2016 Campaign Watch
The ‘POLITICO Caucus’ Unveiled
By Sean Parnell
Those looking to follow the 2016 presidential nomination fight just gained a valuable tool, the ‘POLITICO Caucus,’ courtesy of Politico, a Washington, DC based newspaper that covers politics. Here’s how they describe it:
More than 100 of the most plugged-in activists, operatives and elected officials in Iowa and New Hampshire have agreed to answer a weekly survey over the next year, which will be published here every Friday. It’s a diverse mix of powerful figures from across the political ...Read More >>
Dems Ready for Warren?
by Sean Parnell
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been denying much interest in running for President in 2016, but that doesn’t seem to be bothering some of her supporters. The Washington Post has an interesting article today on how some Democrats aren’t thrilled with the prospect of Sec. Hillary Clinton and are trying to get the junior Senator from Massachusetts to join the race:
Democrats suffering from Clinton fatigue say they’re ready for Warren
AMES, Iowa — Thirteen Iowa Democrats wearily took their seats ...
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Clinton, Biden called out for ‘plutocratic populism’
Victor Davis Hanson, a scholar at the Hoover Institute and also a policy adviser for our related entity, the Leadership Project for America Foundation, has some tough words over at National Review Online for leftist politicians who rake in big bucks while decrying the wealthy (Plutocratic Populism Pays). Here’s part of Hanson’s critique of Hillary Clinton:
In mid-October, Hillary Clinton gave a short lecture at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas bewailing the crushing costs of a university education. “Higher ...
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