The formative years. Having read countless articles about Trump, interviews with Trump, and most of a biography, I was already very familiar with the facts in the above piece and the profound influence Cohn had on Trump’s life. For years, … Continue reading →
It’s not easy to get 70% of Americans to agree on anything, much less across such disparate groups as “men and women; young and old; conservatives, moderates and liberals; and whites, Hispanics and blacks.” But someone has finally done it, … Continue reading →
On the face of it, the question seems like a no-brainer. What happened? As Edward Morrissey writes, he shot himself in the foot—dissing popular governor Scott Walker, and flubbing abortion questions—and ended up losing by 13 points, 35 to Cruz’s … Continue reading →
I feel a great sense of relief at the GOP results from Wisconsin, but of course this is just one state. If Trump had won a resounding victory there, though, I would have said that his chances of getting a … Continue reading →
Roger Stone has a message for voters, and for delegates to the RNC [emphasis mine]: If Trump does not run the table on the rest of the primaries and the caucuses, we’re looking at a very, very narrow path in … Continue reading →
Donald Trump made a big announcement today about his plan to force Mexico to pay for the wall. You can see several articles about it, plus links to all sorts of commentary on it, here. It’s a mouthful. But the … Continue reading →
Trump doesn’t seem to quite understand the nomination process—unless, of course, he “misspoke” again. But I think that words—especially ad-libbed words like the following from Trump—can reveal what’s in/on a person’s mind better than scripted ones, and Trump has used … Continue reading →
I’d like to think that this was some sort of joke, but it doesn’t appear to be: [Donald Trump] said Saturday morning that if he wins the presidency, all problems in the country will be fixed. “Wisconsin has suffered a … Continue reading →
A couple of weeks ago Rush Limbaugh opined on Democratic support for Trump: Now, what’s going on here? You think this is legit? Look at these three states: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois…Rust Belt states, traditionally Democrat states other than Ohio, which … Continue reading →
It’s been reported for a while now that Donald Trump doesn’t do very well in polls of women—even Republican women. At a rally this morning in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, he announced a startling move that represents an attempt to rectify … Continue reading →
It’s pretty obvious that the blogosphere and the media in general have been saturated with Trump discussion ever since last summer, when Trump entered the race and picked up a lot of support almost from the start. It’s been hard … Continue reading →
The latest is a doozy: There must be “some form of punishment” for women who have abortions, Donald Trump said Wednesday afternoon during a pre-taped MSNBC town hall event. Asked…whether he believes abortion should be illegal, Trump agreed, noting that … Continue reading →