Results for: Democratic Presidential Candidates

Short-Term Loss, Potential Long-Term Gain
https://townhall.com/columnists/jackiegingrichcushman/2017/12/14/shortterm-loss-potential-longterm-gain-n2422160
– Compare Moore's loss to what happened in the 2016 presidential election. … While Trump did appeal to numerous voters, the Democratic primary promoted a flawed candidate in Hillary Clinton. … People vote both for candidates and against candidates.…
Donna Brazile Rails Against the DNC for Letting the Clinton Campaign Run the Show
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/12/13/donna…ile-rails-against-the-dncs-misuse-of-campaign-funds-n2421743
– Yet, Donna Brazile, former interim chair for the Democratic National Committee, was busy entertaining an audience at the National Press … Club in Washington, D.C. with her firsthand account of what went down at the DNC during last year's presidential primary. … "I wanted to wrap the entire Democratic Party with yellow caution tape,” she said. “That’s how fearful I was.”…
DOJ Official Demoted For Meeting With Trump Dossier Author, Wife Worked For Fusion GPS, The Firm Hillary Hired
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/12/12/doj-offic…ing-with-trump-dossier-author-worked-for-fusion-gps-n2421339
– It centered on multiple GOP candidates, no information came from sources inside the Kremlin, and all the sources were public. … spent the better part of this year investigating whether the dossier, which was funded by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic … The dossier was provided to the FBI in July 2016, shortly before then-candidate Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination…
Politics Change; Political Ambitions Don't
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2017/12/12/politics-change-political-ambitions-dont-n2421227
– But by then the Democratic incumbent, Jimmy Carter, had already demonstrated his incompetence, however mixed it was with occasional … He wound up losing the presidential primary in Illinois despite his popularity with young people. … Instead the voters turned against him in favor of candidates they believed could succeed.…
Surprisingly, Republicans and Conservatives Shouldn’t Fear a National Popular Vote
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2017/12/11/s…conservative-shouldnt-fear-a-national-popular-vote-n2421009
– A presidential election using the National Popular Vote is not a radical proposal. … candidates instead of winner-take-all. … This hurts minor candidates on the ballot in those states.…
Orrin Hatch Should Stay, If He Stays on the MAGA Way
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2017/12/27/orrin-hatch-should-stay-if-he-stays-on-the-maga-way-n2427262
– Even though Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ senate seat fell into Democratic hands, Luther Strange’s loss (and Majority Leader McConnell … Stronger, more experienced conservative candidates should be able to avoid the Roy Moore fate which upended the Alabama special election … That outcome would ensure a strong Presidential ally in the upper chamber while freeing up GOP campaign dollars for targeted Democratic
The 2016 Senate Map Is Now Quite Shaky For Republicans
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/05/14/the-2016-senate-map-is-now-quite-shaky-for-republicans-n1999022
– If Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan challenges Ayotte in New Hampshire, former Democratic Sen. … Richard Burr in North Carolina, and former Democratic Sen. … The only other seat that is likely to be in play is in Colorado, where Democratic Sen.…
Could SEC Football Strength Be Equaled by 'SEC Presidential Primary' in '16?
https://townhall.com/columnists/matttowery/2015/05/13/could…rength-be-equaled-by-sec-presidential-primary-in-16-n1998692
– Hillary Clinton's quest to win the Democratic nomination seems a done deal. … Many of the SEC Democratic contests will be heavily comprised of black voters. … This time, non-establishment candidates, including Sen.…
A Tale of Two Presidential Candidates
https://townhall.com/columnists/alexsmith/2015/05/12/a-tale-of-two-presidential-candidates-n1997969
– It is well documented how the media tend to be more critical of conservative candidates than their liberal counterparts. … Fellow presidential candidate, Senator Rand Paul, reportedly had to pay over $100,000 to reclaim his domain name. … This is an important election with serious consequences; let’s hold all of the candidates to higher standards.…
A Dimes’ Worth of Difference? Politics Beyond the Hot Air In 2015
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianbirdnow/2015/05/12/a-di…of-difference---politics-beyond-the-hot-air-in-2015-n1997508
– members who obsess over identity questions, judging candidates as worthy based on race, gender, and/or ethnicity. … Kirk does face a potentially tough re-election race in a Democratic state, but Illinois is a special case with huge Democratic majorities … On the Democratic side the “divide” is not at all clear. Sens.…
Has the Bloom Come off the Clinton Rose?
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2015/05/21/has-the-bloom-come-off-the-clinton-rose-n2002088
Candidates … · On the Democratic side, 54 percent say they have a positive impression of their field. … · When the respondents were asked about individual candidates (and presumed candidates) the results were interesting.…
The False God of Politics
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2015/05/21/the-false-god-of-politics-n2001729
– Bolstering unions means more workers paying more dues so more unions can give more money to the Democratic Party. … Republican presidential candidates must have a message that will bring Americans to their senses and remind them of economic, foreign…
We Made the Right Decision to Invade Iraq
https://townhall.com/columnists/marknuckols/2015/05/21/we-made-the-right-decision-to-invade-iraq-n2001624
– It suddenly has become a stock question to ask candidates for the Republican Presidential nomination a seemingly simple question: would … We did bring them a chance to remake Iraq into a modern democratic state.…
Why Are These (Any) Dems Running?
