You may have noticed—really, it was hard not to notice—that one of yesterday’s posts got a link that drew a great many pro-Trump commenters here to express in various angry ways the idea that my post was insufficiently Trump-philic. I … Continue reading →
Commenter Geoffrey Britain writes: The press feeling so free to attack Trump is a reaction to the common perception that his positions are so far “beyond the pale”. That perception is in turn, a perfect barometer of how far astray … Continue reading →
The shakeup in the Trump campaign seems to be the story du jour at Memeorandum and elsewhere. With the ascent of Breitbart News Chairman Steve Bannon and pollster Kellyanne Conway as the new leaders in his troubled campaign, Trump appears … Continue reading →
People on the right have had a long-standing joke about the GOP, which is to call it the Stupid Party. But hey, it was a joke, fellas. We didn’t think you really were all that stupid. In fact, a lot … Continue reading →
I’m a person who doesn’t make many predictions, but with Trump I’ve made quite a few. And here I go again. To summarize to date: From some time in the summer of 2015 I took Trump seriously as a candidate … Continue reading →
If he’s such a good manager, why is his campaign in the general faltering and seemingly disorganized? And no, it’s not just media hype. I’ve noticed it, and polls reflect it. In this case I’m not just talking about some … Continue reading →
…that Hillary’s release of her tax returns makes her look like an honest and transparent candidate when compared to the extreme reluctance of opponent Donald Trump to release his. Now, you could say that she’s neither honest nor transparent, and … Continue reading →
Paul Mirengoff tackles the question, and his answer is maybe not, but it depends how huge the defeat is. Personally, I’ve never quite understood down-ballot effects, although I acknowledge that they most definitely exist. I have no problem splitting my … Continue reading →
Today commenter “DNW” asked the following question: Does anyone here actually know, in the sense of knowing the character, the likes and the personality of any Trump first supporters? You know, first name basis ”¦ longtime friend, in-law, cousin or … Continue reading →
Is Evan McMullin a 3rd-party candidate or a 53rd-party candidate? I’ve often said I think a 3rd-party candidate or an independent candidate has a chance this year because of widespread dissatisfaction with the other two. But I’ve never thought it … Continue reading →
There’s a trend I’ve noticed in the comments section here and also in some of the emails I’ve been getting: quite a few people admonishing me that I should shut up like a good apparatchik and take one for the … Continue reading →
Commenter “T” recently offered a quote by Jonathan Rauch that goes like this: What we are seeing is not a temporary spasm of chaos but a chaos syndrome. Chaos syndrome is a chronic decline in the political system’s capacity for … Continue reading →