I just wanted to write a quick note to Hillary supporters with some info for when you hear haters complaining that Hillary is not the first woman to run for president. That is true, however: • The Clinton campaign is not making that claim. Maybe some in the media have. • Hillary is the…
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Poll: 61% Percent Concerned about Trump’s Experience
Asked in the new survey about Trump’s experience, only five percent of registered voters said they were enthusiastic about his unconventional professional history, while another 15 percent said they were comfortable with it. But a combined 61 percent say they have reservations (19 percent) or are outright uncomfortable (42 percent) with Trump’s lack of experience…
Dear Berners: There’s No Getting Around Process
One thing that has really been bothering me during the Democratic primary and about Bernie Sanders specifically is the severity of his ignorance and detachment from reality. Bear with me – I honestly believe that is an objective assessment, not an insult. At the root of it is a complete ignorance of process and…
Bernie Versus The World
A common criticism of Bernie that I and others have made is that there is no chance for him to get his plans through Congress. A common retort I hear from Bernie supporters is ‘well, how would Hillary get her plans passed?’ Leaving aside the overarching fallacy of equivalence that Bernie and Hillary would face…
Good For Bernie. Great For Hillary.
Last night in New Hampshire, Bernie Sanders achieved a resounding and historic win. Bernie became the first Jew to win the state, and by the widest margin of any Democrat in the last 56 years. A great and impressive win, and although I am firmly behind Clinton to be our next president, you will not…
American women aren’t voting for Hillary Clinton? Seriously?
All in all, 90 people have served in America’s top two jobs. All were men. All but one were white men. Not a single one was a woman. Now, for the second time in her life, Hillary Clinton is poised to break the ultimate female-proof glass ceiling, above which, if you are a believer, there…
Hillary Clinton: It’s Personal
Last night in a town hall in New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton was asked about Wall Street and trust. It is a familiar refrain, one we hear often from critics of Clinton, and from her rival, Bernie Sanders. Sanders says that he has not and will not go negative, but I am left to wonder, what…
There Was No Tie In Iowa. Clinton Won.
And Bernie still has no path to the nomination. First, about Iowa. I see a lot of talk about how Bernie outperformed the polls. This is not true. He actually under performed. Opinion polls measure the overall likelihood of support from the statewide populace. However, in Iowa, that is not how the contest is measured….
Clinton Wins Iowa! What’s Next?
I’m calling Iowa for Clinton today. Now that the first primary is in the bag, what is next for the Dem primary, Clinton, and her supporters?
Progressive Praise for Hillary Clinton, From a Bernie Supporter
I am a Bernie Sanders supporter, and remain so. That having been said, unlike many, as someone who has spent the last few years making the effort to reform politics in states near me, I have very little but praise for the efforts of Hillary Clinton’s campaign and their work to make a change in…
Dayton mayor: Clinton manufacturing plan a big deal
Manufacturing is a strategic growth industry for the Dayton region. We are home to large manufacturers like DMAX and MAHLE Behr Dayton and are the choice for new manufacturers like Fuyao. In addition, we welcome hundreds of smaller firms making the parts needed for cars, airplanes and medical supplies. And between our two universities, Wright-Patterson…
Clinton’s ‘Corporate Ties’ Are Exactly What We Need
One of the frustrations of being a ‘rational’ progressive is watching people you largely agree with be completely wrongheaded in the way they pursue progressive goals. I am a bang for the buck kind of guy. Human capital is limited, so I like to see progressives devote energy and resources where they can do the…
On healthcare, I have to side with Hillary.
Setting aside the “zero cost sharing = appointments for stubbed toes” issue, and even setting aside the holy hell which would be raised by rich people and powerful corporations over the tax hikes (not to mention the entire health insurance industry over a move which would put them all out of business and by the…
Why Bernie Sanders’ “Political Revolution” Doesn’t Have a Chance
Hillary Clinton and Sanders need to give plans for executive branch action, given gridlock in Congress. In response, on Twitter, some Sanders supporters said this was wrong: That Sanders—with a long career in lawmaking—could win Republican support; that Sanders would use the bully pulpit to rally voters; and that a Sanders win would necessarily bring…
Clinton vs Sanders: A Handy Chart
The primary is all about distinguishing who you think the best candidate is to compete in the general election to become president. Below is a handy chart where you can see some data we thought relevant in a convenient side by side format. By the metrics used for the issues meter in the chart, -10…
Saying nice things about Hillary Clinton has become a subversive act.
Hillary Clinton is the impossible woman. The pressures she lives under, every moment of her life, are all-encompassing. She doesn’t have an inch of leeway, a single safe option; there is no version of Hillary Clinton that won’t be attacked. So the version of Hillary Clinton we get—this conflicted, conflict-inspiring candidate, the woman who has…
Hillary Clinton tells Bernie Sanders backers: ‘When this nomination is wrapped up,’ join me
Among supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, suspicions that the game is rigged against their candidate went into overdrive this past week — no thanks to the public endorsement of that theory from Sanders himself. On Tuesday in Iowa, Clinton’s comments directed toward Sanders supporters are not likely to change that perception. Asked by an…
Benghazi Biopsy: A Comprehensive Guide to One of America’s Worst Political Outrages
Despite the repeated claims by Gowdy that he is objective, the conclusions he will reach are already clear; he publicly stated them before the committee was formed in May 2014. In November 2012, Gowdy released a statement proclaiming as fact that the Obama administration “intentionally misled the American people” about the Benghazi attack. About a…
2016 Democratic debate: A victory for Clinton
Clinton was the clear winner of the first Democratic presidential debate, according to the assessment of both Democrats and Republicans in this week’s POLITICO Caucus, our bipartisan survey of the top activists, operatives and strategists in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada. Seventy-nine percent of Democratic insiders surveyed said she dominated her four opponents…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – August 3, 2015 – The Rational Progressive
TRP News with James Andre. This week – Sanders vs Clinton, smears and facing reality, the Iran deal is being reviewed by Congress and touted by Sec Kerry, Obama reveals new carbon emissions rules, the first of their kind in the nation, Fukushima takes steps forward in the clean up of the nuclear accident, and…