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Category Archives: Elections
Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for January 28, 2019
This week in the clown car update: South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg is In, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is All But In, and Bobby Francis O’Rourke is sounding a lot more Hamlet-like than heretofore. And a very, very familiar … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections
Tagged 2020 Election, 2020 Presidential Race, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Bill De Blasio, Cory Booker, Elections, Elizabeth Warren, Eric Garcetti, George Will, Hillary Clinton, Howard Schultz, Jay Inslee, Jeff Merkley, Joe Biden, John Delaney, John Hickenlooper, Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, Michael Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Richard Ojeda, Sherrod Brown, Starbucks, Terry McAuliffe
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How Texas Oilmen Made LBJ
There’s a fascinating piece by LBJ biographer Robert Caro about how he pieced together how powerful Texas oilmen, through the insistence of Brown & Root and speaker Sam Rayburn, made Lyndon Baines Johnson’s career by making him the conduit for … Continue reading
Two Essays: Workers Vs Elites
Here are two pretty interesting essays on the “revolt of the masses” currently roiling world politics. The first is from Christopher Caldwell about France from two years ago, and which prefigures the “yellow vest” riots: In France, a real-estate expert … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Elections, Jihad, Welfare State
Tagged City Journal, Economics, Elections, France, Glenn Reynolds, immigration, Instapundit, Jihad, Welfare State
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Daily Kos: Man, We Sure Love Us Some Old White Heterosexual Millionaires!
Lefty site DailyKos has released their first Presidential straw poll of 2019. Results? ELIZABETH WARREN 22% BETO O’ROURKE 15 KAMALA HARRIS 14 JOE BIDEN 14 BERNIE SANDERS 11 UNSURE 9 OTHER 9 CORY BOOKER 3 JULIAN CASTRO 1 KRISTEN GILLIBRAND … Continue reading
Theresa May Survives No Confidence Vote
Theresa May survives: Prime Minister Theresa May has won a vote of confidence in her leadership of the Conservative Party by 200 to 117. After securing 63% of the total vote, she is now immune from a leadership challenge for … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Foreign Policy
Tagged Brexit, Conservatives, Elections, Foreign Policy, Theresa May, UK
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Unable to Brexit, May Will Exit
The British Conservative Party, enraged by what a dog’s breakfast Prime Minister Theresa May has made of Brexit negotiations, will have a no-confidence vote on her tonight: Theresa May vowed to fight with ‘everything I’ve got’ today after a Tory … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Foreign Policy
Tagged Boris Johnson, Brexit, Conservatives, Dominic Raab, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Sajid Javid, Theresa May, UK
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Cornyn Seeks Fourth Term
In case you missed this news Friday, Texas Senator John Cornyn is seeking a fourth term, and fellow Texas Senator Ted Cruz has endorsed him: Signaling that the 2020 election season has begun, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has endorsed his … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2020 Election, 2020 Texas Senate Race, Donald Trump, Elections, John Cornyn, Republicans, Ted Cruz
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