by Jim Heath | Apr 4, 2016 | Headlines, Republicans
‘”I really believe the Republicans are just too crazy right.” And with that, Donald Trump left the Republican Party. It was October, 1999. Bill Clinton, a Democrat, was president. Texas Gov. George W Bush was the GOP front-runner for the nomination...
by Jim Heath | Apr 2, 2016 | Headlines, Republicans
Don’t say Donald Trump never did anything for you. Especially if you’re in the cable news business. For the first time since its birth in 1996, Fox News was the most-watched channel in the expansive cable television universe. Think of that. A cable news...
by Jim Heath | Apr 1, 2016 | Commentary, Democrats, Republicans
It was 1980. My first involvement in a political campaign. The economy was in a shambles. Runaway inflation was 14.5 percent. Costs were so high that many Americans struggled to buy basic groceries. Interest rates hit 20 percent, and most Americans were not buying...
by Jim Heath | Apr 1, 2016 | Headlines, Republicans
Senator Rand Paul announced on April Fools’ Day that he will back Donald Trump if he is the GOP nominee. And that’s no joke. “I think we never get the candidate we exactly want unless you’re the candidate,” Paul said. That’s in...
by Jim Heath | Apr 1, 2016 | Headlines, Republicans
Another day and more evidence that women, who make up over half of the electorate come November, hate The Donald. Gallup reports: “Donald Trump’s image among U.S. women tilts strongly negative, with 70% of women holding an unfavorable opinion and 23% a...
by Jim Heath | Mar 31, 2016 | Book Excerpts, Headlines, Republicans
EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT FROM FRONT ROW SEAT AT THE CIRCUS With abortion back in the headlines after the comments by Donald Trump this week, some outside of Ohio may be surprised to learn just how conservative Gov John Kasich is on the abortion issue. Here is a paragraph...
