She’s baaaaaaack! Today Donald Trump received by far the most significant endorsement for his campaign for the presidency from former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. In a well-scripted event in Ames, Iowa, televised live on all three major cable networks, the 2008 GOP nominee for vice-president delivered an enthusiastic seal of approval for the billionaire front-runner […]
Category: The 2016 Race
The First Debates of 2016
Pre-season is almost over in the 2016 Presidential campaign with the Iowa caucuses debuting the voting season in just two weeks, on Monday, February 1st. Last night, the Democrats had their final debate before the voting beings while the Republicans had their first debate of the month last Thursday, with another one coming in 10 […]
Reaction to Tuesday’s CNN Debate
Who won the debate Tuesday night, the last one in 2015 for the Republicans vying for their party’s nomination to be the next President of the United States? With a heavy emphasis in the debate on fighting terrorism and foreign policy, here’s my quick ranking of the performance of the nine participants in the main […]
Can Trump Actually Win It?
Can Donald Trump actually win the GOP nomination for President? Would he be a good president? And, having now observed him as a front-runner for months, I’ll ask the question, should he be the nominee if you’re a Republican who wants your party to re-take the White House? To question number one, the answer is […]
The Fox Business Network Debate
What a difference 13 days makes. After a debate two weeks ago that pitted the Republican presidential candidates against the CNBC moderators, eight of the GOP contenders tonight had a debate where they actually debated each other rather than the folks at Fox Business Network (FBN) who were asking the questions. We all knew going […]
Quick Thoughts: the CNBC Debate
Hello friends, I just finished watching the CNBC Republican debate. This wasn’t a great night of TV watching for me. First, I “enjoyed” watching my New York Mets get thrashed by the Kansas City Royals in Game 2 of the World Series. Then, as soon as that wipe-out was mercifully over, I got to “enjoy” […]
A Republican’s Thoughts on the Democratic Debate
It’s been a few days since the CNN Democratic Presidential debate, it’s time to wade into the waters of the first debate for Dems. First of all, just in case this wasn’t obvious already, this is a two-horse race between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and self-avowed socialist Senator Bernie Sanders. If there’s a […]
The State of the GOP Race
It’s been two weeks now since the Republican presidential debate on CNN and, since I can’t help myself, thought I would share a few thoughts about what’s happening in the race right now. The most significant development is that Donald Trump’s support has softened since that debate. It seems clear that his act is starting […]
How Carly took down The Donald at the CNN Debate
It’s been five days since the CNN debate and the verdict is unanimous: not only was Carly Fiorina the clear winner of the debate but the result has been a massive upward bump in the polls, positioning the former Hewlett-Packard CEO as the 2nd highest-ranked Republican in the presidential nomination derby. The biggest loser: Scott Walker. […]
Biden his time: will Joe jump in?
As a curious species, most of us like to sample things for the first time. We’ll try a new dish, visit places we’ve never been before or try out a new TV show. This week, Stephen Colbert debuted the new Late Show with Stephen Colbert, replacing the iconic David Letterman. On his first show, his headline […]