The research for this post started a day or two after the pre-NH debate, after I—like so many others—had watched Marco Rubio seemingly self-destruct and repeat himself over and over even though that’s exactly what Christie was attacking him for. … Continue reading →
Tomorrow, you say? There’s another debate already? Yes, more’s the pity (I don’t like debates). So I’m offering the following as advice to Marco Rubio for the debate. I hope he gets it (and if any of you knows how … Continue reading →
…has words of praise for Trump. Harry Reid has many reasons for being somewhat nice to Trump. Let’s see what they might be: (a) Trump has praised him and given him money in the past. (b) He might want Trump’s … Continue reading →
Shortly after last Saturday night’s GOP debate, I wrote this about Ben Carson’s performance during that debate: Until this debate, Ben Carson had been the most consistently likable person of all, whatever you may think of his qualifications to be … Continue reading →
John Hinderaker opines as follows: The other candidates have spent months jockeying to be the alternative to Trump. The idea was that at some point, Trump’s campaign would implode and the nomination would go to whoever was still standing as … Continue reading →
Why pay attention to a primary in a tiny state like New Hampshire? Is it just that it’s the primary primary in terms of the calendar? Doesn’t that mean it has a disproportionate influence? And isn’t its population not only … Continue reading →
Donald Trump did about as expected in NH: very well. About a third of the people who decided to vote in the GOP primary race went for him, and if you look at the NH polls over time, you’ll see … Continue reading →
There’s been quite a bit of talk about a recent appearance of Ted Cruz’s at a New Hampshire church, where he tells the sad story of his half-sister and her addictions. A lot of people who’ve seen the video have … Continue reading →
Here are the five. About that first one—the article neglects to mention that the main reason there are so many independent (“undeclared”) voters in New Hampshire is that not registering with a party means a person can vote in either … Continue reading →
I didn’t know it either. Take a look. I was talking to a liberal (but not at all doctrinaire) friend the other day, and she brought up the Republican candidates and asked my opinion on them. She’s not keen on … Continue reading →
I mentioned the other day that I was going to write more on the Christie-Rubio exchange during the last debate, the one that has everyone abuzz. I’ve been working on an article that I might ship out (if it doesn’t … Continue reading →
I watched about one-third of this evening’s debate. After that I turned it on intermittently, but what I saw convinced me to finally call it quits, and to eat my (very late) dinner in blessed silence. Maybe this really wasn’t … Continue reading →