by Jim Heath | Jul 19, 2016 | Conventions, Delegates, Headlines, Republicans
Donald Trump, the billionaire reality TV host from New York City, is officially the nominee of the Republican Party. It is quite a moment for the man who just sixteen years ago was a registered independent and on the verge of running for the Reform Party nomination....
by Jim Heath | Jul 18, 2016 | Conventions, Headlines, Republicans
Melania Trump says she wrote her Republican Convention speech “with as little help as possible.” Turns out, she may have written a portion of it with help from googling a speech Michelle Obama gave at the Democratic Convention in 2008. From Melania Trump:...
by Jim Heath | Jul 16, 2016 | Conventions, Headlines, Republicans
Donald Trump must win Ohio this November to reach 270 electoral votes. No Republican presidential nominee in history has won the White House without carrying Ohio. The electoral map hasn’t changed in 2016. Republicans have a narrower road to that magic number...
by Jim Heath | Jul 15, 2016 | Conventions, Headlines, Republicans
With a simple tweet, Donald Trump confirmed this morning who will be his running-mate. I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as my Vice Presidential running mate. News conference tomorrow at 11:00 A.M. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)...
by Jim Heath | Jul 15, 2016 | Conventions, Headlines, Republicans
Despite a days worth of published reports to the contrary, former NFL Quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow says he was never planning to speak to the Republican National Convention next week. “I wake up this morning to find out I’m speaking at...
by Jim Heath | Jul 14, 2016 | Headlines, Republicans
U.S. Senator Tim Scott, a conservative from South Carolina, talked openly on the senate floor about “the humiliation” of being pulled over by police officers seven times in one year. And even though he’s one of the most powerful politicians in the country, he...