by Jim Heath | Oct 17, 2016 | Battlegrounds, Democrats, Headlines
The last Democrat to win Arizona in a presidential election was Bill Clinton twenty years ago. Now, his wife is sensing she can carry it again. Arizona has 11 electoral votes that Trump has been counting on, but an average of polling from the Grand Canyon State shows...
by Jim Heath | Mar 6, 2016 | Delegates
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...
by Jim Heath | Mar 2, 2016 | Delegates, Democrats, Republicans
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 on...
by Jim Heath | Feb 27, 2016 | Book Excerpts, Debates, Democrats
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 much...
by Jim Heath | Feb 10, 2016 | Delegates, Democrats, Republicans
NEW HAMPSHIRE SENDS A CROWDED GOP FIELD SOUTH Let’s put this into historical perspective. Candidates spend over a year campaigning in this first-in-the-nation presidential primary state. They raise millions of dollars to spend it on advertising and a ground game...
