At a rally in Raleigh, N.C., following his universally criticized debate performance, President Biden attempted to draw a distinction between himself and Donald Trump: “I know how to tell the […]
Tag: election 2024
Biden has always put duty to country first. Will he do it again?
by Kurt Bardella “I hope Joe Biden runs for president.” That was the headline of a column I wrote back in March of 2019. I believed then that “at a […]
Sizing up Trump’s potential VP picks
by Carl P. Leubsdorf News of Donald Trump’s conviction had barely hit the television screens and the internet sites when Sen. Marco Rubio took to social media to denounce it. […]
Measuring the Trump conviction factor in the 2024 presidential race
by Byron York If you’ve been keeping up with the news, you’ve probably heard a lot of speculation about the effect former President Donald Trump’s felony conviction will have on […]
Republican reaction to Trump verdict bodes ill for the election
by John M. Crisp Committed MAGA activists leave little doubt about their feelings regarding former president Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts last week. As reported by Newsweek, political […]
Controlling Congress counts, too
by Steven Roberts Happy Valley, Ore., population 23,733, played a small but significant role in American politics last week. That’s the hometown of Janelle Bynum, a state legislator who won […]
The election that few of us want will tell us who we are
by John M. Crisp Somehow the undesired appears to have become the inevitable. In January, 76% of respondents to a Reuters/Ipsos poll said that President Joe Biden should not seek […]
Why debates matter
by Steven Roberts Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to debate twice — on CNN in June, then on ABC in September. Both think they can win, or at […]
Post-election notes
Some post-primary election observations: ◘ Patrick Morrisey stayed steady. Various polling indicated the attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidate had the support of around 30%-35% of likely voters and none […]
Donald Trump’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad second term
by Jackie Calmes Millions of us are justifiably focused on seeing that Donald Trump is held to account for what he’s allegedly done in the past. Scheming to flip the […]
