by Jim Heath | Jun 14, 2020 | Book Excerpts, Book Press, Headlines, Trump
A decades-long Trump family feud is about to get much, much uglier. President Trump‘s niece, Mary Trump, is planning to publish a “harrowing and salacious” tell-all book in August, right before the Republican National Convention. One of the most significant...
by Jim Heath | Feb 29, 2020 | Book Excerpts, Book Press
When Mitt Romney stood on the floor of the U.S. Senate last month and voted to remove President Trump from office it was yet another remarkable moment in his political career. It also came during the time Jim Heath was finishing up his latest book about covering...
by Jim Heath | Feb 14, 2020 | Book Excerpts, Book Press
It wasn’t so long ago that Democrats ruled the South, winning elections at the local, state and federal level. But today, it’s the most Republican region of the country. How did this amazing political realignment happen? Political journalist Jim Heath...
by Jim Heath | Sep 8, 2019 | 2020, Book Excerpts
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford provided one of my favorite career live television debate moments, and I’ve often discussed it with journalism students entering the business. As he sought reelection in 2006, I moderated the final gubernatorial debate...
by Jim Heath | Apr 6, 2019 | Book Excerpts, Headlines, History
Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings, the silver-haired Democrat who helped shepherd South Carolina through desegregation as governor and went on to serve six terms in the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 97. Hollings, whose long and colorful political career included...
by Jim Heath | Apr 1, 2019 | 2020, Analysis, Book Excerpts, Commentary
As we head into 2020, Iowa Democrats are adopting new rules will simply make a uniquely complex caucus process even more complicated. That is not good news. For presidential candidates, the year leading up to the first caucus and primaries is filled with many hours of...
