Yes, Donald Trump did a post-convention bump -- the spurt in high numbers that most party nominees get right after their party's convention. A new poll shows him now pulling ahead of soon-to-be official Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton: Coming out of the Republican convention, Donald Trump took the lead from Hillary Clinton in a CNN/ORC national poll and in a CBS News … [Read more...] about Polls: Trump gets modest post-convention bump pulls ahead of Clinton
Pitts: RNC was a Four Day Nervous Breakdown
Leonard Pitts argues that left vs. right in this country are no longer about competing governing ideologies but reason vs. unreason in The Miami Herald. Last week’s Republican conclave in Cleveland came across less as a nominating convention than as a four-day nervous breakdown, a moment of fracture and bipolarity from a party that no longer has any clear idea what it stands … [Read more...] about Pitts: RNC was a Four Day Nervous Breakdown
Yes on Prop. 66 – Death Penalty Reform – Fixing California’s Broken System (Guest Voice)
Yes on Prop. 66 – Death Penalty Reform – Fixing California’s Broken System by Michael Hestrin, Riverside District Attorney Historically, Californians have overwhelmingly supported the death penalty. Yet, during every election cycle a ballot measure comes up looking to repeal it. Well this year is no different. Governor Brown and a host of Hollywood elite are actively … [Read more...] about Yes on Prop. 66 – Death Penalty Reform – Fixing California’s Broken System (Guest Voice)
Report: How Putin Weaponized Wikileaks to Influence the Election of an American President
The timing has seemed just too coincidental. Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump has made it clear he admires Russian President Vladimir Putin and has even discounted charges that Putin has had some political foes killed. Putin has made it clear that he admires Trump. And, as Josh Marshall has reported, Trump has some ties to Russian financiers. Now stories are … [Read more...] about Report: How Putin Weaponized Wikileaks to Influence the Election of an American President
Leading Illinois Republican legislator resigns abruptly
Illinois House Republican floor leader Rep. Ron Sandack resigned abruptly Sunday evening, citing recent "cyber security issues". The Daily Herald reported: Sandack had been facing a re-election race in November and is well known in Illinois politics for his heavy use of Twitter and Facebook... Last week, some of Sandack's social media accounts disappeared, raising … [Read more...] about Leading Illinois Republican legislator resigns abruptly
Cartoon: Timmy and Debbie
Timmy and Debbie by Clay Jones I’m posting this with a Surface Pro I have not bought a keyboard for yet so if there are any typographical errors go suck a lemon. Hillary Clinton made Virginia senator Tim Kaine, my senator, her veep pick. It’s a good pick. If it doesn’t make Bernie supporters happy, they can suck a lemon too. Does she really have to bend over backwards … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Timmy and Debbie
Clinton’s Philadelphia vs. Trump’s Cleveland
PHILADELPHIA -- After a raucous Republican convention nominated the very conservative Barry Goldwater in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson's campaign ran an advertisement quoting William Scranton, Pennsylvania's moderate governor, describing "Goldwaterism" as a "crazy-quilt collection of absurd and dangerous positions." Welcome to what will certainly be one of the central … [Read more...] about Clinton’s Philadelphia vs. Trump’s Cleveland
Iran destroys 100,000 ‘corrupting’ satellite dishes
Iranian authorities have destroyed 100,000 satellite dishes and receivers as part of a widespread crackdown against illegal devices they say "deviate morality and culture". General Mohammad Reza Naghdi, the head of Iran's Basij militia, oversaw the destruction ceremony in Tehran on Sunday and warned of the impact that satellite television was having in the country. "The… … [Read more...] about Iran destroys 100,000 ‘corrupting’ satellite dishes
The Fix Was In the Mail
Bernie Sanders was right all along, when he accused Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the Democratic National Committee of fixing the primary against him. The DNC emails leaked the day before the convention are incontestable. Schultz was forced to step down before the big event. Donna Brazile will take over, and the show will go on. Bernie is furious, and he has the right to … [Read more...] about The Fix Was In the Mail
Ethical collapse of Republican leaders is scarier than Trump’s rise
As Hillary Clinton prepares her own ascension next week, the rise of inflammatory fear-monger Donald Trump was not the scariest thing last week for foreign observers of the current democratic process in America. Rather, it was the astonishing collapse of ethics in Republican Party leaders and their unbridled greed for power at any cost to their own reputations and America’s … [Read more...] about Ethical collapse of Republican leaders is scarier than Trump’s rise
Don’t Be a Dolt – Get Out There and Vote!
