There’s no doubt that the 2016 campaign for president has turned into a classic brawl, and neither major political party may ever be the same after Election Day. The Republicans are saddled with a few candidates who, if chosen, could lead to the splintering of the party for many years to come. And the Democratic contest . . .
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2/11/16
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Thirty-plus years ago, there was a presidential candidate who, while he had served two terms as governor of California, was still known as a celebrity, and not necessarily as a potential commander in chief. The Republican establishment was dead set against him. That man was Ronald Reagan . . .
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2/4/16
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On Monday, Republican and Democratic delegates from around the great state of Iowa will hold district conventions, at which attendees in their respective precincts will mark the names of the presidential candidates they support. Votes will be counted in each precinct . . .
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1/28/16
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President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address on Jan. 12, and the race to replace him has tightened on both sides. Who would have believed that at this point in the race . . .
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1/21/16
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The people of America are in a bad mood, and it’s hard to understand why. Unemployment is the lowest it’s been in years. Oil prices have hit rock bottom, and you can fill up your car for $25. New cars are selling at the fastest pace . . .
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1/21/16
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The Iowa caucuses are less than a month away, and in the most recent polls . . .
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1/8/16
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Five years ago, just before the 2010 midterm elections, I leapt at what I thought was a one-time opportunity to compare the political landscape to a mean-spirited Halloween trick. Rage was all the rage that season . . .
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10/22/15
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I believe that the television remote control is one of mankind’s greatest inventions since the electric light bulb. It is the only instrument I know of . . .
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7/8/15
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We New Yorkers are enduring one of the bitterest winters in the last 25 years. Gasoline prices may be low . . .
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3/4/15
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The 2016 presidential election may seem far away, but the process has already begun, as several candidates have positioned themselves to run.
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2/26/15
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