Panic? Not Hardly. But Democrats Must Focus On Our Base
Democrats far and wide are asking: is it really possible we might lose to the guy who seems to be trying to brand himself as the worst...
Hillary Clinton’s Iron Will
When I came to DC to serve in the first Clinton White House in 1993, people back home in the Midwest would sometimes ask me what I...
Democrats Must Ignore Distractions And Seize The Day
Yeah, okay, this hasn’t been the Clinton campaign’s best weekend ever. The media and the Trump campaign both have reasons to play the...
"Moral Sewage": Trump Is The Opposite Of Christianity
It wasn’t me who called Donald Trump’s campaign “reality television moral sewage.” The person who said that was none other than Russell...
No Contradiction For Democrats: Assume Nothing And Fight To Build A Big Wave
The problem for a campaign and political party where you seem to be way ahead is the tendency to get cocky and begin to coast. There is...
Trump And The Christians
One of the most ironic things about the 2016 campaign is the willingness of the Christian conservative world to so eagerly embrace Donald...
The Hillary Clinton I Know
I am back from the Democratic convention, and beyond all the socializing and speeches, it made me reflective about these weird, wild, but...
The Kaine Pick: No Surprises But Big Questions
Hillary Clinton’s choice of Tim Kaine as her running mate is the least surprising political thing that has happened all year long. He was...
2 Candidates, 3 Scenarios For The Next 4 Years
As we look to the 2016 presidential election, we need to understand that while we only have two candidates who might be president, we...
The Message Of 2016: Ignore Workers And Working Families At Your Peril
Last week’s Brexit vote was just the latest example — albeit a giant one — in this wild political year when workers have been sending the...