Joe Manchin’s decision not to run for re-election to the United States Senate has cleared the way for other Democrats to get in the race. One of the entries is Zach Shrewsbury, a Marine Corps veteran who leans to the far left of the political spectrum. When I asked him on Talkline last ...
by Francis Wilkinson Donald Trump has made it increasingly clear that the survival of democracy in 2025 and beyond likely depends on a Democratic presidential victory in 2024. So panic is an altogether appropriate state of mind for democrats, and Democrats, who contemplate the ...
Joe Manchin’s plans to travel the country to see if he can tap into the great middle of America that is fed up with the extreme politics of both parties will be an interesting exercise. Polls indicate there is a large portion of Americans who think, as Manchin does, that they no longer ...
Few politicians say things that immortalize their words. Abraham Lincoln was a notable exception. The 16th president’s comment about fooling voters resonates today: “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the ...
by Patricia Murphy Across the Oval Office from President Joe Biden’s fine mahogany desk sits a small, discreet bust of Robert Kennedy, the brother of President John Kennedy and the man whom Biden calls a hero and his North Star for policies that address the best interests of ...
Joe Manchin is looking for something. The Democratic senator from West Virginia said he is going to travel around the country in search of the Great Middle, which he says is missing from divisive and tribal Washington politics. “I know our country isn’t nearly as divided as ...