When we sat down with Bill Haas last week, he said in no uncertain terms, “I’m going to win this one. It’s not going
Tag: Candidates
Purple politics in Missouri’s CD2: Noga Sachs
Noga Sachs is a candidate for Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District in the upcoming Republican primary. She’s running against long-time incumbent Ann Wagner. Recently, I
The presidential primary system: Time to repeal and replace it
The Democratic party should be gearing up–right now–to completely revamp the presidential primary system. Of the many things that went horribly wrong in the
Can Independent Evan McMullin get on the ballot to stop Trump? A state-by-state chart
There’s a new independent candidate for President in 2016, but can he get on the ballot in time to make a difference?. Evan McMullin
Uncontested: One of the worst words in a democracy
It has always been hard to unseat an incumbent candidate. The advantages of already possessing a legislative title like State Representative or State Senator
Trump calls MU leaders weak, but look at what happened at Trump U.
After student protests at the University of Missouri resulted in the resignation of Tim Wolfe, president of the University of Missouri system, Donald Trump
Republican forum: Not as much of a clown car as I had expected
Maybe it was the format: Each of the 14 Republican candidates for President was questioned individually in 5- to 6-minute segments, with no audience
What Progressives can learn from Donald Trump
You may not like what Donald Trump has to say, but you have to admit that there is a certain openness, even rawness, to
My local democratic club doesn’t cut it. How’s yours?
What the hell are democratic clubs good for, anyway? I received an email recently from the one in my area, imploring me, as a
Democrats need to be more welcoming to candidates: 2014 election edition
Last Tuesday, when my husband showed up in our state capital to file his candidacy for U.S. Congress–in a district where no other Democrat