Year: 2016

Gee Bernie, it only took you several weeks, being 900 delegates down, and not being able to bribe superdelegates to come over to you to finally figure out that you weren’t going to be the nominee. For weeks, people have...

Civil Rights Era hero Rep. John Lewis of Georgia instigated a new sit-in, this time in the well of the House of Representatives in an attempt to force a vote on gun violence control legislation. After Lewis gave that stirring...

Based on what I know about Rep. Steve King of Iowa, it would be inexplicable if he didn’t introduce an amendment to block the Treasury Department from putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. That he did so was as...

Following on my last piece, on Trump’s electoral path to victory, it’s no surprise that Virginia Senator Tim Kaine is reportedly on Hillary Clinton’s shortlist for her running mate. If Trump can’t win in...

Right up front, I want to provide the caveat that I don’t think presidential polls, even state rather than national ones, amount to a hill of beans this early in the process. Having said that, let’s take a look at...