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Mitch PerryAugust 10, 2016

I’m sure that after you got yourself up this morning, you might have reached for a cup of coffee, juice or water. It’s something that we don’t have to think too hard about, usually. Now let’s go across the globe — to Aleppo, Syria. The United Nations on Tuesday called for a “humanitarian pause” in […]

Mitch PerryAugust 9, 2016

Last week (perhaps coincidentally as his poll numbers began dropping precipitously), Donald Trump suggested the general presidential election this fall could be “rigged.” In Ohio last week, Trump said he has heard “more and more” that the November election will be rigged — suggesting to his supporters the outcome of the election is out of the hands of voters. That […]

Associated PressJuly 28, 2016

It’s Hillary Clinton‘s turn. After three days of Democratic stars, including a pair of presidents, asserting she is ready for the White House, Clinton must make that case for herself on her nominating convention’s final night. The first woman to lead a major U.S. political party toward the White House, Clinton will be greeted Thursday […]

Ben PollaraJuly 28, 2016

The smartest member of Florida’s delegation on Day 3 of #DemsInPhilly was Alex Sink, by a mile. She strolled into the Wells Fargo Center Wednesday wearing an elegant white dress and a pair of blue running sneakers. Well done. Her footwear choice left my leather loafers an even more painful choice than they already were. […]

Blake DowlingJuly 27, 2016

Debbie Wasserman Schultz got to “Feel the Bern” from a hostile crowd of Florida delegates at the Democratic National Committee. Why were these Bern Victims so fired up? The email scandal, of course, which led to Schultz’s resignation. The pro-Clinton digital documentation revealed in this breach and scandal is a mess. There are several old school […]

Joe HendersonJuly 27, 2016

If you weren’t saying it out loud Tuesday night, you had to be at least thinking about Bill Clinton’s multiple marital infidelities as he spun the story of his courtship and undying love for Hillary. I assume this was a calculated risk by Camp Clinton to show Hillary as a woman of strength, smarts and […]

Larry GriffinJuly 26, 2016

At the Democratic National Convention’s “Women of the House” presentation, an array of women either in the House of Representatives or running for it in this year’s election made their case for what Hillary Clinton will do as president to advance a wide variety of issues. In their arsenal were a slew of Democratic talking […]

Joe HendersonJuly 26, 2016

After the first night of the Democratic National Convention, it’s clear Hillary Clinton’s biggest problem has less to do with emails and big donors and more to do with apathy. That much became apparent after watching Bernie Sanders’ supporters shower their candidate with the kind of full enthusiastic passion that has thus far eluded Clinton. […]

Associated PressJuly 26, 2016

For all of the hoopla attached to a political convention, it all comes down to this: that moment when the presumptive nominee becomes the nominee outright. On Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton is to become the first woman presidential nominee of a major party. The result is foreordained, but the roll call of the states will […]

Tom JacksonJuly 25, 2016

If the axiom describing how the major parties go about selecting their presidential nominees — Democrats fall in love; Republicans fall in line — had held up in 2016, the Jeb! versus Feel-the-Bern campaign ahead would be only slightly less bizarre than the one we have. Instead, the parties switched roles — which, in Caitlyn […]

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Mike Johnson. Image via AP.

Mitch Perry Report for 8.10.16 — Aleppo needs water

Mitch Perry Report for 8.9.16 — On a ‘rigged’ election

Her turn now: Hillary Clinton makes her case for presidency

Ben Pollara: An insider’s view of Day 3 of the DNC

Blake Dowling: Consumers can avoid feeling the ‘email Bern’ by hackers

Joe Henderson: The Big Dog has his say

At DNC ‘Women of the House’ presentation, Florida candidates talk up Hillary Clinton’s good points

Joe Henderson: DNC Day 1 — Hillary Clinton’s apathy problem

DNC guide: Tuesday’s roll call says it all

Tom Jackson: Democrats suddenly in need of a ringmaster