It is easy to mock, as much of social media did, Ted Cruz’s decision last week to announce that Carly Fiorina will be his vice presidential running mate. For critics (myself included), it appeared to be nothing more than a last-moment Hail Mary pass designed to blunt Donald Trump’s momentum coming out of The Donald’s […]…Continue Reading Why Trump’s Vice Presidential Choice Is Worth More Than Warm Spit
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Does New York Love Donald Trump’s Values?
Only four days before next Tuesday’s crucial New York primary, the Trump Traveling Circus came to Plattsburgh in upstate New York on Friday, and your intrepid blogger was at the rally. Here’s what I saw. I had originally intended to attend Trump’s Albany rally last Monday, but begin to hear rumors that Trump was planning […]…Continue Reading Does New York Love Donald Trump’s Values?
Does New York Love Donald Trump’s Values?
Only four days before next Tuesday’s crucial New York primary, the Trump Traveling Circus came to Plattsburgh in upstate New York on Friday, and your intrepid blogger was at the rally. Here’s what I saw. I had originally intended to attend Trump’s Albany rally last Monday, but begin to hear rumors that Trump was planning […]…Continue Reading Does New York Love Donald Trump’s Values?
On, Wisconsin: BernieMentum, The Donald’s Gaffes and What Tonight Really Means
If the current polls hold up and Ted Cruz pulls out a victory over Donald Trump in Wisconsin, the media spin will immediately focus on The Donald’s “terrible two weeks” as the proximate cause of his defeat. As the New York Times puts it: “A Cruz victory will suggest that a backlash against Mr. Trump […]…Continue Reading On, Wisconsin: BernieMentum, The Donald’s Gaffes and What Tonight Really Means
Does The Party Decide? Explaining the Trump Phenomenon
Longtime readers know that I have periodically expressed skepticism regarding “The Party Decides” thesis. That is the argument, made most thoroughly by the book of that title, that party leaders act in effect as gatekeepers who control who wins their party’s nomination. They do so through a variety of signaling mechanisms, such as endorsements, or […]…Continue Reading Does The Party Decide? Explaining the Trump Phenomenon
The Donald, Debates and Those Smug Political Scientists
It has become increasingly clear to me that beyond the uptick he has caused in their respective audiences, political pundits are enjoying Donald Trump’s ascendancy in the polls not least because they believe it exposes political scientists’ inability to explain the 2015-16 presidential electoral dynamics. As @JGreenDC recently tweeted, “[t]he most pleasurable part of this […]…Continue Reading The Donald, Debates and Those Smug Political Scientists
The Media to Trump: Thank You Donald! May I Have Another?
Another day, another poll showing Donald Trump leading the Republican field for the 2016 presidential nomination and another round of hand wringing by political pundits baffled by The Donald’s staying power. The latest WashingtonPost/ABC national survey has The Donald trumping his nearest Republican rival Jeb Bush by a whopping 10%, 23%-13%. That’s a gain of […]…Continue Reading The Media to Trump: Thank You Donald! May I Have Another?