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Revisiting “12 Possible Endings for Trump’s 1st Term”

March 27, 2020 Reece Ellis 2016 Election, 2020 Election, Politics, Trump, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

About 6 months into the Trump Presidency, I was ready for it to end. Well actually I was ready for it to end before it even began, but in July of 2017 I started thinking about what that end might look like. I remarked on what seemed like the 12 most plausible endings for Trump’s 1st term.

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Dole-Byrd

The Redemption of Robert Byrd and What Biden Could Learn

July 9, 2019 Reece Ellis 2020 Election, Bob Dole, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Democracy, History, Politics, Racial issues, Senate Leave a comment

In his autobiography Robert C. Byrd: Child of the Appalachian Coalfields he said “I know now I was wrong. Intolerance had no place in America. I apologized a thousand times … and I don’t mind apologizing over and over again.”

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Joe Biden talks about courage and empathy: a unique combination

September 15, 2015 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Ethics, Good government, Republican Brain Leave a comment

Many people think that the Stephen Colbert interview with Vice-President Joe Biden on Thursday, September 10 was seminal TV. Both had suffered tragic losses

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Is Obama endorsing Biden for President?

August 25, 2015 Madonna Gauding 2016 Election, Obama One comment

On August 24, White House press secretary Josh Earnest responded to reporters asking about Joe Biden possibly running for the Democratic nomination against Hillary Clinton:  

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