WATCH: Jim On History Recap Season 1 – Preview Of F-16 Flight!
Jim on History's first season on YouTube is now history. The first three-month run was a big success, with one of the episodes attracting over 20,000 views. In total, the first season garnered nearly 5,000 new subscribers to the Jim Heath Channel, and tens of...
WATCH: Discussing Western Water Crisis With Obama A DOZEN Years Ago
Jim on History analyzes the ongoing water crisis out west. Jim Heath and Barack Obama briefly discussed western water concerns over a dozen years ago in South Carolina. The conversation happened before the start of a formal interview back in 2007. This week, water...
WATCH: Jim On History – Garth Brooks Hugs The Presidents!
At Joe Biden's inauguration, Garth Brooks performed a stirring rendition of the classic spiritual "Amazing Grace." Jim on History looks back to his performance, and more importantly, what happened afterwards. Brooks, in a sign of true bipartisanship, made sure to...
EXCLUSIVE: How My Question Almost Derailed Mitt Romney
"I'M NOT FOR THE BILL" Exclusive portion from Jim Heath's new best-seller Front Row Seat at the Circus. Jim Heath interviews Mitt Romney before Ohio's presidential primary After my interview with Rick Santorum aired, we heard from the Romney campaign that he would...
The Subdued GOP Debate
GOP DEBATE MY TAKES 1) This was a fine debate. Substantive issues including trade, jobs, Cuba, social security and climate change. This is what all the debates would have looked like minus Donald Trump. It makes you wonder, if he had not entered the race, who would...
Welcome to the Circus!
Welcome to the new and improved Front Row Seat at the Circus.com! Here you'll find my latest blogs, analysis of the circus, links to the top political headlines of the day and other special features! The goal of this website is to put everything you need - from the...
The Delegate Reality
Delegates nominate a candidate at the party convention While the state by state results of these tiny caucus states are interesting, it doesn't give you the reality of what is really happening in the presidential race. The fact is big states have big delegate...
The Ugly GOP Debate
The Republicans Debate in Detroit My Takes from the GOP Debate 1) John Kasich saved the night for the Republican Party. He sounded responsible and refused to get down in the gutter, instead offering substantive answers to questions. Kasich will not win the GOP...
Kasich’s Prolific Prediction
COULD IT HAPPEN? John Kasich and Jim Heath "We’re going to get to the point these conventions are brokered. It’s going to happen one day, and there will be big fights on the floor and that will get everyone tuning in then." -Gov John Kasich to Jim Heath at...
Romney & Trump: Then & Now
Donald Trump endorses Mitt Romney 2011 ROMNEY ON TRUMP: THEN AND NOW Exclusive excerpt from Jim Heath's Front Row Seat at the Circus. Throughout most of 2011, Trump—who owns resorts, golf clubs and business properties around the world—was rumored to be “seriously...
Super Tuesday My Takes
Trump, Clinton Win Big On Super Tuesday SUPER TUESDAY MY 3 TAKES 1) Remember Super Tuesday was supposed to be the day Ted Cruz showed off his southern strength. A few months ago there was talk the southern regional evangelical candidate could wrap up the nomination...
Race & Democrats In South Carolina ’08
CLINTON AND THE RACE CARD Excerpt from Front Row Seat at the Circus by Jim Heath: It was a much colder January evening as we reported live from outside the Palace Theatre in Myrtle Beach—at one point I couldn’t feel my lips move—and the security for this debate...
Trump is Shaking the Establishment
REALITY SINKING IN Donald Trump has now proven he can win across the country from the Northeast to the South to the Mountain West. He has won in the GOP field with evangelicals, Independents and Latinos. According to polls he is gaining momentum in big states and...
