Just to get a conversation going, let’s say that the following Democrats can survive Donald Trump-type bullying: Bill Clinton Barack Obama Bernie Sanders
Category: 2016 Election
Hillary gets the short end of media coverage, in more ways than one
Hillary Clinton gets far less air time and far fewer column inches in mainstream media coverage than does Donald Trump. And while that’s a
Hillary has a progressive view of deficit and national debt. [They’re different, by the way.]
There must be something in the local water that leads Missouri Democrats to wail and figuratively rend their garments over the question of deficits
Hillary Clinton speaks up for mental health care equality
Hillary Clinton has just released a plan would treat mental health care with the same priority as physical health care. It’s a well-thought-out, comprehensive
An inconvenient comparison: Germany then and the U.S. now
We aren’t supposed to forget the past, and it’s so easy to see the differences between “Germany then” and “the U.S. now” that we
Inane questions undermine poll results
Last night, Rachel Maddow reported that a just-released national poll by liberal-leaning PPP gives Hilllary Clinton the edge against Donald Trump. At first glance,
How Verizon convinced me to use paper ballots
Two things happened to me over this past weekend to strengthen my conviction that paper ballots are superior to electronic voting machines. The first
Hillary has always had it right about the “vast right-wing conspiracy”
Usually when someone speaks about a conspiracy, we think that person is some sort of a “conspiratorial freak.” That could not be further from
No limits on campaign contributions in Missouri. Here’s what that looks like.
Missouri is one of only 12 US states that impose no limits on campaign contributions for in-state offices. [In Missouri, we don’t limit gifts
In the 2016 Presidential campaign, money isn’t what it used to be, and consultants are sad
The usual spokespeople for the campaign-industrial complex are saying that Donald Trump’s campaign is “a mess,” “a disaster,” and that he’s not spending enough