Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, would enter the general election with a decided advantage in the Electoral College this November. But the possibility of a scrambled map — particularly toss-ups in Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia — leaves supporters of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump […] Read more »
Why Hillary Clinton’s Win Is So Historic
… As Clinton readies for the general election, we thought it would be a good time to take a look at the history of Americans’ readiness for a female president. The timeline below juxtaposes major events in Clinton’s career, historic moments for women in political leadership, and regular polling results […] Read more »
President 2016: The Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Politics
As we find ourselves at the end of the primary season, we can all look back in wonder: What hath the voters wrought? Last summer when he announced a candidacy, almost no political professional picked Donald Trump to be the GOP nominee — yet here he is. And no one […] Read more »
International Perspectives of Clinton vs. Trump
In a new twenty-five country poll by Ipsos, we find that around the world citizens are very concerned with the ramifications of a Trump presidency Globally, most citizens (57%) say they would vote for Hillary Clinton – far outstripping the number who would support Trump (13%). CONT. Ipsos Public Affairs Read more »
What’s Bernie’s plan?
Realism is a trait not always characteristic of presidential candidates. … It’s clear to just about everyone, with the possible exception of the senator and a few of his acolytes, that Sanders will not win the Democratic nomination, yet he persists in his desire to “take it to the convention […] Read more »
How Hillary Clinton overcame the challenge from Sen. Bernie Sanders
Hillary Clinton now has enough delegates to win the Democratic presidential nomination, a new Associated Press tally shows. Here’s how Mrs. Clinton overcame the challenge from Sen. Bernie Sanders, according to exit polls. CONT. Aaron Zitner, Dante Chinni & Brian McGill, Wall Street Journal Read more »