The Democratic Debate — Round 1: What Happened in Vegas…
OCTOBER 14, 2015 Photo: REUTERS On Tuesday night, it was the Democrats’ turn. After two highly-watched debates among the GOP contenders, the five Democratic candidates met last night onstage…
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Ben Carson: When Is Someone in the Media Going to Call Out This Guy?
OCTOBER 8, 2015 If you were asked which Republican candidate has made the most outrageous comments in this campaign, you’d likely say Donald Trump. Yes, the billionaire has crossed…
Did House Speaker-in-Waiting McCarthy’s Gaffe Blow the GOP Strategy on Benghazi?
OCTOBER 6, 2016 It looks like there’s an old fashioned GOP food fight a’comin’. And surprise! It’s not in the Presidential race. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) issued…
Bye Bye, Scott — Gov. Walker Quits the 2016 GOP Presidential Race
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 Well, that was fast. A top-tier GOP Presidential candidate as recently as two months ago, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker shocked many in the political world on Monday…
The GOP Debates: Round 2 — The Main Event
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 A star is born. Again. Just as she did in the kids’ table debate last month, Carly Fiorina, who was at last asked to join the adults’…
Rick Perry — The Man in the Glasses Rides Off Into the Sunset
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt It doesn’t happen very often. The last time it occurred on this scale was probably in 1967, when Michigan Governor George Romney, Mitt’s father,…
Meow! Anti-Gay KY Clerk Kim Davis’ Release From Jail Prompts a Cruz/Huckabee Catfight
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 Just hours before anti-gay GOP Presidential aspirants Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz were due to swoop into Rowan County, KY to lead a rally protesting the jailing…
That Crazy GOP Race in Iowa Just Got A Little Crazier
AUGUST 31, 2015 (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) What’s going on here? This morning, the unpredictable Republican race in Iowa took yet another unlikely right turn. Over the past few days, the…
Is Birthright Citizenship the Last Straw for Latino Voters and the GOP?
AUGUST 26, 2015 “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they…
Trumpnado — How the Other Candidates Are (Or Aren’t) Coping
AUGUST 24, 2015 Last week I came to a terrifying conclusion, one of those “life moments.” I realized that, with some semblance of foreign policy experience and a little discipline,…
