by Bill Scher | Aug 10, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
Why is Donald Trump pandering so hard to "the Second Amendment people"? Possibly because the National Rifle Association is the biggest financial backer of his campaign. The NRA has spent $6 million in TV ads on behalf of the Republican presidential candidate, which is...
by Bill Scher | Aug 8, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
At Real Clear Politics, I observe that Donald Trump has been under a ceiling of 45 percent in the RCP poll average for the entirety of the presidential campaign, while Hillary Clinton has largely been above it. There is some precedent for a candidate to break 45...
by Bill Scher | Aug 2, 2016 | Blog
At The New Republic, I make the case that the populist left needs to train its fire on Donald Trump for its own sake. Hillary Clinton post-primary centrist positioning may rankle progressive populists, but "if Trump is more associated with populism than Clinton, and...
by Bill Scher | Jul 29, 2016 | Blog
Despite continually being charged by Republicans for representing "Obama's Third Term," at the Democratic National Convention Hillary Clinton literally hugged President Barack Obama on Wednesday, and showered him with praise on Thursday. With more than two-thirds of...
by Bill Scher | Jul 28, 2016 | Blog
Some have observed that the Democratic convention floor has been less unified than the Republican one last week. This is true. But I suspect the Democrats are going to be better off for it. The Republicans achieved their unity the cheap way. Many Republicans who were...
