The also-rans are done, whether or when they accept it or not. Time for Americans to wrap their heads around the only choice left: Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump or stay home in November.
Author: craigcrawford
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Why Today Could Determine The Nominees
NPR: “Bernie Sanders has come a long way, but the Vermont independent is running out of friendly states. … If Trump has a big day — and Ted Cruz struggles again — the New York billionaire may seem inevitable. Cruz will also likely be mathematically eliminated from winning the nomination on first ballot.”
Jim Webb: ‘We can celebrate Harriet Tubman without disparaging Andrew Jackson’
Writing in The Washington Post today, Jim Webb examines the recent debate about Andrew Jackson …
The dismissive characterization of one of our great presidents is not occurring in a vacuum. It offers an indication of how far political correctness has invaded our educational system and skewed our national consciousness.
So Long Andy, Hello Harriet
Hillary Needs To Fix This
Tucked inside her New York Primary victory speech last night Hillary Clinton included a seemingly offhand comment that her staff ought to clarify right away.
“We have to reform our criminal justice system and ‘ban the box’ so others have a fair chance to succeed.”
She was referring to a movement — “ban the box” — to prevent employers from asking potential employees about any criminal record.
Was this a dog whistle to supporters of the movement in hopes the general populace wouldn’t notice? Sure, employers should be encouraged to give some convicts a chance but surely they have a right to know what they’re getting into.
Regardless of the merits of that proposal, the politics could be disastrous in a general election.
Imagine the Republican TV ad: “Hillary would deny employers the right to ask Willie Horton if he had ever been in jail.”
And don’t even get me started on the Kitty Dukakis debate question this might provoke.