The evening’s first debate showcased the four “second tier” candidates, former Governor George Pataki, Governor Bobby Jindal, former Senator Rick Santorum, and Senator Lindsey Graham. While no one did themselves any harm, none stood out enough to earn themselves a spot on the main stage for the next debate.
Election 2016
Catching up on GOP politics this week…
I'm writing this having just returned to my hotel room in Greenville SC where I just got back from the Heritage Action for America "Take Back America" presidential forum. The last few days have been a little busy, of course I watched the debates on Wednesday, then it was right off to beautiful South Carolina for the event.
Second GOP Debate Matchup: Lady and the Trump
Fiorina’s numbers have been climbing after an impressive showing at the first debate. She now will be sharing the main stage with Trump and nine others, having earned the right by virtue of last month’s performance. Many Americans have started to take notice of her, and apparently so has Trump.
Is Hillary Really Done This Time?
One thing we know about the Clinton's from Whitewater, is that having mounds of evidence does not mean jail time, at least not for them.
Democrats’ plans to make college more affordable will do anything but.
Democratic candidates are tripping over themselves to provide subsidies for college tuition. Hillary Clinton's idea is to wipe out student debt by sending states huge block grants for education. The funds for the grants would be paid for by eliminating or limiting tax deductions for the wealthy.
Rand Paul Was Right
The now famous dust-up between Rand Paul and Chris Christie during Thursday's Republican debate over our fourth amendment rights versus national security was a microcosm of the one held nationally in the months leading up to the PATRIOT Act's renewal in June.
Conservatives Have Good Night in First GOP Debate.
The question of who would emerge as the ‘dark horse’ candidate was answered. Her name is Carly Fiorina, and her attacks on the two respective front-runners, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump landed like precision-guided bombs on their targets.
For the first Republican debate: To each their separate tasks.
At 9PM ET on Thursday, Fox News Channel and Facebook will host the first Republican debate for the 2015-16 election season.
The Republican Debate Drinking Game
Debates are an important, time-honored part of the election process, but let’s face it, last time around the Republican debates were at times less than entertaining.
Jim Gilmore Seeks to Reverse America’s Decline
In an already crowded field of presidential hopefuls, he began his speech by answering the simple question of ‘why?’
Liberty Relearned 