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Where Do We Go When Journalism Fails Us? Nov. 09, 2018
This election should remind us how vital and necessary local journalism is to factual reporting. Nat... Read More
Who Votes Republican? Nov. 09, 2018
Exit polls aren't always 100 percent reliable. For example, in 2016, the exit interviews suggested t... Read More
40 Percent of Election Polls Were Wrong Nov. 09, 2018
The polling in the 2018 election was terrible. In the hotly contested Senate and governor races that... Read More
Legislate or Investigate Nov. 08, 2018
Nationwide, there are massive sighs of relief that the midterms are over and election ads, flyers an... Read More
Democrats' House Takeover Contains Important Messages for Both Parties Nov. 08, 2018
President Donald Trump told America to view the midterm elections as a referendum on him. On Tuesday... Read More
Five Midterm Races That Matter Most Nov. 06, 2018
I've been arguing for months that the ideal outcome in the midterm elections to set up Donald Trump ... Read More
A Bridge to Sell You Oct. 31, 2018
"Libertarians believe that you should be as conservative or as liberal as you want to be as long as ... Read More
Will Blue States Go for Trumponomics? Oct. 31, 2018
In a contest too close to call, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski is running to sla... Read More
Together, Illinois Gubernatorial Candidates Might Have a Plan to Fight Gun Violence Oct. 19, 2018
For all their disagreements on a variety of major policy issues, Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Raun... Read More
The GOP Is Monkeyed Up Aug. 30, 2018
There comes a point when even the most indulgent listener must doubt whether political figures deser... Read More
Underestimating the Voters' Intelligence -- and Paying for It Feb. 24, 2018
Politics can be both cruel and unsentimental. Consider the case of Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., known... Read More
First 'Pre-mortem' of the 2018 Elections Nov. 11, 2017
American voters, almost invariably dissatisfied with the political status quo, generally endorse cha... Read More
Would The Donald Govern Like Arnold? Mar. 27, 2016
They're both iconic figures in American culture who are known by their first names. California's for... Read More
John Kasich and Matthew 25, Revisited Nov. 18, 2015
This is Republican Gov. John Kasich explaining in March why he expanded coverage for Ohio's Medicaid... Read More
Blue vs. Blue Does Not Equal Red Aug. 05, 2014
They are all Democrats, blue and blue. But like Republicans, they have opposing visions duking it ou... Read More
What Do the California GOP and the Alamo Share? May. 11, 2014
It tells you how completely California has become a one-party state that practically no one in Sacra... Read More
American Politicians, Bought and Sold Apr. 03, 2014
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wants to be president of the United States. He is showing how tou... Read More
Wendy Davis, Mother and Future Governor Jan. 22, 2014
In 1990, before Ann Richards had even launched her successful campaign for governor of Texas, an ano... Read More
Bridge to Somewhere Jan. 11, 2014
There are legitimate reasons why we voters have been a lot more willing to trust the tough job of pr... Read More
Chris Christie's 'West Wing' Moment Jan. 10, 2014
Chris Christie's 'West Wing' Moment With his 2016 presidential bid potentially ending before it even... Read More
