by Dave Johnson | Aug 9, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Trade
One of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's stronger economic appeals to working-class voters is his position on trade. Trump understands that people are upset that "trade" deals have moved so many jobs out of the country and he offers solutions that sound...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 9, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016, Tax Reform
On Monday, Donald Trump talked about the economy on television for an hour. That may have exceeded the graduate-level curriculum at Trump University. But the biggest lesson I learned is that Trump contradicts himself more, and becomes more typically Republican, with...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 8, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016, Jobs and Growth
When Republican candidate Donald Trump says we should keep jobs in the U.S., he doesn't mean what people think he means. He wants to make the U.S. just as low-wage as elsewhere, to be "competitive." Members of Michigan People's Campaign were among those in Detroit who...
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 Richard Eskow | Aug 8, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy, Election 2016
“I hear America singing,” Walt Whitman wrote, “the varied carols I hear.” Donald Trump hears America singing, too. But where Whitman heard men and women, masons and carpenters, Trump hears only the unvarying monotone of rich white males like himself. Trump’s...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 8, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
Another presidential campaign means it's time to bring back the "Latest Lie" series. And here's the latest lie. Campaigning in Nebraska Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton said, "Well, we're not going there, my friends. I'm telling you right now we're going to write...
