by Jim Heath | Feb 9, 2016 | Democrats, Republicans
NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES – THE WINNERS ARE PREDICTABLE The first-in-the-nation presidential primary happens today and the winners, when the votes are counted, will be all too predictable. On the Democratic side, Vermont’s Independent Senator Bernie Sanders...
by Jim Heath | Feb 7, 2016 | Debates, Republicans
GOP GOVERNORS DOMINATE FINAL DEBATE BEFORE NH VOTES The Republicans debate in New Hampshire Marco Rubio had a chance, with a good debate performance, to knock Chris Christie, Jeb Bush and John Kasich out of the race. But instead he was effectively...
by Jim Heath | Feb 6, 2016 | Book Excerpts, Democrats, Republicans
NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADS THE WAY Excerpt from Front Row Seat at the Circus by Jim Heath. New Hampshire has been a great start to our presidential selection process. What political junkie has not stayed up until midnight on Election Day to watch the first returns come in...
by Jim Heath | Feb 2, 2016 | Delegates, Democrats, Republicans
MY TAKE ON IOWA On the Republican side, it was a great night for Ted Cruz. He held the critical Iowa evangelical votes, won convincingly (following Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum) and positions himself well heading into the southern primaries. Cruz had to win Iowa....
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 29, 2016 | Debates, Republicans
The final GOP presidential debate before Monday’s Iowa Caucus was held tonight. Here are my THREE TAKES. 1) Donald Trump didn’t lose any of his supporters by not attending the debate, but he didn’t gain any support either. If I’m an undecided...
