The most important number coming out of the Iowa caucuses is 75.7. That’s the percentage of Republican voters who chose a candidate NOT named Donald Trump. The question now is whether the Rational Right, the sensible wing of the Republican Party, can take advantage of Trump’s vulnerability. Can they unite behind a solid alternative to […]
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The Republican of Springfield (Mass.), Jan. 28: When Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had an opportunity to fan the flames of controversy around former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server during her tenure at the State Department, he took a pass. It was a bit more than three months ago, […]
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Trump’s loss in Iowa could point to bigger problems ahead
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump’s supporters showed up at the Sheraton Monday night fully expecting their man to win the Iowa caucuses. And why shouldn’t they? Trump had held a lead of varying sizes in 13 of the last 13 polls listed in the RealClearPolitics average of Iowa polls. How could that not […]
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This week’s Storm of the Century
Here’s my question: Can you starve to death by not eating for one day? I’m not a doctor, but I’m pretty sure you can’t. As a matter of fact, they used to call “not eating for a day” (or longer) fasting, and it was considered a healthy thing to do occasionally, both physically and spiritually. […]
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Rutland Herald (Vt.), Jan. 25: We’re now in the last year of Barack Obama’s presidency. For many in the country, that’s something to celebrate. His legacy is already hotly debated, and the November election will have an impact on how much of that legacy is carried forward. But Obama supporters and Obama detractors should all […]
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Avoiding a showdown
A few days ago, I remarked on how this election was “a season of volatility,” and added that in spite of that, in Iowa “both the Republicans and the Democrats will have one more opportunity to make their final pitches before voters head to their local precincts.” Well, scratch that. Democrats definitely got a last […]
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The Providence Journal (R.I.), Jan. 28: A series of missteps by government officials has plunged Flint, Mich., into something of a nightmare. For more than a year, contaminated water has poured from the taps in this struggling workingclass city, forcing residents to seek safer alternatives. Flint’s water has been found to contain high levels of […]