It was just over a year ago that this rural battleground region swung hard for Donald Trump in a clamor for political change. But today that frustration with politics appears undiminished by his election and is aimed in all directions — including Trump’s. … What this swingy slice of the […] Read more »
The One County In America That Voted In A Landslide For Both Trump And Obama
In the year since President Trump pulled off his stunning upset of Hillary Clinton, Democrats have blamed the result on all kinds of factors: James Comey’s letter, Russian hackers, voter suppression, Jill Stein’s candidacy and depressed African-American turnout, to name a few. The truth? In an election decided by fractions […] Read more »
Damaging dialogue
Democrats’ latest drama is dividing friends, colleagues and party leaders. People I love and admire argue the presidential primary process was “rigged,” while individuals for whom I have just as much affection and admiration respond that it’s nonsense. I’m going to tick them all off by taking no position on […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Trump approval at new low as Russia concerns grow
Donald Trump’s approval rating stands at its lowest point in CNN’s polling as concerns about contacts between Trump’s presidential campaign and Russian operatives have grown sharply in the wake of the first indictments from the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the US election. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
A year after Trump’s election, York, Pa., is forever changed
… Trump’s election a year ago profoundly altered the United States in ways that continue to reverberate, but perhaps most visibly and disturbingly in how we talk to one another, especially about the hardest things, like the nation’s racial divide. The volume is up; the edge is sharp. Old grievances […] Read more »
The Democratic Civil War Is Getting Nasty, Even if No One Is Paying Attention
… It can be difficult, if not impossible, in Washington these days to pay attention to the Democrats’ war within while what appears to be the full-fledged implosion of the Republican Party unfolds. … So perhaps it’s no surprise that the brewing fight over the Democratic Party’s future gets so […] Read more »