by Jim Heath | Sep 27, 2016 | Debates, Headlines
You can’t argue what the financial markets think of Donald Trump. While many investors find difficulty supporting Hillary Clinton, they really don’t trust Trump’s unpredictability and uncertainty. So the day after the first presidential debate, where...
by Jim Heath | Sep 27, 2016 | Debates, Headlines
It’s official. Last night’s showdown between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was the highest rated presidential debate in history. The debate averaged a total of 84 million viewers across 13 of the TV channels that carried it live according to Nielsen....
by Jim Heath | Sep 27, 2016 | Debates, Headlines
Just like people watch NASCAR to see the inevitable car crash, everyone was watching the presidential debate waiting for Hillary Clinton to cough. She’s done it plenty of times at campaign rallies, before congressional hearings, even during interviews. And after...
by Jim Heath | Sep 26, 2016 | Debates, Headlines
Both candidates for president offered their supporters something to cheer about during their first debate. Hillary Clinton was calm, competent and well prepared. Donald Trump was strong during the first part of the debate, and then melted into primary debate Trump...
by Jim Heath | Sep 26, 2016 | Commentary, Debates, Headlines
We’ve been imaging this day for months. The two least popular major party nominees in history one-on-one in a showdown that could be the most-watched political event of our lifetime. Remember the smartest girl in your class? The one who always knew the answers...
by Jim Heath | Sep 26, 2016 | Debates, Headlines
September 26, 1960. 56 years ago today. For the first time in U.S. history, a debate between major party presidential candidates is shown on television. The presidential hopefuls, John F. Kennedy, a Democratic senator from Massachusetts, and Richard M. Nixon, the vice...
