WASHINGTON -- Heading into New Hampshire, the race for the nomination of the once-genteel Republican Party seems to have entered a kind of Mad Max phase. It is no surprise that Donald Trump is doing his best to create political mayhem. Trump was uncharacteristically subdued Monday night when he underperformed in Iowa, getting beaten by Ted Cruz and barely holding on to … [Read more...] about GOP candidates slash and bash
No Rubio, Rights are Man-Made (Guest Voice)
No Rubio, Rights are Man-Made By Tina Dupuy The Iowa caucus brings out the evangelical in all Republican candidates. After all, previous winners include Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum, two candidates who exclusively appealed to evangelical voters (and pretty much no one else). In Iowa, the most devout and outwardly preachy Republicans get the nod. Donald Trump mistakenly … [Read more...] about No Rubio, Rights are Man-Made (Guest Voice)
Roundup: Reaction to the Clinton Sanders Presidential debate on MSNBC
Finally, a first: this time just former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders debating. It was a debate that focused far more on actual policy than the Republican debates, which have often evolved into zingerfests and insultfests. But just as Republicans have gotten fixated on "conservative" as a label that seems (to them) to be intrinsically … [Read more...] about Roundup: Reaction to the Clinton Sanders Presidential debate on MSNBC
Clinton goes on attack against Sanders in combative Democratic Presidential debate
By Amanda Becker DURHAM, N.H. (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton went on the attack against rival Bernie Sanders on Thursday in their most contentious presidential debate yet, questioning whether his ambitious proposals were viable and saying it was unfair to question her liberal credentials. Sanders fought back repeatedly, accusing Clinton of representing the political … [Read more...] about Clinton goes on attack against Sanders in combative Democratic Presidential debate
4 things to watch for tonight’s Democratic debate on MSNBC
WASHINGTON — The presidential debate Thursday night will reflect a changing Democratic race. In the final debate before the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton, front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, will look to alter her strategy after her narrow win over Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses Monday. Polls show Sanders, who has galvanized a new… … [Read more...] about 4 things to watch for tonight’s Democratic debate on MSNBC
Speaking up and speaking out for Hillary Clinton
I will speak up and speak out for Hillary Clinton, not because she needs me to speak, but because I cannot remain silent. Regardless of what Hillary Clinton does, she is criticized and scrutinized in ways that male candidates are not. She must "dot all her "i"s and cross all her "t"s" or be condemned for not doing so. Then when she does "dot all her "i"s and cross all her … [Read more...] about Speaking up and speaking out for Hillary Clinton
National Poll: Republican Race Significantly Tightens While Clinton Still Solid
A new poll from Public Policy Polling finds the race for the Republican nomination is tightening with Donald Trump showing some major erosion, while the race for the Democratic nomination shows forrmer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton significantly ahead. Trump is down 9% from the last PPP poll, 25% to 21% each for Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, 11% for Ben Carson, 5% each for … [Read more...] about National Poll: Republican Race Significantly Tightens While Clinton Still Solid
Rubio, risk averse — and to mentioning Trump
BOW, N.H. -- Marco Rubio is in an enviable position among mainstream Republican presidential candidates after his strong finish in Iowa. Yet the man is running scared. The young Floridian is stumping through New Hampshire as if he's campaigning to win the Cautious Caucus. He gives the same speech everywhere. The most tightly managed candidate in the race, he shuns risk … [Read more...] about Rubio, risk averse — and to mentioning Trump
Cartoon: Jeb and Iowa
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: Jeb and Iowa
A theory of change to believe in
BERKELEY, Calif. -- If Republicans are engaged in a three-sided civil war, Democrats are having a spirited but rather civilized argument over a very large question: Who has the best theory about how progressive change happens? On the Republican side, the results in Iowa showed a party torn to pieces. Ted Cruz won because he understood from the start the importance of … [Read more...] about A theory of change to believe in
GREASE: LIVE | Frenchy In One Word | FOX BROADCASTING
