Month: August 2016

Odds and Ends: Trump and His Uncle

As the Olympics get ready to kick off in Brazil, now is probably a good time to read Steven Cohen’s piece in The New Republic on the country’s long history of faking progress. Donald Trump sees a lot of things on...

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Trump Wants Paul LePage in His Cabinet

Maybe Trump is campaigning in Maine for the same reason that Clinton recently made an appearance in Nebraska. These are the only two states that apportion Electoral College votes by congressional district, and the candidates are...

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Trump Dragging Down Ayotte in NH

I just want share some news out of the Granite State. The Hill reports that a certain Republican ex-Senator from New Hampshire is a bit vituperative in his opposition to Donald Trump becoming our next president. Former Sen....

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History says Clinton will very likely win

An excerpt from something I posted at BleedingHeartland: “In my post two weeks ago I made the following observations: In 11 of the last 12 elections the candidate leading after the last convention has won the popular vote....

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Was Melania Trump an Undocumented Worker?

I don’t have anything against Melania Trump and don’t want to see her become collateral damage in the righteous pushback against her husband’s bid for the presidency, but she’s creating a lot of problems...

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