Despite Donald Trump’s string of victories on Tuesday, he has to do better in upcoming contests to claim the Republican nomination for president before the party’s national convention this summer. Ted Cruz is emerging as the candidate who could stop him — with a little help from Marco Rubio. A close look at the delegate […]
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Paul LePage analyzes Trump’s possible running mate
Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday brushed aside polling data that suggests Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump would lose to the Democratic nominee in the general election. Instead, LePage predicted a Trump victory if the billionaire businessman chooses the right running mate. LePage said Tuesday morning during a radio interview on WVOM that Trump’s choice for a running mate will be […]
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Trump’s authoritarian side appeals to many
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — If the durability of Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy has taken the political world by surprise, the sources of his electoral strength are no mystery. And the support he’s winning reflects a crisis not only for the Republican and conservative coalitions, but also for the political system as a whole. Let it be […]
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A dose of reality
Gotta joke for you: President Donald Trump. That’s it. That’s the punch line. Blame it on our celebrity- and reality show-obsessed culture. (I’ve got news for folks who think those shows are “real.” They’re enhanced, scripted, OK? Nothing can be real if a camera is capturing your every move.) Now Maine’s “tell it like it […]
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Analysis: Who is really financing Donald Trump’s campaign
Donald Trump Campaign Contributions Over Time | InsideGov Donald Trump has broken the mold in many ways with his presidential campaign, with plenty of room for argument about whether that is a good or bad development. (In fact, the style of argument is one of the political molds he has broken… arguably.) However, it appears […]
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Trump: A fop with cantilevered coif and little there beneath it
Some nights, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s rich poseur Jay Gatsby studied a light across the water. The mysterious green glow symbolized what he could not attain, a wraith he loved. By New York standards it was a piddling aspiration. Donald Trump, by contrast, wants to become the colossus bestriding America. However, he is unqualified for this […]
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Trump not merely rude, he is dangerous
I may never forgive Donald Trump for what he said about Mexicans. I may never forgive him for what he said about Muslims or that smutty crack he made about Megyn Kelly. I may never forgive him for his lies and his bravado and his nasty personalizing of political differences. I may never forgive him […]
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Chris Christie didn’t always speak well of Donald Trump
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s, R, surprise endorsement of Donald Trump just rocked the political world — making Christie the first major national GOP figure to endorse the outsider candidate whom the GOP establishment is feverishly trying to figure out how to defeat. In endorsing Trump, Christie said he would be the best GOP presidential […]
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Difficult to knock Trump off top spot
Donald Trump is running riot in the GOP china shop and gleefully tearing the place up. Consider the strength of Trump’s position: After winning South Carolina, he goes into Nevada with momentum, and the latest poll there has him leading by 26 points. If he enters Super Tuesday a week later having won three out […]
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The sad state of our union
I had a thought that no better evidence of the sad moral and intellectual state of our nation could be found than the fact that voters may be presented with a choice between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Crass, greedy, dishonest and foul-mouthed are just a few applicable descriptors. Trump is not the sole owner […]