The Ten Best Election Films Ranked, From “Primary Colors” to “The Candidate”
APRIL 8, 2020 It’s been a tough 2020 so far. It seems that we’re just done with impeachment, barely have had time to take a breath, and now…
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The 2020 Democratic Primary Race: The Sixth Debate — Winners and Losers
DECEMBER 20, 2019 Photo: Politico Wine cave. That phrase was the takeaway from Thursday night’s considerably-smaller stage at Marina del Rey’s Loyola Marymount University for the sixth Democratic Presidential…
The 2020 Democratic Primary Race: The Fifth Debate — Winners and Losers
NOVEMBER 21, 2019 Photo: Getty Wednesday night’s fifth Democratic debate, held at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, was a relatively civil affair compared with the attack-filled tone of…
The 2020 Democratic Primary Race: The First Debate, Part II — Winners and Losers
JUNE 28, 2019 Photo: New York Times Well, that was not what I expected. Night 1 of the Democratic Presidential Debates on Wednesday was (with the exception of Julián…
The 2020 Democratic Primary Race: The First Debate, Part I — Winners and Losers
JUNE 27, 2019 Photo: The New York Times Spring training is over. Opening night for the race for the 2020 Democratic Party nomination kicked off in Miami FL with…
Midterms 2018 — After Democrats Retake the House, Trump Gives Jeff Sessions the Boot
NOVEMBER 7, 2018 Photo: Erin Schaff for The New York Times It was a great night for Democrats, as they retook control of the U.S. House of Representatives with…
ABC Cancels “Roseanne” After Barr Compares Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett To a Muslim Ape
MAY 30, 2018 Photo: AP Yes, ABC should have known what they were getting into. You lie down with Roseanne Barr, you wake up with racism. On Tuesday afternoon,…
The Washington Press Corps is Shocked, Shocked! That a Comic Would Be Disrespectful to the White House — Seriously?
APRIL 30, 2018 Photo: Getty I’m sorry, but I’ve got a bug up my ass. It happens every year after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington. It’s an…
Showtime’s “The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth” May Be the Most Topical Series Out There Right Now
APRIL 20, 2018 Showtime’s “The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth” (and I’m not typing that full title again) is a documentary series that films during the…
Winners and Losers in Doug Jones’ Big Alabama Win
DECEMBER 13, 2017 Photo: Getty The dust was still settling on Wednesday from Democrat Doug Jones’ upset win in Tuesday’s Alabama election for the U.S. Senate seat once held…
