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February Clarifies Both Parties' Nomination Races Feb. 23, 2016
In 2008, Barack Obama's great victories in February primaries — Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, V... Read More
Suggested Cruz Campaign Reboot: Show, Don't Tell Feb. 23, 2016
I don't believe I've ever presumed to offer unsolicited advice on campaign strategy to a presidentia... Read More
A Growth Message, Not Catfights, Will Propel the GOP to November Victory Feb. 20, 2016
In the week leading up to the New Hampshire primary, a few GOP candidates put forth strong, positive... Read More
Republican Self-Sabotage Feb. 19, 2016
The latest CBS poll suggests that the Donald Trump juggernaut continues to roll, with 35 percent of ... Read More
Put Puppy-Whistle Politics on a Leash Feb. 18, 2016
In politics, the "dog whistle" is coded language designed to delight a targeted subgroup and pass ov... Read More
Calling All Millennials Feb. 17, 2016
What are millennials thinking? Every year, Beloit College offers a glimpse with its "mindset list,"... Read More
Some Sage Advice for Hillary Clinton Feb. 11, 2016
I come not to rebuke Hillary Clinton, who remains by far the most capable presidential candidate. I ... Read More
Republicans Can Get More Black Votes Feb. 10, 2016
The 2012 presidential election delivered a wake-up call to the Republican Party to improve communica... Read More
Cracking the Code of Campaign-Speak Feb. 06, 2016
"Do you ever get the feeling," asked humorist Robert Orben, "that the only reason we have elections ... Read More
Missing From Both Parties' Candidates' Campaigns: Work Jan. 29, 2016
From someone whose title is senior political analyst you might be expecting a forecast of who will w... Read More
President or Divider in Chief? Jan. 29, 2016
I'm trying to wrap my mind around what it will mean if Donald Trump wins the Iowa caucuses in a few ... Read More
Iowa: Hardly Anybody Votes, but Everybody Worries Jan. 27, 2016
In politics, it is the small things that count. In Iowa politics, it is the tiny things that count. ... Read More
4 New Yorkers for President? Jan. 26, 2016
Many Americans used to regard New York City as a bankrupt foreign vessel docked on their Atlantic co... Read More
What Matters in Politics -- And What Doesn't Jan. 26, 2016
My friends and fellow Americans: This Trump thing we're all chewing to death like a dog with a dishr... Read More
What's a Party For? Jan. 26, 2016
What is a political party? By the intensity of internecine conflict among Republicans, you might con... Read More
Political Pawns for the Democrats Jan. 22, 2016
The Supreme Court decided this week to take up the Obama administration's unilateral executive actio... Read More
Republicans Need Their Own Bernie Sanders in 2016 Jan. 20, 2016
As the political landscape started to crystallize at the onset of the 2012 election, I wrote a colum... Read More
The Republican Race Heats Up While Hillary Clinton Falters Jan. 19, 2016
The race for president is accelerating in high gear, or, rather, the races for president — i... Read More
How Dumb Do They Think We Are? Jan. 15, 2016
Like him or hate him, you have to agree that Ted Cruz, graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law, Suprem... Read More
Ideas, Inclusion and Inspiration Jan. 14, 2016
While members of the news media and Democrats paint Republicans as the party of angry old white men,... Read More
