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Bob SparksAugust 17, 2016

Donald Trump and his campaign are sending a signal with the announcement of Steve Bannon as campaign CEO and Kellyanne Conway as campaign manager. Aside from the clear message that his is a campaign in trouble, it also provides a clear picture of a major focus of his campaign going forward. That focus is to […]

Associated PressAugust 17, 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has slipped in the polls in recent weeks, has shaken up his campaign again. The billionaire real estate mogul is bringing in Stephen Bannon of Breitbart News as chief executive officer and promoting pollster Kellyanne Conway to campaign manager. “I’ve known both of them for a long time. They’re […]

Associated PressAugust 14, 2016

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Donald Trump‘s campaign on Sunday went on a new tear against the media, blaming the “disgusting” press for a week of distractions at a time when Republicans have urged him — again — to focus on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Trump will get another chance to reset his campaign on Monday when he is expected […]

Associated PressAugust 8, 2016

Donald Trump is trying to shift from a disastrous stretch of his presidential campaign to one focused on policy and party unity. But even as his allies speak of lessons the political newcomer has learned, two of his staunchest Republican critics warn that he could be heading for losses in a pair of battleground states. […]

Associated PressAugust 4, 2016

The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign (all times local): 7:55 a.m. Donald Trump‘s campaign chairman is playing down a rift between the Republican nominee and House Speaker Paul Ryan. Paul Manafort acknowledged “a conflict within the Trump campaign” after vice presidential candidate Mike Pence endorsed Ryan a day after Trump declined to do so. […]

Mitch PerryJuly 28, 2016

Howard Dean is a pivotal figure in recent American politics. Although his insurgent run for president in 2003-2004 died an ignominious death in Iowa, his campaign was influential in a number of ways to current politics. As Time magazine reported two years ago, the campaign began collecting the biggest lists of offline volunteers and online donors in […]

Phil AmmannJuly 24, 2016

Hacked emails threatened to overshadow the Democratic Party’s upcoming celebration in Philadelphia as progressives expressed disappointment Sunday over the presidential nomination process. As a result, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced Sunday she will step down as party chair at the end of the Democratic National Convention. Bitterness and frustration among the more progressive wing came after […]

Joe HendersonJuly 22, 2016

It was a dark and stormy night … That oft-mocked opening to novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s 1830 work “Paul Clifford” — hey, no plagiarizing here; I give credit — seems to have inspired Donald Trump’s downbeat vision of America today. Shining city on a hill? More like Dracula’s castle at the bottom of a deep ravine. What Trump was […]

Mitch PerryJuly 20, 2016

A political convention is often called “the Super Bowl” of politics, and that’s true in this respect: There are a sh*tload of reporters on hand around, and not that many storylines that are unique. Hence, the constant discussion of Melania Trump‘s speech on Monday night. Donald Trump‘s top campaign aide, Paul Manafort, said early Tuesday […]

Associated PressJuly 19, 2016

United for a night, Republicans nominated Donald Trump Tuesday as their presidential standard-bearer, capping the billionaire businessman’s stunning takeover of the GOP and propelling him into a November faceoff with Democrat Hillary Clinton. “I will work hard and never let you down!” Trump quickly wrote on Twitter following the roll call vote. Trump’s campaign hoped […]

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