The Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump Love Fest: Undressed by the Unaddressed
As a looooogtime (sic) practitioner of analyzing persuasive communication, let me tell you what to make of the Mamdani-Trump love
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Richard Vatz
Why is anti-Semitism becoming so pervasive among young Americans?
A recent Harvard-Harris poll showed that 60% of Americans ages 18-24 sympathize with the terrorist group Hamas over Israel in the conflict in Gaza-whereas upwards of two-thirds of Americans over age 25 expressed support for Israel-including 89% of those over age 65.
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Trump takes a page from Reagan’s playbook and helps pull off Israel/Hamas hostage deal
Forty-four years ago another agreement to release hostages took place on the eve of a a presidential inauguration.
On January 19, 1981, Democrat Jimmy Carter’s last full day as president, an agreement was reached to release the remainder of the 53 American hostages that had been held captive by militant Iranian students at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran for more than 440 days.
The hostages were released on January 20 just minutes after Republican Ronald Reagan was sworn-in as president.
Can Trump match Reagan when it comes to capturing more than 30% of the Jewish vote?
“He is certainly going to do better than we have done historically,” former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) told Baltimore Post-Examiner.
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Notebook: National Road musical; Rick Vatz lecture hall; Gary Alexander poems
Probably more State House folks will remember Gary Alexander as the lead named partner of Alexander & Cleaver, once one of the major law and lobbying firms in Annapolis, rather than his three terms in the House of Delegates. The Prince George’s County Democrat ended his political career in 1994 as speaker-pro tem of the House.
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Race for Maryland’s Sixth Congressional District Trone vs. Parrott is expected to be very competitive
The November rematch between Rep. David Trone (D) and Del. Neil Parrott (R) in the race for Maryland’s Sixth Congressional District is likely to be very competitive, according to recent polls.
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How might the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe affect the outcome of the upcoming midterm elections?
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade on June 24 and brought an end to federal abortion rights
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Ehrlich: Trump’s threat to adjourn Congress could be a negotiating tactic
@BryanRenbaum Former Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said President Donald Trump’s threat to adjourn Congress to make recess appointments
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Republican March Madness with the final four
By Donkey Hotey with Flickr Creative Commons License. By Richard E. Vatz For MarylandReporter.com Much of considerable materiality has occurred
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