Today a new Des Moines Register/Bloomberg poll was released and for the Democratic side of the race, it's a mixed bag.
For Hillary Clinton, the bad news is that her lead in the state is fast disappearing, down to just 37% support among Democrats polled.
She does get one small piece of good news: 61% of those Democrats polled don't find her email scandal important. Though if that really is the case, what is the cause of her slipping support among Iowa Democrats?
For Senator Bernie Sanders, his insurgent candidacy is gaining more and more steam in the early states, with Sanders polling 30%, just seven points behind Hillary Clinton. Further, the majority of Sanders' supporters are doing so because they truly believe in his ideas and aren't just doing so because his name isn't Clinton.
Good to see that the Democratic side of the race isn't getting stale and boring in wake of the GOP's turbulent race for the top..
Iowa Poll: Clinton leads, but Sanders draws near
Here is the actual polling data:
http://www.gannett-cdn.com/LDSN/desmoines/PDF/iowa-poll-study-2125-methodology-aug31.pdf
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Is Trump's candidacy the beginning of a new era or Just the end of the GOP?
Just a little over four years ago, I posted a piece entitled; Looking for a Jack Ryan President.., in which I posted the political dream of having a President said what he meant and asked the American people to break the vicious cycle in Washington D.C. by electing non-career politicians to Congress in the aftermath of a national tragedy...
Sad bit was, this call for a return to sanity for American politics didn't come from any presidential hopeful, it came from a fictional character in a book written by the late-author Tom Clancy back in 1996.
Amazing how in four years, sadly nothing has truly changed in American politics. Political wannabes promise if elected, they will do everything in their power to undo all the terrible things POTUS has done and not let him get away with all his shenanigans anymore...Just a few months into office and most GOP voters are already having "buyer's remorse" with the GOPers they elected to Congress in 2014. Time and time again, GOP congressional leadership, who made their bones calling POTUS everything short of a traitor to get into their positions of power, have instead rolled over and allow the very things they said they would stop, happen anyway.
Even worse, when some young anti-establishment politicians try to make a political stand (whether for good reasons or not), these same GOP leaders beat them over the head with talk of lacking "professionalism" in their duties as congressmen.
So after getting taken for a ride by the GOP leadership over the last two years, many within the GOP's ranks (and some outside of them) have rallied around a candidate who have never been taken seriously under any "normal" circumstances.
That's right, I'm talking about Donald Trump.
Sad bit was, this call for a return to sanity for American politics didn't come from any presidential hopeful, it came from a fictional character in a book written by the late-author Tom Clancy back in 1996.
Amazing how in four years, sadly nothing has truly changed in American politics. Political wannabes promise if elected, they will do everything in their power to undo all the terrible things POTUS has done and not let him get away with all his shenanigans anymore...Just a few months into office and most GOP voters are already having "buyer's remorse" with the GOPers they elected to Congress in 2014. Time and time again, GOP congressional leadership, who made their bones calling POTUS everything short of a traitor to get into their positions of power, have instead rolled over and allow the very things they said they would stop, happen anyway.
Even worse, when some young anti-establishment politicians try to make a political stand (whether for good reasons or not), these same GOP leaders beat them over the head with talk of lacking "professionalism" in their duties as congressmen.
So after getting taken for a ride by the GOP leadership over the last two years, many within the GOP's ranks (and some outside of them) have rallied around a candidate who have never been taken seriously under any "normal" circumstances.
That's right, I'm talking about Donald Trump.
Friday, August 28, 2015
Republican Party, R.I.P. (1854-2016) via RedState
One thing you can say about Erick Erickson, he doesn't really beat around the bush does he?
A fascinating read about the GOP's future (or lack thereof) and IMHO, a very real possibility..
Could 2016 really be looked back on as the day the Republican Party died?
Republican Party, R.I.P. (1854-2016)- RedState
A fascinating read about the GOP's future (or lack thereof) and IMHO, a very real possibility..
Could 2016 really be looked back on as the day the Republican Party died?
Republican Party, R.I.P. (1854-2016)- RedState
Friday, August 21, 2015
Reuters Exclusive: Dozens of Clinton Emails may have been Classified From the Start
The Clinton email scandal just gets more messy all the time..
Wiped servers (per the FBI), idiotic denials by Clinton herself (does anyone really think she is that stupid?), and now this exclusive from Reuters.
Kudos to Reuters' Jonathan Allen for this interesting story.
Exclusive: Dozens of Clinton Emails may have been classified from the start
Wiped servers (per the FBI), idiotic denials by Clinton herself (does anyone really think she is that stupid?), and now this exclusive from Reuters.
Kudos to Reuters' Jonathan Allen for this interesting story.
Exclusive: Dozens of Clinton Emails may have been classified from the start
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Feeling the Bern: Sanders Campaign powered by 350k donors
"Feeling the Bern" has become the favorite catchphrase for the insurgent campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders and for good reason. Seemingly everywhere Sanders goes, there are huge crowds (sometimes even over-shadowing the Donald's crowds) and now we have some hard numbers to back up that popularity: 350,000
That's how many donors have contributed financially to the Sanders campaign, reportedly more than ANY candidate in the current presidential race.
So what is behind the "Bern"?
I'll leave that to The Economist's V.V.B., who recent piece Bernie Sanders on tour:Chicago feels the Bern, gives a good idea of the "genius" (or madness) of the Sanders campaign.
That's how many donors have contributed financially to the Sanders campaign, reportedly more than ANY candidate in the current presidential race.
So what is behind the "Bern"?
I'll leave that to The Economist's V.V.B., who recent piece Bernie Sanders on tour:Chicago feels the Bern, gives a good idea of the "genius" (or madness) of the Sanders campaign.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Monday, August 17, 2015
Trump Finally Unveils Immigrant Policy: End Birthright Citizenship, Deport, & a Wall
Donald Trump has received a lot of flak as of late for being all talk and no details on his wide-ranging policy opinions, none more mocked/ridiculed than his opinions on immigration reform.
Now, Trump has released some details on his proposed immigration policy and to say it will drive amnesty-oriented immigration activists up a wall, would be pretty charitable.
For more details, please read The Washington Post's Sean Sullivan's piece:
Donald Trump: Undocumented immigrants 'have to go'
Good to see the Donald is finally putting some policy where his mouth is, but whether its the RIGHT policy to win over Republican primary voters, is another question entirely..
Now, Trump has released some details on his proposed immigration policy and to say it will drive amnesty-oriented immigration activists up a wall, would be pretty charitable.
For more details, please read The Washington Post's Sean Sullivan's piece:
Donald Trump: Undocumented immigrants 'have to go'
Good to see the Donald is finally putting some policy where his mouth is, but whether its the RIGHT policy to win over Republican primary voters, is another question entirely..
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