Category Archives: Elections

Rep. Sam Johnson to Retire

U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson of the Texas Third Congressional district (northeast of Dallas, including Plano and McKinney) has announced that he’s retiring at the end of his term. Like Sen. John McCain, Johnson served as a military pilot who was … Continue reading →

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Dave Barry 2016 Year in Review

Another year gone, another Dave Barry year in review. Some of the tastier selections: On the Democratic side, Clinton and Sanders are also in a tight and testy battle, although Clinton slowly gains the upper hand thanks to the Democratic … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 30, 2016

Welcome to the last LinkSwarm of 2016! I have a lot of bigger posts gestating for next week (including a huge one on Texas’ own municipal pension crisis), so in the meantime, enjoy these: Newt Gingrich on The New York … Continue reading →

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Just How Badly Democrats Have Done Under Obama

You’ve read examples of this piece before, but Deroy Murdock offers up a particularly tasty example of the genre: As Obama concludes his reign of error, his party is smaller, weaker, and more rickety than it has been since at … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 23, 2016

I hope everyone has plans for the Christmas weekend, even if they’re only “eat as much food and watch as much football as humanly possible.” Enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm: Suspect in Berlin jihad truck attack shot dead. I was going … Continue reading →

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How Wisconsin Went Red

There’s a nice piece in the Washington Examiner by Salena Zito on how Wisconsin went from a Democratic to a Republican state: Eight years ago, Wisconsin Democrats were in the catbird seat; they held the Governor’s office, the majority in … Continue reading →

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Lawrence Lessig Was Talking Out His Ass

Let’s take a look at a small sideshow act to this year’s Electoral College circus: Lawrence Lessig’s Amazing Disappearing Faithless Electors. The Harvard professor, Creative Commons founder, and all around political gadfly boldly declared a few days before the election … Continue reading →

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Tracking 2016 Electoral College Voting

You can track the electoral college voting as it happens today here. So far there have been no faithless electors or other surprises, though one Maine elector has announced he’s voting for Bernie Sanders rather than Hillary Clinton. Update: Trump … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 16, 2016

Next week come two joyous events: Christmas, and Donald Trump being confirmed President by the electoral college. The first is a time of family celebration, and the second means liberals can finally shut the hell up about their asinine cockamamie … Continue reading →

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More on How Clinton Lost

Donald Trump won the 2016 Presidential race by rewriting the rule book. Conversely, Hillary Clinton seems to have lost the race by simply ignoring the same rule book. This Politico piece on how Hillary Clinton’s arrogant campaign lost Michigan is … Continue reading →

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