Political Blog

Netanyahu Flaking?

Yesterday, the Obama administration expressed “surprise” that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had canceled a planned visit to DC later this month, denying a report from Israeli media that the White House couldn’t arrange a meeting between Obama and...

GOP Gaining More States

When Obama won the 2008 Election, 35 states were either solidly Democratic or leaning that way, compared to just five solidly Republican states.  Yet various factors since then have changed that political landscape dramatically.  In 2015, the number of Republican or...

Trump Demands a Recount

Despite going into the Iowa caucus with a five-point lead, Trump narrowly lost to Ted Cruz at 24 percent to the latter’s 28.  Speaking afterwards, Trump spoke of how “honored” he was to have come second place in Iowa with a surprising level of grace uncharacteristic...

Ted Cruz Citizenship Issue

In the past week, Donald Trump has been raising questions over Ted Cruz’s citizenship, suggesting that his Canadian birth could be a problem.  Although he’s dominated most national and state polls for months, Trump still faces the chance of losing to Cruz in next...

Bernie Sanders’ Most Unlikely Endorsement

In many ways, Bernie Sanders is the left’s equivalent of Donald Trump: the fringe candidate whose appeal comes from his alternative approach to politics, the very antithesis of the established political parties.  While Hillary Clinton remains ahead in national polls,...

Last GOP Debate

The final Republican presidential primary debate of 2015 will take place today, Tuesday December 15th in Las Vegas, where nine candidates will have one last chance to sharpen their positions before heading into the Iowa caucuses. Front and center will be Donald J....

How Likable is Ted Cruz?

While he’s been trailing behind Trump, it looks like Ted Cruz is working to breach the gap between him and the billionaire businessman, and has become a serious contender for the GOP Presidential nomination.  However, if one NYT article is to be believed, there’s one...

Who Do Voters Like?

The GOP Presidential race this time around has had no shortage of hopefuls; the most recent GOP Debate featured more twice as many people as its Democratic counterpart.  Yet as four candidates have gotten double-digit backing, it looks like the field is finally...

Bush Attacks Son’s Aides

As an ex-president, and especially in comparison to modern politicians, George H.W. Bush has been respectfully silent about those who have served after him.  Now, however, that’s changing, and Bush Sr. has been criticizing some big (and unexpected) names.  In the new...

Trump Takes Vegas

Yesterday, Donald Trump was supposed to go to Washington DC to answer questions before the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Washington.  Instead, he went to Vegas.  While that might sound like a punchline, it actually isn’t; he took the time to host a rally at Cirque...