May 8, 2016 – 8:01 am
The Donald has had a very busy weekend. He engaged in a Twitter war with Elizabeth “Fake Indian” Warren, nicknaming her “Goofy”, and doing what no politician who says he’s a Republican would do: calling her out for her fake Indian background. Then there’s this (The Hill) Donald Trump threw a new claim Hillary Clinton’s […]
May 7, 2016 – 8:00 am
I wonder how many hours and meetings were put into this effort? You know she doesn’t do off script and in the moment very well (ABC) Donald Trump has been known to assign nicknames to his rival presidential candidates. But now it appears he’s getting a taste of his own medicine — from Hillary Clinton. […]
May 6, 2016 – 7:57 am
It’s this kind of talk from Trumpbots that hardens the positions of the #NeverTrump and others that I refer to as the “I’ll consider him if he gives me a reason, rather than being a jackass” (Mediaite) Former GOP candidate Mike Huckabee has come out in loud support of Donald Trump this week and is […]
May 4, 2016 – 6:46 am
Donal Trump won the Indiana primary easily, and Ted Cruz ended his campaign, seeing no path forward, and not wanting to play the contested convention route, saying it would be bad for the party. So, what now? Here’s Josh Barro Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee for president, and this alarms ideological […]
April 28, 2016 – 7:52 am
Let’s face facts: there is really no path for Ted Cruz to obtain the requisite number of delegates to win the nomination prior to the Republican National Convention. He could certainly win on a 2nd, 3rd, etc ballot at the convention. But, what’s with this pick? (Politico) Ted Cruz announced Wednesday that Carly Fiorina will […]
April 27, 2016 – 7:44 am
Interestingly, Donald Trump was not complaining about the nomination process, about how it’s rigged, how it’s a dirty system, and so forth (Fox News) Donald Trump completed a five-state sweep in Tuesday’s Republican presidential primaries, strengthening his shot at avoiding a contested convention – while Hillary Clinton scored convincing victories but was denied the same […]
April 23, 2016 – 7:43 am
He does the “to be or not to be”, in other words, he’s wavering all over the place (ABC News) Republican front-runner Donald Trump’s opinion of Hillary Clinton seems a bit murky, as he homes in on who may be his eventual opponent. Addressing thousands of people at the Pennsylvania Farm Expo in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, […]
April 22, 2016 – 7:08 am
Apparently, this has all been just an act (AP) Donald Trump’s chief lieutenants told skeptical Republican leaders Thursday that the GOP front-runner has been “projecting an image” so far in the 2016 primary season and “the part that he’s been playing is now evolving” in a way that will improve his standing among general election […]
April 18, 2016 – 3:17 pm
This is one of the things I love about Ted Cruz: he understands the point of American Conservatism, that one of the major foundations is based on federalism and the importance of the 10th Amendment (ABC News) Sen. Ted Cruz today invoked the protections included in the Constitution when a gay man asked the Republican presidential candidate about his […]
April 18, 2016 – 6:48 am
One problem: he never really discourages violence (Washington Post) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Sunday that he hopes a contested Republican convention in July “doesn’t involve violence” if he is denied the nomination during second-ballot voting. “I hope it doesn’t involve violence. I hope it doesn’t. I’m not suggesting that,” Trump told reporters on Sunday […]
