by Jim Heath | Oct 31, 2018 | 2018, Headlines, Republicans
Do you really want to retain a slim majority in the House with Rep. Steve King on your side? The National Republican Congressional Committee says no thanks. Despite their majority in the House at stake next Tuesday, the NRCC says it will not help out King, who has...
by Jim Heath | Oct 31, 2018 | 2018, Commentary, Headlines, Health, Trump
President Trump wants voters to believe that Republicans are the party protecting Americans with preexisting conditions. Earlier today, Trump tweeted, “Republicans will protect people with pre-existing conditions far better than the Dems!” Republicans will...
by Jim Heath | Oct 31, 2018 | 2018, Battlegrounds, Congress, Headlines
Think a blue wave is coming in the midterm election that will sweep out Republicans and usher in a Democratically-controlled Congress? Don’t bet on it. Or then again, do bet on it. Gamblers on at least one online betting site can’t make up their minds. The...
by Jim Heath | Oct 31, 2018 | 2018, Congress, Constitution, Headlines, Trump
Six days to go until the critical midterm election, and President Trump is spitting at House Speaker Paul Ryan, a fellow Republican, on Twitter. Trump shot back at Ryan for criticizing his proposal to upend birthright citizenship, saying Ryan should be paying...
by Jim Heath | Oct 29, 2018 | 2018, Headlines, Polls, Trump
President Trump’s job approval rating plunged 4 percentage points last week amid a wave of violence, the latest troubling signal for Republican chances in upcoming midterm elections. With one week to go until the critical mid-way point of Trump’s presidency,...
by Jim Heath | Oct 29, 2018 | 2018, Battlegrounds, Headlines, Trump
Florida Democratic nominee for Governor Andrew Gillum has been the subject of explicitly racist robocalls, paid for by a white supremacist group operating out of Idaho. Florida voters who receive the call hear a man impersonating the African-American politician....
