Just now, his campaign released a statement that he was thinking about what to do with his largely-failed presidential run. This is a far cry from a guy who said right before the New Hampshire primary that “even if I place sixth, I’m going to South Carolina.” Well, 6th place might be too hopeful. Christie…
Category: Larger Editorials
But Seriously, Why in the Hell is Jim Gilmore Still in This Race?
“What do you think Jim Gilmore is doing right now?”–No one, ever. Or at least not since this race has started. In fact, many of you right now are thinking “Who’s Jim Gilmore?” Which is perhaps the reason that the former Virginia governor-turned-presidential laughing stock got a measly twelve votes in Iowa. Huffington Post interviewed one of…
What if Hillary Actually Wins New Hampshire? The Upside of Fighting Back
Okay, so I don’t think Hillary will actually win New Hampshire, unfortunately. Still, if you look at the poll numbers over the last few days, it does seem like a staggering change of fortune. Roughly a week ago, Bernie had as much as a 30-point lead, and perhaps closer to 35-points. The fact that someone could write…
Actually, Hillary Does Amazing with Female Voters
The media keeps touting the headline “Bernie beats Hillary in women!” Or some such variation of the idea that Hillary is a dismal failure who can’t even attract female voters the way Obama attracted black voters in ’08. Forgetting that Hillary polled better than Obama in black voters and they only gradually started voting for…
Neither Hillary (Nor Her Supporters) Are “Sexist”
We’ve seen a great number of hyperbole and hysteria in this (seemingly) never-ending primary season. [George R. R. Martin was right, Winter will last for years.] Still, perhaps nothing has been as greatly misrepresented or faux-outraged over than the ridiculous assertion that Hillary Clinton is somehow sexist towards women. It “started” with Madeleine Albright and…
Is Trump TRYING to Lose This Race? The Conclusion…Try Not to Die of Excitement
[And so ends our trilogy of articles. Who says bloggers don’t know how to build suspense with unnecessary cliffhangers? Hey, at least I didn’t make the too-frequent mistake of internet journalism by writing a 30-paragraph article just because I can, word count be damned…] It’s no secret that Trump doesn’t get along with Jeb Bush…
Is Trump TRYING to Lose This Race? 2 of 3
[Note: Are you guys digging this new serialized format? No. Oh okay, we’ll excuse me for experimenting five years in. Yeesh, try to do something different…] Where was I? Right, so Trump was mad that Ted won Iowa through dirty tricks, and it let Ted ….s army of writers open up a Twitter trend with “Trumpertantrum.”…
Is Trump TRYING to Lose This Race? Part 1 of 3
A few weeks back, Donald Trump infamously said “I could shoot somebody and not lose votes.” Well, that was before he did lose Iowa. Although he initially accepted that defeat with (shocking) grace, he later said Ted Cruz only won because he stole it. And it appears Ted might have cheated, but not in the way Trump…
Is It Possible to Miss Rand Paul?
Rand Paul and I may not see eye-to-eye on things like…well, pretty much everything, but a broken clock is still right twice a day and Rand’s right about two things: not getting involved in unnecessary foreign wars and the drug war. When Rand was at the last debate before he dropped out of the race–the…
Live-Blogging ANOTHER GOP Debate…This is a Full-Time Job
Another GOP debate? This is becoming a full-time job… 5:20–Ben Carson is refusing to walk out on stage…for some reason. Bizarre protest… 5:22–Trump joins him, because, “ehhhh, what the hell?” 5:25–Trump is defending his foreign policy credentials and against Cruz attacks. 5:26–Ben Carson goes after Ted Cruz for very dirty tricks. Good for him. He’s still a…
Why Do Candidates Care So Damn Much if They Won Iowa?
I don’t know about the rest of the political blogging community, but I’m a little “Iowa-ed” out. I thought the state was supposed to disappear shortly after the caucus results were announced, like it does every year. Let’s be honest, Iowa is kind-of the weird relative of states. “No, I’ll be back before the next…
Live-Blogging Yet ANOTHER Goddamn Debate…
6:15…Sorry I’m coming to the party late, but this Democratic debate was something of a surprise to me. Especially since they just had a “Town Hall” last night… 6:17…Hillary came to play today. 6:17…Goes after Bernie by saying “he doesn’t think Obama, Biden, me, or anyone else in congress is progressive enough. Who’s left?” 6:20…Rachel…
Live-Blogging the CNN Democratic “Town Hall” Because It’s a Slow Night
Another day, another Democratic Debate dodge… 6:00…They started with forums, and now they’ve moved onto “Town Halls.” What’s next, cocktail parties? 6:20…Quick highlights of Bernie talking for 20 straight minutes: Anderson Cooper asked him how he’ll get his plans through congress, and he talked about a “political revolution” that had nothing to do with how…