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Let me share why Hillary is by far the strongest, most accomplished, most experienced, and best-suited candidate to be president. First, though, let me make a couple of observations about Eric Griego’s recent commentary disparaging her. Continue Reading
A week after his win in the Iowa caucuses, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz was jockeying for third place in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, finding himself among a pack of GOP also-rans swamped by real estate magnate Donald Trump. And after conceding to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, Democrat Hillary Clinton needs Texas more than ever. Continue Reading
Do I wish Bernie were a woman or a person of color or both? Yes. Is it worth casting my vote for someone because of their gender or race despite being out of step with my own hopes and progressive values? No way. Continue Reading
The candidates who led the field in Iowa ran more positive ads than negative ones, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis of data. Continue Reading
The 2016 White House race is well on its way to being the most expensive in history. Continue Reading
Hillary Clinton went to Iowa in 2016 to exorcise what plagued her 2008 failure to win the caucuses. Instead, she ended up with another fight she could not avoid. Continue Reading
With his win Monday night in the Iowa caucuses, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is riding a wave of momentum that can boost his prospects in a state where he was already poised to beat expectations: New Hampshire. Continue Reading
Steve Reed remembers a different kind of presidential campaign from when he was young. They did not last as long as they do now, the Iowa Republican said. Continue Reading
Ted Cruz’s campaign is increasingly eyeing a win based on a kind of sweet spot of turnout — high but not too high. What’s riding on the bet is one of the central questions of Trump’s candidacy: Can he convert the thousands of people who pack stadiums for his rallies into reliable voters? Continue Reading
The only socialism Bernie Sanders is going to give us is what we have already been living with since the 1930s — only more and better. Continue Reading
In the heaviest advertising month yet during the 2016 presidential campaign, non-candidate groups such as super PACs and politically active nonprofits have dominated the airwaves. Continue Reading
The former campaign manager for Howard Dean says small-dollar donors can’t beat big money — yet. Continue Reading
Not so fast, the online retailer tells a teenage super PAC founder. Continue Reading
Fourteen months prior to presidential contest, key questions remain: Who will be able to vote, and will their votes be counted accurately? Continue Reading
A rash of bogus presidential candidates is taxing government resources. Continue Reading