July 28, 2016
Let’s Move On from the Cold War
I wrote one of my most popular blog posts five years ago. I titled it, “Collapse of the Cold War Consensus.” Here is an excerpt: It took a while, but the Cold War consensus is finally shattering. The Cold War...
July 26, 2016
Cleveland and Philly
I am not going to Philadelphia. Cleveland was enough for me. I had fun in Cleveland. It’s a great town. As a convention site, it was perfect. The people were nice, especially the locals. You got the impression that anybody...
July 25, 2016
Three Challenges for Hillary Clinton’s Campaign During the Democratic Convention
(Published on WSJ) Democrats are heading into their convention confident that they have the election in the bag as Republicans are still fundamentally, and visibly, divided over their presidential nominee and the future of their party. Hillary Clinton showed...
July 21, 2016
Missed Opportunities
Ted Cruz missed a huge opportunity when he refused to explicitly endorse Donald Trump at the convention last night. But that missed opportunity wasn’t the only one. John Kasich missed his huge opportunity when he refused to even come to...
July 19, 2016
Observations of Day One
In many ways, this is a typical convention. The same guys are running the floor operations that have run the operation in conventions past. The same guy who directs the program is running the program here. The same parties, the...
July 18, 2016
Hello Cleveland!
(Published on Political Storm) Hello Cleveland! Houston was the first convention I ever went to. I remember it being hot in Houston. Really hot. I worked for Bob Michel at the time, and my job was to man the GOP...