Before the media gets too caught up pretending that New Hampshire and Iowa are great indicators of what the “folks out there” are thinking, it’s a little crazy to think that these two states weed out our presidential candidates when both of them put together don’t have the populations of New York (which isn’t voting…
Tag: New Hampshire 2016
Larger Editorial: Actually, Rubio May Be In Trouble…
It’s tempting to overthink New Hampshire—a state that is not really indicative of America, but has huge influence over its presidency—and reconfigure the race for about a week…until the next primary reshuffles it again. All the breathless coverage usually misses the point, but perhaps not in the case of Rubio’s stingingly weak showing. A week…
New Hampshire Doesn’t Change a Thing
The headlines seem to be some variation of “Hillary is in big trouble!” Or how Trump and Sanders dominated. OR how this will dramatically change the race…blah blah blah… The truth is that Donald Trump has been leading in New Hampshire for months. If he had lost tonight it would have spelled big trouble for…
What Do You Think Jim Gilmore’s Doing Right Now?
“What do you think Jim Gilmore’s doing right now?”–Only Alabama Liberal. That’s right folks, I ask the questions nobody else cares about—I mean, “dares” to ask. And right now I’d like to continue being fascinated by/laughing at “Presidential Candidate” Jim Gilmore. [The quotes are necessary for legal reasons.] Earlier today, I asked “But Seriously, Why…
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…
But Seriously, Why Don’t Young Women Support Hillary?
As I just pointed out, the only category of women that Hillary doesn’t do well in is women under the age of 30. Now, I kind-of find this hard to believe since among celebrity women she’s doing terrific with the Amy Schumers, Lena Dunhams, Natalie Portmans, and even Taylor Swifts, and it’s the women roughly in her…
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…
Who’s Got the Cure to New Hampshire’s Heroin Problem?
Which candidate puts forth the best solution to New Hampshire’s heroin problem? In fact, which candidate even said any solution to the problem? And is there really a solution to America’s drug problem outside of the (proven) failure of The War on Drugs?… For more listen to episode 7 of “A Year Long Conversation” that’ll be posted in…
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…