by Jim Heath | Feb 1, 2016 | Book Excerpts, Democrats, Republicans
THE IOWA CAUCUS SUCKS For presidential candidates, the year leading up to the first caucus and primaries is filled with many hours of fundraising and endless trips to Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. Those three states—one Midwest, one Northern, and one...
by Jim Heath | Jan 18, 2016 | Debates, Democrats
My 3 Democratic Debate Takes 1) Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both won. This is a battle of organization in Iowa and New Hampshire and they energized their own supporters. Clinton did score points, however, with the African American voters in the key state of...
by Jim Heath | Dec 19, 2015 | Book Excerpts, Democrats, Republicans
WILLIAM HERSHEY REVIEW “I enjoyed Front Row Seat at the Circus, it’s good stuff!” COLUMBUS: Jim Heath says he learned the names of America’s presidents before he mastered the alphabet. Since that wonky boyhood Heath has turned his fascination with...
by Jim Heath | Dec 12, 2015 | Book Excerpts, Book Press, Democrats, Republicans
From its opening at the Ohio Statehouse to its ending on the steps of the Capitol building as President Obama is sworn in for his second term, Front Row Seat at the Circus: One Journalist’s Journey through two Presidential Elections is a political journey as...
by Jim Heath | Dec 11, 2015 | Book Excerpts, Book Press, Democrats, Republicans
Joe Hallett Book Review “I really enjoyed Front Row Seat at the Circus!” During an Ohio Statehouse interview about presidential politics with Doris Kearns Goodwin, the famed author and historian, Jim Heath’s own past suddenly caught up with the moment. “It...
by Jim Heath | Nov 15, 2015 | Debates, Democrats
DEM DEBATE SECURES CLINTON AS FRONTRUNNER The second debate between the Democratic candidates for president brought no surprises. Clinton is the front-runner and will remain in first place. But it did expose how she is stuck between defending president Obama’s...