Category Archives: Elections

The Panama Papers:
The Clinton-Putin Connection

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Among my first thoughts when the Panama papers scandal broke was “How soon until until this is tied to the Clintons?” The answer seems to be about four days: The revelations of the so-called Panama Papers that are roiling the … Continue reading →

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Post-Wisconsin Presidential Race Update

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Lawrence Person

A few quick hits after Cruz’s victory in Wisconsin, where he ended up with 48.2% of the vote, and will end up with 36 delegates: Cruz takes the lead nationally in Reuters polling. (Hat tip: Director Blue.) Four things to … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Wins Wisconsin

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz wins Wisconsin with (as of this writing) about 55% of the vote. Also, nationwide polls are now showing Cruz in a statistical dead heat with Donald Trump nationally. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders is winning on the Democratic side with … Continue reading →

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Presidential Race Update for April 5, 2016

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Today is Wisconsin’s turn in the primaries. Ted Cruz leads there in most recent polls, and there are signs the Donald Trump campaign is continuing to implode. So here are some Presidential race links: “Ted Cruz’s preferred candidates won the … Continue reading →

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Scott Walker Endorses Ted Cruz

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Lawrence Person

This won’t hurt Ted Cruz’s chances: Washington (CNN)Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker formally endorsed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday, saying he is “a strong new leader” and “constitutional conservative.” “After all these years of the Obama-Clinton failures, it’s time we … Continue reading →

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Hillary’s Email Scandal: Worse Than You Thought

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Lawrence Person

The Washington Post has a long piece up on how Hillary Clinton’s private email server scandal unfolded. Though quite restrained by the standards of the blogsphere, it paints a devastating portrait of Clinton and her aides not only blithely unconcerned … Continue reading →

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That “Cruz Adultery” Story is Ludicrous

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Lawrence Person

It looks like someone in Donald Trump’s orbit fed the National Enquirer a Ted Cruz adultery story originally peddled by Marco Rubio allies. The story is pretty much laughable, not only for the fact that it’s deeply out of character, … Continue reading →

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Most 538 Scenarios Show Trump Failing to Clinch 1,237 Delegates by the Convention

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Lawrence Person

For all that Donald Trump has roiled this primary season, he’s still far from clinching the nomination. In fact, the consensus scenario over at FiveThirtyEight shows him falling short at 1,208 delegates. More discussion of their methodology is here. Note, … Continue reading →

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Cruz Wins Utah, Trump Wins Arizona

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz won Utah by over 50 points, with 69.2% of the vote to John Kasich’s 16.9%, with Donald Trump pulling 14% for third place. This means that Cruz picks up all 40 of Utah’s delegates. Trump won Arizona by … Continue reading →

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Presidential Election Update for March 22, 2016

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Another important primary day, part of what seems a never-ending stream of them. There’s a republican primary in Arizona and a Republican caucus in Utah today. Mots recent polls have Cruz with a big lead in Utah, and Trump with … Continue reading →

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