolutely fantastic."
Pennsylvania's image as a Rust Belt state drew new scrutiny in recent days as the two presidential candidates made stops here. Republican Donald Trump made headlines by saying Harrisburg reminded him of a war zone because of some vacant industrial sites there.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during the National Association of Black Journalists and National Association of Hispanic Journalists joint convention in Washington, DC, August 5, 2016. Washington: Democrat Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over White House rival Donald Trump to eight points after both parties' nominating conventions, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll out Sunday.
Republican Donald Trump questioned Democrat Hillary Clinton's fitness to be president Saturday night, saying "she's got problems" and that Americans "don't want someone who's going to short-circuit." Trump told a crowd of supporters that he's not sure the former first lady and secretary of state is up to the job.
In the must win state of Florida over the past three weeks it has gone from too close to call to a big lead for Democrat Hillary Clinton. The former Secretary of State now established a 6 point lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump in a new Suffolk University Poll.
As the Republican nominee Donald Trump looks at his path to victory he knows a few facts to be true. He must continue to lead big among the white male voters, he needs to maintain his dominance in the non-college educated voters and then he must find a way to appeal Independents.
The ad attempts to pounce on an explanation Clinton gave on Friday at an event for the National Association of Black Journalists and National Association of Hispanic Journalists . At the event, Clinton said she might have "short-circuited" in making a claim on Fox News that her statements on her email scandal were "truthful."
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump test-drove a new nickname for Hillary Clinton during a campaign rally in New Hampshire on Saturday. "Unstable" wasn't the only name Trump pinned on Clinton at the rally.
Jill Stein nabbed the Green Party nomination for her second presidential bid on Saturday, after running in 2012. She hopes the wave Sanders supporters will help make her a viable third-party challenger.
Republican Donald Trump is mocking Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for saying that she'd "short-circuited" when discussing her email controversy. Trump tells those at a rally in New Hampshire that Clinton's "got problems" and that Americans "don't want someone who's going to short-circuit."
The Hillsborough County Democratic Party's annual Kennedy-King fundraising dinner Saturday night was an unprecedented success for the recent, generally dysfunctional history of the local party, with a big, excited crowd swelled by dozens of local candidates and party officials. They included everyone from state party chairwoman Allison Tant and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson to most of the Tampa City Council.
There were plenty of cheers and boos as candidates like Kentucky Governor Bevin discussed their position on issues and support of Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump. No matter what party you represent attendees tell me it's important to know where candidates are on issues with the general election coming up in November.
Yes, there are still more than 90 days until the election, and anything can happen. But so far she is gaining where it matters most, notably in Florida, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and elsewhere.
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein hailed Julian Assange as a hero Saturday, saying the WikiLeaks founder's disclosure of Democratic National Committee emails exposed the American electorate to important information. Stein's comments to CNN were made shortly before she was named the progressive party's official 2016 presidential nominee, with human rights activist Ajamu Baraka tapped as her running mate.
As Hillary Clinton continues her efforts to consolidate her support among labor unions - the Democrats largest Super PACs - she may be encountering a bit of trouble on that front because of her selection of Tim Kaine as her running mate. As we all know, unions hate Right to Work laws because they provide competition in labor costs and provide more options for workers, not to mention the fact that open shops don't automatically steal their workers' wages and donate them to the Democrats without their consent.
Donald Trump escalated his attacks Friday on Hillary Clinton's character, just as top former government officials are questioning his own. The Republican nominee, speaking in Des Moines, Iowa, accused Clinton of being "unbalanced" and "unstable," called her a "dangerous" and "pathological" liar and warned voters in this swing state that a Clinton presidency would lead to "the destruction of this country from within."
Robin Starck is a retired submarine commander who still lives in the shadow of America's largest naval base, and he's heard all the shouting about Donald Trump and his tangle with the parents of a U.S. Army officer killed in Iraq. "Trump goes to the extreme," said Starck, 79. "Sometimes he goes off the wall."
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has spent the past week engaged in an argument with the parents of a Muslim-American soldier killed while serving in the Iraq War. The clash began when the parents, Khizr and Ghazala, condemned Trump at the Democratic National Convention for his call for a ban on Muslim foreigners entering the United States.