Donald Trump: at face value
Is it really such a good idea to make fun of a rival candidate’s looks? It doesn’t matter if it’s a man or a woman being mocked, or a man or a woman doing the mocking. It’s always an extremely … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Election 2016
Black voters and Donald Trump
A recent poll has shown that Donald Trump has an astounding amount of support among African-Americans: 25%. Astounding, that is, for a Republican in this era. Of course, the poll could be an outlier. But for the sake of discussion … Continue reading →
Will Hillary drop out of the race?
I noticed that several people had raised the above question in the comment section of this post, and answered it in the affirmative. Well, I’d never say “never,” but I don’t see it happening except in a very limited set … Continue reading →
Bush is a “very low-energy kind of guy”
No way you can disagree with this, from Donald Trump: [Jeb’s] doing very poorly in the polls, he’s a very low-energy kind of guy… Bush comes across as the most boring teacher you ever had, a fairly decent sort but … Continue reading →
CNN may be changing its rules for the debate…
…in a way that would let Carly Fiorina participate in the first-tier debate. That’s unofficial and may just be a rumor. But, if it does happen and she replaces Chris Christie, don’t expect him to take it lying down. My … Continue reading →
Trump’s favorable/unfavorable shift
Chris Cillizza writes in the WaPo about the unprecedented shift in Donald Trump’s favorable/unfavorable polling in Iowa, from 27/63 back in May to 61/35 now. Did I say “shift”? More like “reversal”: Numbers just don’t reverse themselves like that in … Continue reading →
Whatever happened to Scott Walker?
He was my early favorite, a fighter who had been remarkably successful in a blue state. Yes, he’s a low-key Midwestern-nice kind of guy, but I thought he’d pick up the pace when he started campaigning for president. But Scott … Continue reading →
A Biden-Warren ticket…
…would be a formidable prospect, and is a very real possibility. I have long wondered why Warren hasn’t started a run. But I think that a teamup as Biden’s VP would be (to coin a phrase) just the ticket. He … Continue reading →
Trump the unlikely populist
I watched Trump’s speech in Mobile last night without ever planning to do so. I was flipping around looking for something to watch on TV (in the background while I was doing some cooking) and noticed that CNN was showing … Continue reading →
Carly Fiorina: blue diaper baby
Hugh Hewitt has a good interview with Carly Fiorina that focuses mainly, but not hardly exclusively, on Hillary Clinton’s problems with her server and her explanations about it. The following portion of the interview interested me in particular, however. You … Continue reading →
This is how you deal with hecklers: Cruz
Watch it; I’m in awe of Cruz here: Very impressive. In the end, they had nothing to say. Of course, this technique might not work the same way with a really huge group of protesters. But this assortment seemed large … Continue reading →
Presidential candidates: minority and special interest groups
We all know that Hillary Clinton is the first female frontrunner candidate of a major party. At least, she’s long been the frontrunner, and remains the frontrunner, although who knows how long that will continue. Personally, I believe that the … Continue reading →