Tag: 2016 Presidential Race
My Concern About Ralph Northam — and Why on June 13,...
by Andy Schmookler
Like other Virginia Democrats I know, I will strongly support whoever is the Democratic nominee for governor this fall against any possible...
Explaining to Conservatives Why People Feel Devastated by Trump’s Election: A...
This piece will run in newspapers in my conservative congressional District (VA-06).
Trump’s election to the presidency, while welcomed by some, was devastating news for...
The Trump Supporters’ Week from Hell
This piece is appearing in newspapers in my conservative congressional District.
For Donald Trump’s supporters, as the week of the first presidential debate began, things...
All Republican Patriots Must Choose: Party or Principle
This piece is running in newspapers in my conservative congressional district in Virginia (VA-06).
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Winston Churchill said: “Some men change their party for the sake...
How Concerned About the Tightening of the Presidential Race Should We...
Over this weekend, I wrote to both of the two people I know who follow politics most closely, and whose opinions I respect. I...
Challenging the Republicans, Part 1: Repudiating Trump
Earlier today, President Obama said this:
"I think what's been interesting is the repeated denunciations of his statements by leading Republicans," he said in a...
The Line from Obama that Floored Me Last Night – Lumping...
It is not President Obama's way to deliver a blow in the ring of the sort that puts an opponent down for the count....
Why America Must Hand Trumpism a Landslide Defeat
In an article titled, “The Next Trump,” on Slate.com, Isaac Chotiner writes about what he calls, “the really scary thing.” It is worth considering,...
Tim Kaine for VP?
It is never too early to start playing the political junkie’s favorite presidential year game, speculating about who will be Hillary’s pick for vice...