by Bill Scher | Jan 21, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
On Wednesday, we learned two things. In 2014, the undocumented immigration population reached its lowest point since 2003. In 2015, the global temperature was at its highest point in recorded history. So what are Republicans talking about more? Immigration, of course....
by Fred Redmond | Jan 19, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
The GOP debate last week featured more immigrant bashing with the party’s front-runner, Donald Trump, reasserting his plan to construct a wall – this one a religious barrier preventing Muslims from getting into the country. Trump has mocked a disabled journalist and...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 19, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Ten million people watched the Democratic debate on Sunday despite Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s best efforts to bury it on a holiday weekend night after the NFL playoffs. All three candidates had strong moments in a generally...
by Terrance Heath | Jan 15, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
South Carolina governor Nikki Haley easily gave the most successful GOP State of the Union response in years. So, why do so many in her own party seem to hate her for it? There’s no denying it. The GOP responses to the State of the Union address during Barack Obama’s...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 15, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016
The Clinton campaign is accusing the Sanders campaign of "going negative." It's all over the news today. Did Sanders really "go negative"? Or is this Clinton accusation just an attempt to "muddy the waters" as Clinton's attacks on Sanders' health care plans backfire?...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 15, 2016 | Conservatism, Election 2016
If you thought Thursday night's Fox Business Republican presidential debate left a lot of questions unanswered, and even more unasked, that are central to the national debate about jobs, the economy and the challenges working people face, you would be right. We...
