Archive for the ‘election’ Category
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Old Hickory and the GOP
Posted on June 9, 2015
Andrew Jackson has long been credited with starting the Democratic Party. He brought the Western frontier to Thomas Jefferson’s anti-federalist (and anti-Wall Street) sect and created the party of the...
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Graham and a White House Run
Posted on May 20, 2015
Lindsey Graham is a smart guy. He was part of the Class of 1994, and not unlike the rambunctious class of 2010, Graham wanted to change how Congress was doing...
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Hillary is Vulnerable on Iraq
Posted on May 18, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) Iraq will play a central role in the 2016 election. President Obama had hoped that, by pulling out our troops just in time for...
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Jeb Has To Prove That He is His Own Man
Posted on May 15, 2015
It was a slam dunk. Jeb Bush could have quoted his brother. Or his most likely opponent in a general election, should he win the primary. Instead, he fumbled the...
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Ensemble Cast
Posted on May 5, 2015
It has now become obligatory for the Republican primary field look more like a Hollywood ensemble cast. This is the second election in a row that follows that script. This...
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