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2015/06/09/why-are-these-dems-running-n2009785
– And speaking of the Democratic Party, consider the array of clowns, losers, and misfits running for (or ruining) the Democratic Party … From the creepy uncles to the dysfunctional cousins, to the Democratic Madam who does not seem to give a damn, calling the Democratic … slate of Presidential contenders “a clown car of candidates” is too kind.…
Hillary Clinton's Slide in Polls Leaves Her Vulnerable
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2015/06/09/hillary-clintons-slide-in-polls-leaves-her-vulnerable-n2009737
– It's not hard to imagine how Republican candidates can frame messages on these issues. … "Cares about people like me" has long been a characteristic on which Democratic candidates have an advantage over Republicans. … Total Democratic turnout declined by about 3.5 million people between both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections and the 2010 and…
The Cream Of The Crop
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2015/06/07/the-cream-of-the-crop-n2009106
– Less questioned and less covered is the weakness of the Democratic field. … Those candidates beg the question: Where are the leaders of the Democratic Party? Who are they? Where are the ideas? … Even on the state level, who are the Democratic governors introducing innovative policy ideas?…
Pataki, Chafee, and O’Malley: No Chance In Hell
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/06/05/pataki-chaffee-and-omalley-no-chance-in-hell-n2008177
– Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in challenging Clinton (via WaPo): A once-sleepy Democratic presidential primary contest is fast coming … Today, few Democratic voters are thinking about Iraq. … And with candidates with similar strength in the polls, there’s no good argument for the networks to deny them a spot.…
Impeach: Rubio and Wife Have Received 17 Traffic Tickets Since 1997
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2015/06/05/impeach-r…nd-wife-have-received-17-traffic-tickets-since-1997-n2008630
– I mean, the presidential candidate has been ticketed four times since 1997, gang.   … Look, presidential candidates -- especially serious ones -- should be thoroughly vetted by the Fourth Estate.   … American Bridge is a pro-Hillary Clinton Democratic attack group run by hatchet-man David Brock.…
Will the Real Democratic Challengers Please Stand Up?
https://townhall.com/columnists/secupp/2015/06/04/will-the-real-democratic-challengers-please-stand-up-n2008423
– neutrality in presidential primaries to fundraise for Hillary. … But so far, Democratic voters only have former Rhode Island Gov. … Until then, let's stop pretending Hillary is "battling three other declared Democratic candidates," as Politico put it.…
FCC Has Shocker for GOP That Could Guarantee Big Democrat Win in '16
https://townhall.com/columnists/matttowery/2015/06/04/fcc-ha…for-gop-that-could-guarantee-big-democrat-win-in-16-n2007855
Democratic strategists have maintained that they own the world of social media, and they do. … constituency who tend to vote Democratic is huge, particularly in presidential election years when these voters become more focused … GOP candidates and campaigns won't touch them with a 10-foot pole.…
Bernie Sanders and the Liberals' Moment
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2015/06/04/bernie-sanders-and-the-liberals-moment-n2007745
– The left wing of the Democratic Party is having a magic moment. Vermont Sen. … In 2004, Vermont Democratic Gov. … Sanders and his fondest admirers imagine that he represents, as Dean used to claim of himself, "the Democratic wing of the Democratic
Enjoy the Show
https://townhall.com/columnists/jackiegingrichcushman/2015/06/04/enjoy-the-show-n2007661
– Between now and the end of the summer, current candidates and future candidates will be raising money, raising money, raising money … What makes candidates more prepared for a presidential run? … candidates).…
Untitled
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2015/06/03/untitled-n2007059
– The three-term Republican governor of a famously blue state seems like a serious 2016 presidential contender on paper -- until you … He beat Democratic icon Mario Cuomo in 1994. He cut income taxes 25 percent and trimmed other taxes as well. … Trump sees the presidential race as self-marketing opportunity, a way to extend his run as a reality-TV star.…
EMILY’s List: Anti-Woman Republicans–We’re Coming After You
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/06/01/emilys-list-antiwoman-republicanswere-coming-after-you-n2006623
– Two of those candidates are women. Rating: Tilts Democratic.Rep. … American Women, the research organizational arm of the advocacy group for female Democratic candidates, is in charge of the research … Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, Reps.…
Biden: I’ll Make My 2016 Intentions Known In August
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/06/19/biden-ill-make-my-2016-intentions-known-in-august-n2014385
– Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, from brain cancer in May, sources close to the Vice President say he still could mount a presidential … Dick Harpootlian, former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, says Biden previously indicated to him he would likely make … While Hillary Clinton remains a sturdy Democratic front-runner, there are some signs of an opening against her.…
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