Surprise Endorsement by POTUS Confuses Californian Race
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Recently, President Donald Trump tweeted his "total and complete endorsement" for Paul Cook, a Republican Congressman running for re-election. This shocked many observers,...
Carper Wins Delaware Primary Thursday
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A much-watched primary in Delaware last week (Thursday) was a contest within the Democratic Party over who should receive that party's nomination for...
Anonymous Op-Ed Sets off Furious Guessing Game
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One of the latest uproars in social media involves the question, "who wrote the op ed?" -- meaning, of course, the anonymous op...
Capuano Unseated in Mass Dem Primary
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On Tuesday, September 4, the Democratic Party's primary voters nominated Ayanna Pressley to represent Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District in the US House of...
Abuse Allegations Aimed at DNC Deputy Chair
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Keith Ellison, the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee, has become a target of accusations of abuse in this age of #MeToo....
Trump’s anti-Amazon Crusade Delayed
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The US Senate's Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has postponed a hearing that had been scheduled for tomorrow, September 5, concerning...
Florida Primary: Graham Dynasty Falters
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In Florida on Tuesday, August 28, the Democratic Party gave an unexpected primary win in the Governor's race to Andrew Gillum, who had...
DNC Votes to Change its “Superdelegates” System
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On Saturday, August 25, the Democratic National Committee voted on a rule change for its presidential nominating process, so that if the 2020...
The Legacy of John McCain
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Senator McCain leaves a complicated, imperfect, but memorable legacy as a 'maverick' legislator on the Republican side. One of the subtexts of the...
GOP Selects Charlotte for 2020 Convention
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The Republican Party has decided that it will hold its 2020 national convention -- the convention that, if matters go as expected, will...
