by Jim Heath | Apr 7, 2016 | Headlines, Republicans
Back in 2000, after Donald Trump had dramatically left the Republican Party and re-registered in the Independence Party to prepare for a possible Reform Party presidential bid, which I wrote about last week, he said of New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani: “I think...
by Jim Heath | Apr 6, 2016 | Headlines, Republicans
Say this about New Yorkers: They love their own. And Donald Trump is about as New York as it gets. A new Monmouth University Poll shows him on the verge of a electoral tsunami in his home state on April 19th. He currently has the support of 52 percent of likely GOP...
by Jim Heath | Apr 6, 2016 | Conventions, Republicans
It was 1860, Chicago, Illinois. One-term former congressman Abraham Lincoln arrived at the Republican National Convention a dark horse for the nomination. In fact, only one person in America at that point – Lincoln himself – thought he could be the...
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 5, 2016 | Headlines, Republicans
Sen. Ted Cruz has won the Wisconsin Republican presidential primary.
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...
