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Why Democrats Fear the Electoral College Mar. 22, 2019
The United States isn't a "democracy." Though every American should have learned this fact in high s... Read More
Taking the Disraeli Test Jul. 07, 2018
Benjamin Disraeli, a 19th-century British prime minister and writer, shrewdly advised that to be a s... Read More
Presidential Campaigns Are About the Voters Oct. 01, 2016
One of the shrewdest American politicians I both know and like, a man who has actually managed Repub... Read More
Money Going to Washington Jun. 15, 2016
According to a New York Post article (May 22, 2016), in just two years, Hillary Clinton — form... Read More
The Price of Raising Political Money Dec. 20, 2014
Mark A. Hanna was a wealthy Cleveland businessman who shrewdly laid out the winning strategy and per... Read More
Get Thee Behind Me, Satan -- But First, Write a Check Apr. 06, 2014
After the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision Wednesday that threw out a cap on the total amoun... Read More
Campaigns Battle Citizen Journalists Feb. 12, 2014
I have rarely met a political operative who believes that journalism is actually on the level. They ... Read More
The Presidential Marriage Slide Sep. 06, 2012
You get strange benefits from marriage. For one thing, since you're not alone in your apartment all ... Read More
Why The 2012 Conventional Wisdom Could Be Wrong Jun. 30, 2011
Since 1944, exactly one Democratic U.S. president has been re-elected to a second White House term. ... Read More
Lifetime in GOP Culminates With Gingrich Announcement on Fox May. 10, 2011
Trust me, when it comes to the 2012 race for the Republican presidential nomination, I am going to b... Read More
Does Osama Death Make Obama Unbeatable? May. 04, 2011
It's the oldest truism in politics: You can't beat something with nothing. For 2012, the Democrats h... Read More
The Framers Never Imagined a New Hampshire Primary Mar. 16, 2011
The weakest part of our political system is the presidential nomination process. And it's not coinci... Read More
Old Rules Won't Determine GOP Presidential Candidate Jan. 26, 2011
The weakest part of our political system, by a considerable margin, is the presidential nominating p... Read More
Sex, Violence and the Female Voter Oct. 18, 2010
The line between crazy and creepy is not always a dark one. Voters may tolerate eccentric candidates... Read More
The Dirtiest Weeks Are Upon Us Oct. 13, 2010
A generation ago, the national Republican Party was under the command of the late Lee Atwater. With ... Read More
Democrats Shocked About Foreign Money Oct. 11, 2010
The Democrats are "shocked, shocked" to find out foreign donations are making their way in... Read More
