Tag: Commentary

When Democrats got a chance to vote for their presidential nominee in the nation's first primary, they picked Bernie Sanders. (AP Photo)

Democrats take an extremist turn

Timothy P. Carney · February 10, 2016 2:10 am

A voter walks in to a polling site to to cast a ballot in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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As Lempster and Manchester go, so goes …

Michael Barone · February 10, 2016 1:58 am

New Hampshire’s warning to parties to get real

Washington Examiner · February 10, 2016 1:25 am

The deputy Title IX director at Indiana University was accused of sexual assault by fellow ASCA board member. (Mike Lawrence/Courier & Press via AP)

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Due process for me but not for thee

Ashe Schow · February 9, 2016 11:44 pm

Given the small number of voters in Dixville Notch, you might think ties are common. Yet there have been only two ties in the 17 competitive primaries. (AP Photo)

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Does Dixville Notch have a good record of predicting winners?

Jason Russell · February 9, 2016 11:44 pm

The Doritos ad depicts a woman being shown an ultrasound of her unborn baby for the first time. Meanwhile, her husband is eating a bag of Doritos and notices that the baby is responding to his hand motions, in an attempt to grab a chip. (Photo courtesy of screen shot)

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Ultrasound logic

Daniel Allott · February 9, 2016 11:20 pm

Out for the next GOP debate would be not only Carly Fiorina but also Chris Christie, unless he runs considerably ahead of his New Hampshire poll numbers, which have him at 5.8 percent, behind Jeb Bush at 11.5 percent. (AP Photo)

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Chris Christie unlikely to appear in next Republican debate

Michael Barone · February 9, 2016 11:19 pm

It's entirely possible, indeed likely, that many more Bernie Sanders supporters showed up in university-dominated counties than Hillary Clinton supporters showed up in blue-collar counties. (AP Photo)

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Did Clinton actually get more votes than Sanders in Iowa?

Michael Barone · February 9, 2016 11:13 pm

At GOP presidential candidate John Kasich's election-eve rally, putting receipts in balance with expenses, was at the heart of the enthusiasm. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Kasich’s rallying call: A balanced budget

Timothy P. Carney · February 9, 2016 2:41 pm

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Byron York: How Rubio undid debate damage, one voter at a time

Byron York · February 9, 2016 12:40 pm

The Clintons put their eggs in a very frayed basket, whose structural weakness was already inherent, though at the moment, still hidden from view. (AP Photo)

A hell of a place

Noemie Emery · February 9, 2016 5:03 am

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is arguing that she is the victim of a culture of over-classification. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Has Hillary Clinton shown the necessary judgment to be commander in chief?

Rep. Chris Stewart · February 9, 2016 5:01 am