by Jim Heath | Apr 8, 2016 | Commentary, Conventions, Delegates, Headlines, Republicans
As I first suggested a month ago, Republicans still have time to get out from under the Donald Trump and Ted Cruz train wrecks if they want to avoid huge destruction come fall. Polls show Hillary Clinton beating both of them like a stick. Trump plays terrible with...
by Jim Heath | Apr 5, 2016 | Commentary, Conventions, Delegates, Republicans
When Republican delegates from across the country arrive in Cleveland in July there will be one thing on their mind: Who can beat Hillary Clinton in November. I have some experience in delegate thinking as I’ve written about previously. If Donald Trump or Ted...
by Jim Heath | Apr 4, 2016 | Commentary, Delegates, Democrats, Headlines, Republicans
Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz will win Wisconsin. And it won’t matter one bit. The Sanders campaign has all but admitted moving forward they are toast. According to the New York Times, the campaign is already analyzing where it went wrong. From too little...
by Jim Heath | Mar 23, 2016 | Delegates, Democrats, Headlines, Republicans
Democrats, 2,383 delegates needed to clinch nomination – delegates remaining 2,132 CLINTON: 1711 SANDERS: 951 Republicans, 1,237 delegates needed to clinch nomination – delegates remaining 944 TRUMP: 741 CRUZ: 461 KASICH: 145...
by Jim Heath | Mar 20, 2016 | Commentary, Delegates, Democrats, Republicans
I grew up in Arizona and can tell you in my lifetime there has never been a more polarizing presidential candidate than Donald Trump. On one hand, many people who have despised politics for years – if not their entire lives – are excited by this carnival...
by Jim Heath | Mar 18, 2016 | Conventions, Delegates, Headlines, Republicans
The “establishment” leaders of the Republican Party have taken a lot of missile fire from Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and other conservatives the past few months. They’ve complained the establishment has run the party into the ground. But is that really...
