Sep 18, 2016 – Snowden, from bloggers to prize-winning journalists, from TV talking heads to the presidential candidates of both major parties. … The urgency of gaining a pardon from President Obama stems from the fact that neither Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump … nor Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton are at all likely to pardon Snowden.…

Oct 6, 2016 – But it may have caused some voters to take another look at both the candidates on the Democratic ticket, and perhaps some voters to … argument could be made that no one has ever said so much that meant so little to so many people, as Tim Kaine did during the vice presidential … Interrupting and talking over the Republican Vice Presidential nominee Mike Pence at least seventy times, even the moderator Elaine…

Oct 6, 2016 – I hope Donald Trump was watching his running mate during the vice presidential debate this week. … , angry and aggravated; Pence was, well, presidential. … Historically, the vice presidential debates have not made a big difference in the presidential race, but they have shored up uncertain…

Oct 6, 2016 – On Tuesday night, by consensus, Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence wiped the floor with Democratic vice presidential … Clinton is one of the least popular major party candidates in American history. … But during the first presidential debate, Trump couldn't stop being Trump.…

Oct 5, 2016 – Reviewing the state of the presidential race, I see that very little has changed for the past year. … The media can tell us where the candidates stand in the polls. They can't tell us why. … At the Democratic Convention, Khan waved a copy of the Constitution, asking Trump, "Have you even read the U.S. Constitution?…

Oct 5, 2016 – But in her defense, she repeatedly called Kaine out for interrupting and asked pointed, substantive questions of both candidates, including … This election is the Trump and Clinton show, and while Pence was effective at prosecuting a tough case against the Democratic nominee … Decisive: Who won tonight's vice-presidential debate?…

Oct 5, 2016 – But elected representatives are loath to give their people that kind of democratic freedom. … At least two of the conservative candidates in France's presidential primary, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and former Prime … In other words, the elites want to set up a false dichotomy under the pretext of democratic choice.…

Oct 4, 2016 – nominee and 46 percent were unsure of the name of the Democratic vice presidential nominee. … the first presidential debate between Democratic nominee Clinton and Republican nominee Trump last week. … candidates.…

Oct 3, 2016 – It is the candidates' lack of integrity that makes so many Americans despair when they think of the upcoming election. … This isn't to suggest that what the presidential candidates' say about the economy and foreign policy and national defense and criminal … In 2008, The Economist titled a cover storyabout that year's US presidential contest "America at its best."…

Sep 30, 2016 – The more important question for the long run is how each of these candidates would govern. … Other "investments" usually turn out to be subsidies for Democratic-supporting public employee unions. … But both candidates' performances suggest underperformance as president. Presidents Bill Clinton, George W.…

Sep 29, 2016 – With crooked Hillary Clinton and Deplorable Donald Trump (no, I don’t think he’s deplorable; Hillary does) winning the Democratic and … Still, these are national candidates for president; they should know these things. … We two major party candidates are weak and unpopular. We have third party candidates who are nut bar factor six. …

Sep 28, 2016 – off Democratic support for the former first lady. … Democrats have worried about Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson and the Green Party's Jill Stein drawing votes away from … Clinton, the Democratic nominee, especially among younger voters. […] "My legacy is on the ballot.…

Sep 28, 2016 – In finally rolling out his education plan September 8, Donald Trump once again proved to be the most unorthodox of presidential candidates … If nothing else, Trump’s theatrics cast the spotlight on parental choice as a serious election issue more than any recent presidential … In that regard, Trump’s plan draws attention to a significant split in Democratic ranks between teacher unions, which adamantly oppose…

Apr 20, 2015 – primary debates, in expectation of a challenge to presidential contender Hillary Clinton. … Party officials were thus mapping out a “series of sanctioned debates that we expect our presidential candidates to participate in, … Also, at what point does Clinton start to loom flawed enough that real Democratic opposition springs to life? Is it too late?…

Apr 20, 2015 – As the Concord Monitor's Allie Morris (via Chip Griffin's "The Notch") wrote: [Nearly 20] Republican Presidential candidates - declared … As the political spring training season moves along, more candidates have hired more staff and are better prepared for these early, … Why don't those numbers translate to Presidential results?…

Apr 18, 2015 – Rand Paul’s entry into the presidential race raises an interesting question: Just how many people consider themselves “libertarian … Just as a firm needs both capital and labor, so do political candidates. … supporters to add to their coalition; candidates that are labor-intensive will do the opposite.…

Apr 17, 2015 – Scott Walker over all other GOP candidates for president. 70,000—the number of pages in the federal tax code 2- the number of … Ben Carson will make a presidential announcement on May 4, and New Jersey Gov. … Unsurprisingly, Democrats are not pleased with the GOP crop of presidential candidates; Sen.…

Apr 17, 2015 – wanted to appear to meet "ordinary" Iowans, so your campaign staff cleared out a coffee house and stocked it with pre-approved Democratic … coverage to your highly scripted AstroTurf campaign for president in one week than they have to any of the declared Republican presidential … candidates.…

Apr 17, 2015 – So far, of the declared candidates for president, the only one who voted for the Iraq War is the Democrat. … If you had to pick a single position that allowed Barack Obama to pull ahead in the 2008 Democratic primaries, his opposition to the … Meanwhile, none of the potential GOP presidential hopefuls voted for the war in 2002.…

Apr 17, 2015 – The lesson from history is that winning candidates and successful presidents show they are in step with the times. … Democrats have won four of the last six presidential elections and won a popular-vote plurality in another. … The energy and enthusiasm in the Democratic Party today is clearly on the Left.…

Apr 17, 2015 – In the 1980 Presidential election, then Republican candidate Ronald Reagan respectfully disagreed with Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter … It is a percentage, usually for a given historical period, most often for a Presidential term or two. … economic, statistical and mathematical pros and cons, PBF (or some variant of) could very well take off this or next year for those candidates…

Apr 15, 2015 – She is no different than Obama or most Democratic leaders who support any abortion at any time for any reason. … There has been no focus by the networks on Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz proclaiming (in response to … As in every other modern presidential election, the Republicans will be pounded and pressed and caricatured by a hostile media.…

Apr 14, 2015 – Presidential primary season usually means that both Democratic and Republican bases start evaluating their candidates against a wish … How many of the U.S. presidential candidates actually understand these critical issues? … Meanwhile, the presidential candidates are busy playing "Hungry Hungry Hippos."…

Apr 14, 2015 – Having opposed the deal as a bad one for labor rights back when she was a presidential candidate in 2008, she now promoted it, calling … The change of heart by Clinton and other Democratic leaders enabled congressional passage of a Colombia trade deal that experts say … Yet, after the 2008 election, both candidates had changed their position on the deal.…

Apr 14, 2015 – In case you missed it last evening, Florida Senator Marco Rubio of Florida officially entered the 2016 Republican presidential race … the third GOP aspirant to formally do so, joining fellow first-term Senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul among the ranks of declared candidates … His speech was optimistic and future-oriented, previewing exactly how he'd frame a head-to-head contest with the presumptive Democratic…