by Jim Heath | Apr 11, 2016 | Headlines, Republicans
In the “how did this happen?!” category, conservative opponents of Donald Trump are having a field day pointing out that two of his children are ineligible to vote for him in the upcoming New York Republican presidential primary. Ivanka and Eric Trump are...
by Jim Heath | Apr 11, 2016 | Conventions, Delegates, Headlines, Republicans
“Political parties choose their nominees, not the voters.” That’s the bottom line according to Republican National Committeeman Curly Haugland. “The media has created the perception that the voters choose the nomination,” she added. That...
by Jim Heath | Apr 10, 2016 | Conventions, Delegates, Republicans
First the 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney said that Donald Trump is unelectable in November. Now former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani says Ted Cruz is unelectable in November. “He can’t win. Ted Cruz is straight fastball down the middle of the plate for...
by Jim Heath | Apr 10, 2016 | Headlines, Republicans
Former First Lady Laura Bush says she won’t be endorsing a Republican presidential candidate anytime soon, and hinted Saturday night she may be leaning to Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. “I want our next president—whoever he or she might be—to be...
by Jim Heath | Apr 10, 2016 | Delegates, Headlines, Republicans
A top Republican strategist, who has been around Republican conventions for decades, warns both the Trump and Cruz campaigns that if they don’t clinch the nomination on the first ballot, they are likely to lose. “You really have to respect the will of the...
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...
