2020 election
Scrap presidential debates — but not this year
The toughest moment of Joe Biden’s year arrived in May. It was harder than seeing off Bernie Sanders, harder even…
Hiding Biden from tough questions hurts him more than it helps him
If you show up, people will vote for you. That was the lesson from crucial swing states like Wisconsin and…
Why I’m not predicting a Biden blowout
In 2016, I was one of the very few people who publicly stated the night before the election that, despite…
Antifa for Biden
Hey folks, it’s me, your friendly neighborhood antifa ringleader. You may recognize me from such news clips as ‘Small group…
What will happen in the debates?
From late September through to mid-October, Americans will get to watch Donald Trump and Joe Biden debate three times. Mike…
Kim Klacik and the urban GOP effort
Baltimore Republicans are an oddity in Baltimore. Perhaps some older Americans remember Spiro Agnew, but that’s more or less it…
Who will pay for a mega-spending Biden administration?
Over the last month, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has proposed roughly $4 trillion in new tax hikes. That is…
The future of populist conservatism
Laramie, Wyoming William Kristol, a Grand Poobah of neoconservatism, is leaving the Republican party to join the donkeys of the…
The dead Kennedys: Joe blows it in Massachusetts
The unthinkable happened on Tuesday night: a Kennedy lost an election in Massachusetts for the very first time. Thirty-nine-year-old Rep.…
Delivering the goods?
Seattle My local post office in suburban Seattle seems to be rigged to obstruct customers these days. After standing motionless…
Swing states are the best states
Swing state season, that three- to four-month stretch of peak American crazy, is upon us. The big three states —…
The China election
Bill Clinton, in a speech heralding China’s entry into the World Trade Organization in 2000, remarked that ‘by joining the WTO,…
After Trump, the reckoning
As voters prepare to pass judgment on Donald Trump’s presidency in November, they might want to entertain a few counterfactuals.…
2016 all over again
I’m not an election prognosticator. I have no magic insight telling me what will happen on November 3, 2020. Frankly,…
After the RNC, I am confident Trump will triumph
In most cases, prediction in politics is a mug’s game. Maybe that is why it is such a popular game.…
Trump redefines the race
Helplessness and passivity were the defining themes of the Democratic convention last week. The American people are unable to overcome…
Why I won’t vote
Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote a piece titled ‘The battle cry of the politically homeless’ in which I…
Where is Biden’s post-convention bounce?
Convention season ain’t over till the dead cat bounces. A dead cat bounce, as followers of the animal spirits of…
Donald Trump is still the greatest show on Earth
‘Keep America Great’ is President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election slogan and it sounds off. The phrase doesn’t have the same…
The most memorable RNC speakers are not the stars
Let’s be real, the warm-up acts are never the draw. For every Jimi Hendrix opening for the Monkees (true story)…
Melania’s moment
Free Melania? She made her jailbreak tonight. Whether or not President Trump wins re-election, she was out to save, as…
The GOP’s ‘Great American Story’ will play well at the ballot box
I can’t prove it, but it would not surprise me to discover that the architects of the Republican convention had…
The Republicans have a race problem
Congratulations to Sen. Tim Scott for delivering one of the best speeches on the opening night of the Republican meta-convention,…
Make America Normal Again
To win in November, Trump should seek inspiration from President Alexander Lukashenko, the 65-year-old autocrat who has ruled Belarus since…
Populist Trump can win the RNC
The Republican National Convention kicks off Monday in the hope of offering voters an alternative to the unfocused, self-serving Democratic…
