Jul 11, 2016 – Many political donors who regularly aid the Republican Party are either refusing to donate or donating significantly less this election … After criticizing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, the couple received a tweet from Trump saying "They better be careful … groups and essentially sit out of the presidential race” because Trump steamrolled their favored Republican Presidential candidates…

Jul 28, 2016 – Editor's note: This column was originally published on July 28, 2016. … As of October 19, 2016, this column has been reinstated and the author has written a follow up piece which can be read here. … They recommend voting for a third-party or write-in candidate.…

Jul 27, 2016 – With so much attention focused on the high-octane presidential race, it can be easy to overlook important down-ballot races. … This appears to be the strongest pick-up opportunity for the party, which would be huge. … It would not only make the Democrats' climb much steeper, it would also replace Harry Reid with a Republican.…

Jul 25, 2016 – Donald Trump’s success in the Republican Primary, as well as the strong insurgent campaign of Bernie Sanders, both signal that 2016 … Part of the job of conventions is to unify the party going forward; the other major job is to broaden the base. … The GOP convention was primarily concerned with unifying a fractured party, with scant attention on broadening the base.…

Jul 21, 2016 – Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) remarks at the Republican National Convention. … He’s now a small man, who’s not with the Republican Party. Who has not lived up to his promise to support our nominee. … He’s the official Republican nominee.…

Aug 5, 2016 – At stake in 2016 is the White House, the Supreme Court, the Senate and, possibly, control of the House of Representatives. … Bush, many presidential candidates have been able to close a 10-point gap and win. What does Trump need to do? … on the sole obstacle between them and a Republican sweep.…

Aug 3, 2016 – Republican National Committee head Reince Priebus, former Republican New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani and former House Speaker Newt … the dismay among senior party leaders and donors. … presidential nominee loose.  …

Aug 3, 2016 – Third-party candidates are majoring in muddying the waters again in our electoral politics. … For election 2016, third-party bids might derail a Trump win…or Hillary’s chances. … This year, the Libertarian Party presidential candidates were featured in their own kind of prime-time primary debates.…

Aug 2, 2016 – candidates seeking elected office locally, regionally and nationally,” said Martin. … The way we see it, we are supporting the most Republican ticket on the ballot,” said Lopez. … That margin is sliced in half when Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein are included in the mix.…

Jul 29, 2016 – The Democratic Party Died.” … The first Democratic Party debate featured five candidates, but Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii chose to resign as Vice-Chair … She also protested that other qualified presidential candidates were not included on the debate state.…

Aug 17, 2016 – We've heard nonstop criticism of both the Democrat and Republican presidential candidates -- for good reasons. … Overall, the major parties' vice presidential candidates are less scary than than the presidential candidates. … When he was a Republican, Weld praised F. A. Hayek and individual freedom.…

Aug 16, 2016 – The obvious subject: what to do about Donald Trump's flagging campaign and how Republican down-ballot candidates can avoid the possible … Will more do so in 2016? … Most Senate Republican candidates in close races are incumbents who established their own distinct records long before Trump rode down…

Aug 13, 2016 – There's also the notion that shouldn’t imbrue the process of deciding presidential candidates by forcing states to hold primaries, … which could allow non-party members to create mayhem.  … Logistically, the 2016 Republican Convention was executed with perfection, according to Hewitt.…

Feb 14, 2020 – That's how Donald Trump won the Republican nomination in 2016, and so far, it's consistent with how Bernie Sanders is doing in this … One possibly salient difference between the 2016 Republican race and the 2020 Democratic contest so far is turnout. … Of course the 2016 Republican plotline may not be replicated by the 2020 Democrats. Bernie could stumble. Pete or Amy could soar.…

Feb 13, 2020 – All political parties and candidates have bad days. … The Democrats are the party of the Silicon Valley. … But the Democratic primary race so far reminds us that party rules favor rich, white candidates.…

Feb 28, 2020 – In 2016, there were signs of change. … The New Deal got many blacks to abandon the party of Abraham Lincoln. … Republican statewide candidates in 2018 got enough Hispanic votes to win.…

Feb 27, 2020 – They fear their party will lose what remaining but dwindling appeal it might still enjoy. … That's why in the debates among Democratic presidential candidates one hears of an America that isn't recognizable to most citizens … We'll see if that translates into Republican victories in races for the Senate and House.…

Feb 25, 2020 – For more than 30 years, Democratic Party leaders have been trying to kick pro-lifers out of the party. … , citing the 2016 party platform that for the first time explicitly endorsed forcing taxpayers to fund abortion on demand.  … President Trump, more than any Republican presidential nominee before, understood the power of the pro-life vote and actively sought…

Feb 20, 2020 – The Democratic Party is in trouble. … If that weren't enough, party rules have changed allowing former New York City mayor and former Republican, former Democrat and currently … Bloomberg may be ready to replace Joe Biden as the most gaffe-prone of the remaining Democratic presidential candidates.…

Mar 9, 2020 – That was the general media talking point over the next several days after Biden ‘saved the Democratic party,’ and James Carville’s … every one of those average Democratic Party working stiffs, along with the entire party establishment and every declared candidate … After all, didn’t they rally around the very flawed Donald Trump in 2016?…

Mar 8, 2020 – as a Republican. … In 2016, Sanders was denied the nomination by the ultimate insider, Hillary Clinton. … This momentum encouraged party insiders to pressure the other more “moderate” candidates, Pete Buttigieg, and U.S.…

Mar 7, 2020 – Super Tuesday had the makings to ring in the new socialist era for the Democrat Party ahead of schedule. … nominee in 2016, no matter how hard they tried. … Trump defeated the best the Republican establishment had to offer (and a couple of bewildered tea party guys).…

Mar 4, 2020 – (The Iowa Republican Party actually canceled the caucuses that year so as not to embarrass President Bush.)  … , the donors and the Republican Party knew that Trump was a sure loser.  … Recall that, in 2016, Trump and Sanders were the only presidential candidates opposed to the mass importation of low-wage workers immiserating…

Mar 4, 2020 – It’s no surprise President Trump won all the Republican primary races on Super Tuesday—that was expected, of course. … "Just tonight, our party saw historic turnout numbers in several battleground states. … Not a single Democrat presidential candidate can compete with President Trump in November."…

Mar 3, 2020 – This has been seen at the local level in Allegheny and Lancaster counties, as well as the national level, in Democratic Party presidential … A Democratic presidential candidate is not going to win or lose based on how fractured his or her party is. … This party has been trying to shed its centrist members since the presidential campaign of Al Gore, and it tipped the scales with former…