by Jim Heath | Apr 23, 2016 | Conventions, Delegates, Democrats, Headlines
Hillary Clinton needs as her running mate a white, male, Midwestern, progressive who is fearless of the press and a proven winner in a battleground state. She need look no further than Sherrod Brown. Ohio’s senior U.S. senator. As in that Ohio. Battleground...
by Jim Heath | Apr 22, 2016 | Conventions, Headlines
Joe Walsh had planned to perform at a veterans concert scheduled in Cleveland this July, but when it turned into a Republican Party event he backed out with some strong words. “I am very concerned about the rampant vitriol, fear-mongering and bullying coming...
by Jim Heath | Apr 17, 2016 | Conventions, Delegates, Headlines, Republicans
The chairman of the Republican National Committee’s powerful rules committee is blasting his own national chairman, Reince Priebus, for daring to suggest the upcoming convention stick with the rules it has already in place. At issue is whether the upcoming GOP...
by Jim Heath | Apr 14, 2016 | Conventions, Delegates, Headlines, Republicans
If Donald Trump arrives in Cleveland with the most delegates, but doesn’t win the Republican nomination, sixty-three percent of his supporters nationwide say he should dump the GOP and run third party. That’s according to a new CBS News poll which also...
by Jim Heath | Apr 13, 2016 | Conventions, Delegates, Republicans
Donald Trump, knowing little about party politics because, after all, he’s never been on a school board, city council or even governor, continues to blame the “establishment” for “stealing away delegates” at state conventions. “Our...
by Jim Heath | Apr 13, 2016 | Conventions, Delegates, Republicans
From the far-right of the Republican Party to the dead center, the upcoming convention in Cleveland could be most notable for the recognizable faces who won’t be there. As CNN reported today, Rep. Mick Mulvaney, a co-founder of the conservative House Freedom...