In a little less than four months, millions of Americans (hopefully 219 million of them) will be casting their votes to select the next president who will continue to keep our country free and great in what many are calling the most consequential presidential election in a generation. Why “hopefully 219 million Americans”? Well, that is the total number of Americans who … [Read more...] about Don’t Be a Dolt – Get Out There and Vote!
Former NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg to endorse Clinton
Michael Bloomberg, the former Mayor of New York, will endorse Hillary Clinton for President in a prime-time address at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) starting tomorrow (Monday) in Philadelphia. Mr. Bloomberg had considered running for President himself as a third-party candidate earlier in this election cycle, ultimately choosing to stay out. He has not been a… … [Read more...] about Former NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg to endorse Clinton
Togetherness is good for our country (Guest Voice)
Togetherness is good for our country by Jordan Cooper Pray. Hope. Work. Talk. Love. These essential four-letter words are missing from the American psyche. The violence is not the America we pray for. This lack of civility is not the America we hope for. The play of hooky to doing work for the good of our people is leaving our country vacant of solutions, but … [Read more...] about Togetherness is good for our country (Guest Voice)
Cartoon: Trump Voters
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Trump Voters
Controversial Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz will resign after convention
The Democratic National Committee's controversial chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has issued a statement saying that she will to resign at the end of this week's Democratic Convention. She has been under fire from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and his supporters for months amid charges that she was biased in a favor of getting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton … [Read more...] about Controversial Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz will resign after convention
10 reasons why VP pick Tim Kaine may be the anti-Trump
Liberal Democrats who can’t shake the Bernie-or-bust mentality have already let loose with their collective groan over Hillary Clinton’s selection of Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as her VP pick. Those on the left complain that he is the typical moderate Democrat, supportive of free-trade deals, cautious about new spending programs, somewhat hawkish on foreign policy, a backer … [Read more...] about 10 reasons why VP pick Tim Kaine may be the anti-Trump
Clinton, Kaine and the Four Corners Offense
College basketball didn't have a shot clock. It had the Four Corners offense, a stall tactic to run down the game clock so the trailing team couldn't catch up. The stall only worked if there were no turnovers. It was boring to watch, and the college game now has a shot clock. The Four Corners offense is still used in hockey, a game played with pads, and politics, a game … [Read more...] about Clinton, Kaine and the Four Corners Offense
Sorry, Was that Your Bump I Stepped On?
While Hillary Clinton introduced Tim Kaine as her new running mate, he sat upstage, beaming past the TV camera and out into the firmament. He clapped when the crowd did, out of habit, even when clapping for himself. Then he stepped forward to greet the crowd. "Bienvenidos a todos," -- Greetings to you all. A roar arose from the Miami audience. The aftershocks can be felt in … [Read more...] about Sorry, Was that Your Bump I Stepped On?
Washington Post op-ed disses Trump, ignores media complicity
DONALD J. TRUMP, until now a Republican problem, this week became a challenge the nation must confront and overcome... The party’s failure of judgment leaves the nation’s future where it belongs, in the hands of voters. I have such mixed feelings about this Washington Post editorial, some of it because of the "mired inside-the-Beltway" mentality. Most of it rests in the … [Read more...] about Washington Post op-ed disses Trump, ignores media complicity
Disinformation and Its Guzzlers
There's an old saying in journalism: if something is too good to be true, it probably isn't. Bernie Sanders Campaign Chief Says Someone Must Be ‘Accountable’ for What DNC Emails Show MaryAlice Parks / ABC News! — Bernie Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver said his team was “disappointed” by the emails from the Democratic National Committee leaked through WikiLeaks, … [Read more...] about Disinformation and Its Guzzlers