by Jim Heath | Mar 12, 2019 | 2020, Analysis, Book Excerpts
If you’ve followed politics you’ve probably heard of the “stump speech.” The phrase originated back in 1876 when Democratic candidates would stand on tree stumps to give speeches at Galivants Ferry, South Carolina. For over 130 years the biannual event had been...
by Jim Heath | Feb 18, 2019 | Analysis, History
Every President’s Day there is little debate among historians that George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt belong in the Top Five greatest American presidents. There is ongoing debate among experts on whether George or Abe...
by Jim Heath | Jan 29, 2019 | 2020, Analysis, Headlines, History
What’s a bored billionaire to do when he thinks he has all the answers, would make a great president, yet doesn’t have the guts to run in any party primary? That question comes up every decade or so. Back in 2000, New York billionaire real estate developer...
by Jim Heath | Jan 11, 2019 | Analysis, Commentary, History, Immigration
A Republican who spent his political career advocating for an open border with Mexico, and amnesty for those who came to America illegally? Never, right? But a quick check in the history book shows Ronald Reagan was that man. The year was 1980, the location was...
by Jim Heath | Dec 8, 2018 | Analysis, Headlines, Mueller Investigation, Trump
In 1998, Republicans were quick to impeach then President Bill Clinton after he lied under oath about an affair with an intern. Twenty years later, Republicans are facing the very real possibility that their party leader committed Obstruction of Justice and collided...
by Jim Heath | Nov 5, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Electoral Map, Headlines
No one is more respected – by both parties – as an election forecaster than Charlie Cook. And he’s now predicting a House gain of 30 to 40 seats for Democrats. In a final memo before tomorrow’s election, the nonpartisan Cook Political...
