(Reader advisory: this post includes graphic language) Well, just when we thought that this 2016 presidential race to the bottom couldn’t get any lower, it got lower. On a bombshell Friday, a lewd videotape featuring Donald Trump at his misogynist worst hit the airwaves. On the same day, new WikiLeaks released emails further illustrated Hillary […]
Category: The 2016 Race
Five Thoughts on The Vice-Presidential Debate
Last night, the Vice-Presidential nominees took the stage in what was expected to be a rare policy-focused debate but instead turned into another insult and attack fest. Virginia Governor Tim Kaine and Indiana Governor Mike Pence locked horns in an effort to see who could blast the other’s running mate the most. Speaking as one […]
Clinton Clobbers Trump in the Deplorable Debate
It’s been 48 hours since the most anticipated presidential debate in the history of the planet and I am finally ready to share some thoughts on the deplorable show that was supposed to be a substantive discussion of the issues that impact all of us as Americans. Sometimes a picture sums it up perfectly. The […]
The Rigged Presidential Debates & the Aleppo Gaffe
On Friday, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced that the first debate, on September 26th, will include only the two major party candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Not making the stage: Libertarian party candidate Gary Johnson (the two-term Republican Governor of New Mexico) and Green party candidate Dr. Jill Stein. In the latest […]
Hillary’s Rough Week
With the first presidential debate just 14 days away, the last 7 have been anything but kind to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. National and swing state polls have started to tighten, showing Republican nominee Donald Trump within striking distance. First there was a major coughing fit last Monday at a rally in Cleveland followed by […]
Double Fail on the Commander in Chief Test
With the first presidential debate looming in just 16 days, on this past Wednesday night NBC News hosted somewhat of a sneak preview with a one-hour “Commander-in-Chief Forum” featuring presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. This was a forum, not a debate, so the candidates did not appear on stage together. Instead each had […]
The Third Option
In this vitriolic, poisonous and insane presidential campaign, I’m going to take a moment to write about a ray of light, another choice for the tens of millions of depressed Americans who can’t stomach the thought of either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton becoming the President of the United States. I’m talking about Libertarian Party […]
Head or Gut?
Trump’s Poll Numbers Plummet
A plunge. A nosedive. A drop. A fall. A rapid descent. Whatever term you want to use, Donald Trump’s poll numbers have been in a free fall ever since the end of the Democratic National Convention and Hillary Clinton is now the clear front-runner in the race for the Oval Office. It’s typical for a […]
The Democratic Convention and Hillary’s Bounce
After 10 days of family visits, baseball games, golf tournaments and lots of work after getting home, this is my first opportunity to weigh in on the news from the Democratic Convention and the days that have followed. I’ll cover a variety of topics here separately. Breaking The Glass Ceiling It’s been about a week […]