Mar 4, 2016 – Success in presidential politics is now all about outrageous performance. … He was "a new democratic midget," exposing the pretensions of his day. … Donald Trump's fans lap up his insults of other candidates, claiming that Trump is necessarily exposing pretenses.…

Mar 4, 2016 – Some will stay home on Election Day; others will go to the polls to support down-ticket candidates in important races. … I was still a registered Democrat -- but one who had only voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in a single presidential election … The GOP can survive another presidential loss, but it cannot survive a Trump presidency.…

Mar 3, 2016 – On the Democratic side, 2,383 delegates are needed to clinch the nomination. Hillary Clinton has 1,000. … Republican candidates need 1,237 delegates to secure the nomination. … When asked about their preference for whether presidential candidates have experience inside Washington or outside Washington, 73 percent…

Mar 2, 2016 – David Duke doesn't speak at Republican national conventions; Sharpton was given a prominent speaking slot at the Democratic National … David Duke is invited to give a prime-time address at the Republican National Convention, maybe the media can ask Republican candidates … Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis was endorsed by Willie Horton, a vicious murderer, who, after being released by Dukakis…

Mar 2, 2016 – In the first Democratic presidential debate, Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary Hillary Clinton both stated – wrongly -- that … And our presidential candidates would know it, too.…

Mar 2, 2016 – The outcome in November is a foregone conclusion: The Democratic presidential nominee will win the state by a landslide. … So I took a Democratic ballot instead. To be clear: I do not "feel the Bern" and never have. … Better a Democratic maverick who says what he means than a ruthless Democratic chameleon whose word can't be trusted.…

Mar 2, 2016 – There would be no more former Democratic operatives-turned journalists injecting their left-wing social agenda into GOP primary forums … She did the same during a Democratic presidential debate in 2004, when she argued with candidates about driver's licenses for immigrants … For the candidates, continuing with these rigged charades is an exercise in futility and masochism. For the RNC, it's suicide.…

Mar 1, 2016 – Trump and all the remaining Republican candidates ought to get on board. … Regular elections are democratic and fair to workers. … In the last presidential election labor spent $1.7 billion on political activities.…

Mar 1, 2016 – Imagine: Dwight Eisenhower, in 1956, wants to push from view Adlai Stevenson's prospects for reclaiming the White House for the Democratic … Witness the methods deemed necessary to derail his presidential express, such as the above-cited philosophical disquisition -- which … peachy keen to nail Donald Trump as the originator and ringmaster of the revels into whose service he presses would-be serious candidates…

Mar 1, 2016 – I was going to write about how the Republican presidential campaign has become gutter politics, but given Donald Trump's horrid statements … Never in modern times has there been a presidential candidate who has hurled more personal insults and hurtful accusations at his fellow … candidates and others who disagree with him.…

Nov 26, 2018 – For Democrats, this means that the anticipated wide-field of candidates who wish to see President Trump out of the White House will … An unexpected contender within the Democratic field, Senator Bob Casey Jr., hinted at a potential bid for the White House in 2020. … The field of Democratic candidates in 2020 is likely to be large and diverse, with no defined frontrunner to face President Trump.…

Nov 26, 2018 – Half voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, in contrast to 29 percent for Donald Trump. … Democratic professors in college outnumber Republicans even worse, 10 to 1. … More than 96 percent of donations from media figures to either of the two major-party presidential candidates went to Hillary Clinton…

Nov 23, 2018 – If they'd all gone Democratic, it would be only 52-48. 3. … in 38 seats and no Democratic candidates in only three. … This year, the narrow defeats of black Democratic governor candidates Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Andrew Gillum in Florida disappointed…

Nov 22, 2018 – Cedric Richmond is a Democratic Congressman and Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. … Since, we’ve seen masked thugs, congressional representatives and former presidential candidates call for or justify incivility and…

Nov 21, 2018 – It was not enough to alter the outcome, both Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum and incumbent Sen. … With extremely narrow gaps separating candidates in the still-undeclared races for both governor and United States Senate, the results … But they come as at least three Florida counties — two of them Democratic strongholds whose results could be decisive — have reported…

Nov 21, 2018 – Critics have accused the Democratic Party of being distant from young, progressive voters. … It was perhaps clearest when the party nominated an older crop of candidates in the last presidential election. … House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, who is vying for Speaker, is 78 years old. …

Nov 21, 2018 – But important slices of the 'burbs tilted blue (Trump +4 to tied), and independents swung Democratic by 16 points (to D+12). … But even a modicum of additional discipline, control, and respect for presidential norms could go a long way.   … choice in their presidential nomination process, Trump is a master of exploiting weakness.  …

Nov 20, 2018 – What explains the timidity in the Democratic caucus? Pelosi punishes enemies. … Democratic women, who won more seats than ever, will want more, as will the Congressional Black Caucus and the Hispanics. … Then there is the presidential race of 2020, where the Democratic Party has yet another gerontocracy problem.…

Nov 17, 2018 – With news outlets covering candidates and public officials throughout the day, a leader at the top can fall very quickly. … That’s the year that Colorado Senator Gary Hart was seen as the leader of the pack in the Democratic presidential primary. … The discussion is always about Hart, the presidential candidate.  …

Dec 6, 2018 – As one of the central issues of his 2016 presidential campaign, Sen. … “This expense was for transportation for the senator’s nine-day, nine-state tour to support Democratic candidates up and down the ballot … Jones said the charter jets were necessary so Sanders could campaign for candidates and get back to Vermont to join the state Democratic…

Dec 5, 2018 – The ad was the reason we have political campaigns: It clearly and forcefully highlighted the two presidential candidates' diametrically … What could be more central to a presidential campaign than an ad highlighting how Bush would handle criminal justice issues versus … The Horton ad was the highest, best form of political campaigning, serving to illustrate stark differences between the candidates on…

Dec 5, 2018 – The 2020 Democratic field is going to be big, but there are two people that are no longer running. … Truth be told, Avenatti would have been thrashed, he had no national constituency, and would have embarrassed the Democratic Party … Patrick had been discussing a possible run with associates and had been traveling around the country to support Democratic candidates…

Dec 3, 2018 – “They’re all too old,” said Chris Henning, a 71-year-old Democratic chairwoman in Greene County. … The Iowa Caucus gives candidates their first opportunity to mark a win on their scoresheet. … Age is also a concern when it comes to Democratic Rep.…

Dec 1, 2018 – As more people start receiving government benefits, these individuals become indebted to the Democratic Party, which is the guarantor … Also, the vast majority of these illegal aliens who become voters will support the Democratic Party. … For example, in recent presidential elections, approximately 75% of Hispanic-Americans voted for Democratic candidates.…

Nov 30, 2018 – And maybe Democrats, faced with a crowded field of presidential candidates, will choose an unelectable nominee. … She's resigned as head of her Christian Democratic Union party after recent electoral disasters, and she may not last long as the head…