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Trump Is Secretariat. DeSantis and Haley are Headed for the Glue Factory. Jan. 21, 2024
Donald J. Trump is the closest thing to Secretariat that we've ever seen in American politics. Do y... Read More
Iowa's Silver Lining Jan. 19, 2024
No question that a 30-point victory for Trump was not the ideal outcome of the Iowa caucuses. Voters... Read More
No Gary Hart Bounce for DeSantis or Haley Jan. 19, 2024
Forty years ago, when Walter Mondale won 49% in Iowa's Democratic caucuses, far ahead of Gary Hart's... Read More
Nothing DeSantis Did or Didn't Do Would Have Made Any Difference Jan. 19, 2024
There's a lot of talk about Ron DeSantis' poor showing in the Iowa caucus. It's destroyed his future... Read More
After Iowa, It's Time for Republicans to Rally to Trump Jan. 19, 2024
Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee for president. Some rival campaigns may yet persi... Read More
Donald Trump Wins Jan. 18, 2024
What does it mean that a majority of Iowa Republicans braved freezing cold weather to go out and cau... Read More
'Free Media' for Trump Feels Like 2016 Again Jan. 17, 2024
WASHINGTON — When The Associated Press called Monday's Iowa caucus for Donald Trump around 5:3... Read More
Is a Trump Renomination Really Inevitable? Nov. 03, 2023
Is it inevitable that Donald Trump will be the second person in history — Richard Nixon was th... Read More
In Speaker Fight, Rep. Wagner Summons the Courage To ... Oh, Wait, Never Mind Oct. 18, 2023
The Post-Dispatch Editorial Board on Monday morning was prepared to take an unusual stance: The boar... Read More
Prying Open the Door at Colorado's Legislature Jul. 12, 2023
It's one of the worst-kept secrets at the State Capitol. When legislative leaders need to huddle wit... Read More
Democrats Are Learning How to Win Dec. 06, 2022
By removing the Iowa caucuses as the first stop in picking a presidential candidate, would Democrats... Read More
Kevin McCarthy Wants to Arm His Caucus for the 2022 Battle Jun. 01, 2021
For Republicans to win back the majority in the House, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said GOP candi... Read More
Iowa Caucus 'Debacle': Worse Than We 'Thaw't' Feb. 19, 2020
Well, we finally found something that both Democrats and Republicans can agree on: The Democratic Io... Read More
Iowa's Caucus Crisis Is a Reminder That Confidence in Democracy Is Paramount Feb. 07, 2020
Once again, the integrity of America's election system is in question after the breakdown of Iowa's ... Read More
In Defense of Iowa Jan. 18, 2020
We have reached that time in every presidential nominating year when distinguished, national opinion... Read More
Protecting the President Oct. 12, 2019
As the House opens its impeachment inquiry, even as new polls — from Fox News, no less —... Read More
Has Bloomberg Begun the Battle for 2020? Nov. 06, 2018
Did former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg just take a page out of the playbook of Sen. Ed Muskie f... Read More
Follow the Rules Apr. 15, 2016
As a Colorado Republican, I'm not thrilled with the way my state party participates in the president... Read More
A Rare Glimpse at Trump On and Off the Stage Feb. 25, 2016
Atlanta — Let me make it clear: If a presidential candidate's team invites me to meet the cand... Read More
The Remainderman Feb. 05, 2016
Donald Trump won more votes in the Iowa caucuses than any Republican candidate in history. Impressi... Read More
