… The Hillary Clinton e-mail controversy is just the latest entrée in a decades-long, calorie-rich menu provided by the former first lady and her husband. But will it make a difference in 2016? Scandal allegations are almost always an enormously time-consuming distraction and they make it virtually impossible to communicate […] Read more »
People say they are tired of the Bushes and Clintons. They’re not really.
Conventional wisdom goes like this: Americans are sick of dynastic politics. And, that fact means that Jeb BUSH and Hillary CLINTON are going to face a series of challenges because of their last names that wouldn’t be a problem if it was Jeb Jones and Hillary Smith running for office. […] Read more »
The Democrats’ Problem with White Men
… By and large, the GOP is made up of the white, married middle class. The Democrats, on the other hand, are a demographic hodge-podge. And one group that is less and less important to the Democrats is white men. … It is now regularly averred that the “browning” of […] Read more »
It’s Early: Why Pundits Shouldn’t Overreact
The reviews are in after the first game of spring training: Hillary Rodham Clinton struck out. Or at best, she hit a slow roller to second base and was thrown out by a mile. … Welcome to the world of instant analysis and premature conclusions. The race for the 2004 […] Read more »
Clinton’s Rough Road Ahead
… Polls show Hillary Clinton to be a prohibitive favorite for the Democratic nomination; an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll conducted earlier this month showed that 86 percent of Democratic primary voters could see themselves supporting her candidacy. But there are also forces of human nature that will try to […] Read more »
Is Hillary Clinton’s Famous Name Boosting Her in Early 2016 Polls?
… For about half of Americans, the question “Who would you vote for: Hillary Clinton or Scott Walker?” is effectively “Who would you vote for: Hillary Clinton or some Republican governor?” Many Republicans will choose “some Republican governor” over Clinton no matter what. But if national elections are swung by […] Read more »