by Jim Heath | Jul 30, 2016 | Battlegrounds, Debates, Headlines
In 100 days, Americans will head to the polls and we will learn whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will become the 45th president of the United States. The presidential race isn’t about popular votes. It’s about electoral votes. Which means while red...
by Jim Heath | Mar 11, 2016 | Debates, Republicans
GOP DEBATE MY TAKES 1) This was a fine debate. Substantive issues including trade, jobs, Cuba, social security and climate change. This is what all the debates would have looked like minus Donald Trump. It makes you wonder, if he had not entered the race, who would...
by Jim Heath | Mar 4, 2016 | Debates, Republicans
The Republicans Debate in Detroit My Takes from the GOP Debate 1) John Kasich saved the night for the Republican Party. He sounded responsible and refused to get down in the gutter, instead offering substantive answers to questions. Kasich will not win the GOP...
by Jim Heath | Feb 27, 2016 | Book Excerpts, Debates, Democrats
CLINTON AND THE RACE CARD Excerpt from Front Row Seat at the Circus by Jim Heath: It was a much colder January evening as we reported live from outside the Palace Theatre in Myrtle Beach—at one point I couldn’t feel my lips move—and the security for this debate much...
by Jim Heath | Feb 7, 2016 | Debates, Republicans
GOP GOVERNORS DOMINATE FINAL DEBATE BEFORE NH VOTES The Republicans debate in New Hampshire Marco Rubio had a chance, with a good debate performance, to knock Chris Christie, Jeb Bush and John Kasich out of the race. But instead he was effectively...
by Jim Heath | Jan 29, 2016 | Debates, Republicans
The final GOP presidential debate before Monday’s Iowa Caucus was held tonight. Here are my THREE TAKES. 1) Donald Trump didn’t lose any of his supporters by not attending the debate, but he didn’t gain any support either. If I’m an undecided...
