by Jim Heath | Nov 7, 2016 | Battlegrounds, Book Excerpts, Headlines
Sen. John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election, defeating vice president Richard Nixon, but he did not carry the battleground state of Ohio. And it bothered him every time he thought about it. As I wrote in my book Front Row Seat at the Circus: The day after...
by Jim Heath | Aug 15, 2016 | Book Excerpts, Headlines, Republicans
In one of the most bizarre moments on the 2016 campaign trail thus far, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani today suggested there had been no terrorist attacks in America prior to Barack Obama being elected president. “Under those eight years, before Obama...
by Jim Heath | Jul 26, 2016 | Book Excerpts, Conventions, Democrats, Headlines
Former President Bill Clinton spoke lovingly Tuesday night about his wife Hillary, taking us through their lifetime together. There is no question they have stuck by one another through better or worse. They are America’s top political power couple, and they...
by Jim Heath | Jul 26, 2016 | Book Excerpts, Conventions, Headlines, Interviews
You can love them, or hate them, but there is no denying that Bill and Hillary Clinton are the most powerful political couple in the history of the United States. Still together, through the amazing highs and the embarrassing lows, the Clinton’s are 100 days...
by Jim Heath | Jul 17, 2016 | Book Excerpts, Conventions, Headlines
The last two Republican presidents, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, are skipping the coronation of Donald Trump this week. So are the last two GOP presidential nominees, John McCain and Mitt Romney. And, oh yeah, John Kasich, the governor of must-win Ohio,...
by Jim Heath | Mar 31, 2016 | Book Excerpts, Headlines, Republicans
EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT FROM FRONT ROW SEAT AT THE CIRCUS With abortion back in the headlines after the comments by Donald Trump this week, some outside of Ohio may be surprised to learn just how conservative Gov John Kasich is on the abortion issue. Here is a paragraph...
