Dump Trump is the ticket and losing the Bern
You know you’ve gone way off the cliff if even the most virulent right-wing conspiracy nuts denounce you. That was
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Candidates everywhere, but 16 months to go?
Are Americans insane? Presidential elections are over a year away, but you wouldn’t know it from the list of presidential
Read moreSupreme Court decisions: Why democracy lost
Sheldon Adelson – the GOP’s best friend. It was the end of a long winter, and casino mogul Sheldon Adelson
Read moreHouse of Cards: Politics of addiction
Last year I caught the first episode of House of Cards, that Netflix show starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright.
Read moreAtlas Shrugged twice and now we wait for a third shrug
There are things I do that some people consider a complete waste of time. Writing, for instance. But that’s usually
Read morePresidential champion: Lichtman’s 13 keys are still the winning election formula
For the eighth presidential election in a row, Professor Allan Lichtman has beaten the pundits and the pollsters, and accurately predicted the winner of the popular vote not just months but years in advance.He called Tuesday’s election for Obama in May 2010, “regardless of the identity of the Republican nominee.”
Read moreDemocrats consolidate power in Maryland with victories for Obama, Congress, questions
In a state already dominated by Democrats, Maryland voters further consolidated the party’s power Tuesday.
The voters defeated the longest serving Republican congressman, clobbered congressional challengers to six Democratic incumbents, and approved all the ballot measures the great majority of Republican legislators had opposed, including same-sex marriage and expanded gambling.
Read moreThe Race: Meltdown for Romney (Part 1)
Something unprecedented is happening to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. At the very moment his campaign seemed poised to take
Read moreCommentary: Most minds now made up on presidential race; 13 keys to White House predicts winner
With the party conventions over, it is safe to predict that all the fuss and blather have changed the minds of very few people. Same goes for all the political coverage of the conventions. Campaigns are important, but what are much more important are the fundamentals of governing. That’s why it’s important to understand Professor Allan Lichtman’s 13 “Keys to the White House,” now out in a new 2012 edition, “Predicting the Next President”. He has successfully predicted the winner since 1980, long before the conventions.
Read moreMd. delegates react to Romney acceptance speech appealing to disillusioned voters
Maryland’s delegates to the convention joined the thousands gathered in the Tampa Bay Times Forum in applauding, cheering, shouting, whistling, Tweeting and posting on Facebook as Romney spoke. Delegates reacted throughout Romney’s speech, breaking into chants and waving signs in the air.
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