2016 election
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Biden Takes a Pass
"The window on mounting a realistic campaign for president has closed."
Sunday Schooled on the GOP Field
After two disappointing election cycles, the worst thing about this crop of candidates may be picking one! For evangelicals, it's a good problem to have: a majority of presidential hopefuls aligning with them on key issues. As this weekend's events proved, it's an embarrassment of riches for voters who are sick and tired of the anti-Christian extremism pumping out of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Hillary's Hollow Debate Victory
Hillary Clinton's laugh is so often transparently forced and insincere that it is a staple of Kate McKinnon's impression of her on "Saturday Night Live." At the Democratic debate in Las Vegas, though, the former secretary of state let loose a long peal of amused delight and relief that had about it a strong hint of genuineness. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders had just said we had heard enough about her "damn emails."
The Great White Hope
This past week we returned to the 1980s. A group of elderly rich white liberals stood on a stage in Las Vegas, Nevada, and told the nation they intended to tax more, give more free stuff and surrender our national security. They disagreed on very little issues of substance, largely just racing to outdo each other's promises of more free stuff.
Civil, Yes, but First Democratic Debate Was a Softball Game
Democrats and their supporters in the media are congratulating themselves for a job well done in the first Democratic debate. Both Martin O'Malley and Hillary Clinton included in their closing remarks canned celebrations of how civil and morally superior the Democratic debate was compared with the earlier GOP donnybrooks.
Game Over
I repeat: Unless she's indicted, Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic nomination. I wrote that six weeks ago, amid fevered dreams of a Clinton collapse and a Joe Biden rescue. That those were a mirage is all the more obvious after Tuesday's debate. The reason, then as now, is simple: Clinton has no competition. She's up against three ciphers and one endearing, gesticulating, slightly unmoored old man. If Joe Biden was ever thinking of getting into the race, he'd be crazy to do so now. It's over.
Hillary Scores Debate Win — Among Democrats
Going into the Democrats' first presidential debate Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton seems to have banked on one thing: that far fewer Americans would be watching than watched the Republican debates in August and September. That assumption proved correct. Early Nielsen ratings indicate that 13 million viewers tuned in. That's more than the previous Democratic record of 11 million. But it's not much more than half the 23 and 24 million who watched the Republican debates.
Democrat Debate Recap
The consensus of the talking heads is that Hillary Clinton was the clear winner in [Tuesday] night's Democratic debate. But some focus groups and online polls suggested that Bernie Sanders held his own. Clearly, she did better [Tuesday] night than she has so far in the campaign. There were some sharp exchanges, but none of the other candidates managed to damage her. In one sense, Clinton prevailed because her opponents were so weak.
Hillary's Long and Winding Road to Tonight
Here we are again with Hillary Rodham Clinton confronted by charges of obstruction of justice, perjury and general improbity. Such behavior has been going on with her for a long time. Some journalists who today chronicle the charges facing the Clintons were not even born when it all began.
The Democratic Presidential Debate: There They Go Again
Watching the Democratic candidates' presidential debate Tuesday night one might think a Republican has been in the White House since 2009. These political Lilliputians could find little to say that was positive. The economy is bad, too many people aren't working (whose fault is that?), we should spend trillions more we don't have because everything we're spending now isn't producing results. Memo to Democrats: If your policies are failing, try something different.
Read more GOP Money Race
Politico reports that billionaire Sheldon Adelson may be on the verge of endorsing Florida Senator Marco Rubio and committing his considerable wealth to backing the junior senator's candidacy. This would be a huge development. Adelson is the Republican Party's biggest donor. He spent $100 million in 2012. If Adelson commits to Rubio, he could single-handedly neutralize Jeb Bush's financial advantage.
Donald Trump Loves Land Grabs
Donald Trump, who in the 1990s tried to force an elderly widow out of her Atlantic City home as part of a plan to expand his casino, now says he is glad she resisted, because it helped him avoid a bad investment. By successfully fighting condemnation of her home, Trump told Breitbart News last week, Vera Coking "saved me a fortune."
How a Biden Bid Could Help Hillary Clinton's Campaign
The scuttlebutt in Washington is that Vice President Joe Biden is going to throw his hat into the presidential race, which means there is at least a 50 percent chance that he will. I mean, when is the Beltway scuttlebutt ever wrong? Under different conditions, I'd guess that, if he does announce, Biden has almost no shot at winning the Democratic primary, and that his candidacy could prove a gift to Hillary Rodham Clinton.
CNN to Help Democrats Avoid Actual Debate
Moderator says, "I think these are all serious people."
Many Presidents Have Known the Grief of Burying a Child
After simmering for months, the speculation about the likelihood of a Joe Biden presidential campaign — and about the impact of his oldest son's death from brain cancer in May — has suddenly gone to a boil.
Ted Cruz Calculates a Path to the Nomination
If America's 58th presidential election validates Ted Cruz's audacious "base plus" strategy, he will have refuted assumptions about the importance of independent "swing" voters and the inertia of many missing voters. Critics say his plan for pursuing the Republican nomination precludes winning the presidency.