Carly Rae Jepsen describes her character "Frenchy" in one word. FOX enrolls at Rydell High with GREASE: LIVE, a LIVE one-night musical production of the massively popular crossover musical "Grease." GREASE: LIVE stars Julianne Hough ("Safe Haven," "Rock of Ages") as the angelic "Sandy" – Rydell High's most talked-about newcomer – and Aaron Tveit ("Graceland," "Les… … [Read more...] about GREASE: LIVE | Frenchy In One Word | FOX BROADCASTING
Sanders Strong And Clinton Off Her Game In New Hampshire Town Hall
Bernie Sanders had a strong night while Clinton had a terrible performance at the CNN Town Hall Wednesday night (video and transcript here). It was almost painful to see her stumbling to come up with answers to some of the questions. Sanders criticized Clinton’s claims of being a progressive saying, “you can’t go and say you’re a moderate on one day and be a progressive on … [Read more...] about Sanders Strong And Clinton Off Her Game In New Hampshire Town Hall
Down To One Liberal And Defender Of Civil Liberties In Presidential Race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruWSO6vYKXQ The number of presidential candidates should drop quickly now that voting has begun. It is not surprising that many of the candidates are waiting to see if they do better than the polls have predicted, which is reasonable considering how poorly polls often are at predicting primary results. Some of the more mainstream candidates … [Read more...] about Down To One Liberal And Defender Of Civil Liberties In Presidential Race
Who’s a real progressive? Sanders, Clinton make their cases at N.H. town hall
DERRY, N.H. — Eager to regain lost ground with voters here, Hillary Clinton pivoted off stepped-up attacks on her record by rival Bernie Sanders into a forceful defense of her progressive credentials. Clinton's push to define her record on her own terms, and to persuade voters she has done substantially more than Sanders to advance the… … [Read more...] about Who’s a real progressive? Sanders, Clinton make their cases at N.H. town hall
Cartoon: IOWA COIN TOSS
This cartoon by Clay Jones is from his website http://claytoonz.com/ is licensed to run on The Moderate Voice. He writes on his blog: Ever see one of the many scenes in Family Guy where Cleveland is naked in his bathtub, his house destroyed and he and the tub are about to crash to the ground from the second story? As the tub is sliding before eventually falling Cleveland is … [Read more...] about Cartoon: IOWA COIN TOSS
(Updated) In First Mosque Visit, Obama Includes Muslim-Americans in ‘American Family’
Update: Before reading parts of the President's speech at the Baltimore mosque, readers may want to listen to how Sabah Muktar, a young, beautiful, “proud, black, Muslim, African-American...an American” introduces the President of the United States. Click on the link below. Sabah Muktar introduces Obama at a MosqueYou need to watch this. Conservatives have been in … [Read more...] about (Updated) In First Mosque Visit, Obama Includes Muslim-Americans in ‘American Family’
Paul and Santorum quit GOP Presidential race
You'd think the Zika virus had hit the Republican primary the way the GOP candidates are dropping like flies. First Mike Huckabee, next Rand Paul and now Rick Santorum - all suspending their campaigns since the Iowa Caucuses on Monday. The irony can't be lost on poor Rick.The former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania eked out a… … [Read more...] about Paul and Santorum quit GOP Presidential race
Giving President Obama Due Credit
President Obama deserves credit for giving a message that some people on the political right do not want to hear. Here is an excerpt from a story published by ABC News: President Obama made his first visit to a U.S. mosque today since being elected president, and he tried to reassure American Muslims that religious discrimination and harassment would not be … [Read more...] about Giving President Obama Due Credit
Trump accuses Cruz of Iowa “voter fraud” and says he’ll probably sue
So much for the (slightly) more humble Donald Trump that we saw Monday night when he lost the Republican Iowa caucus vote to Ted Cruz, the darling of many conservatives who seems more like Charles Dickens' Uriah Heep to many other voters. And if there was any semblance of the early election cycle bromance between Cruz and Trump, it's over. Done with. Trump is accusing Cruz of … [Read more...] about Trump accuses Cruz of Iowa “voter fraud” and says he’ll probably sue
The Revolution Begins For Bernie Sanders In Iowa (And No, There Is No Guaranteed Firewall For Clinton In The South)
Hillary Clinton won the Iowa caucus by a fraction of one percent thanks to the arcane rules of the Iowa caucus and the luck of winning the coin toss six out of six times when it decided delegates. Sanders has requested that the actual raw vote be released. It will probably not be done in accordance with the Iowa caucus rules, but it was a smart move to make. There … [Read more...] about The Revolution Begins For Bernie Sanders In Iowa (And No, There Is No Guaranteed Firewall For Clinton In The South)