Author: W-James-Antle-III-Washington-Examiner
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The return of ‘Kamala the Cop’
President Joe Biden was barely out of the 2024 race when the first ad for Vice President Kamala Harris as the new Democratic front-runner dropped. This opening argument for Harris’s presidential campaign was interesting for three reasons. It was heavy on criticism of former President Donald Trump. There were no mentions of her vice presidency…
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The GOP’s bet with Vance
MILWAUKEE — There are two ways to look at former President Donald Trump’s selection of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate. One is that it is a sign of supreme confidence, perhaps overconfidence. Vance is seen by many as a governing pick rather than someone who helps Trump gain additional voters. Delegates to the…
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The tide is turning against Biden — again
MILWAUKEE — The biggest development at the Republican National Convention may be happening nearly 800 miles away, as the push to oust President Joe Biden appears to be once again gaining steam. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who is running for Senate this year, became the latest Democratic lawmaker to call for Biden to step down as…
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Trump is the model for how Biden survives calls to end candidacy
President Joe Biden has thrown down the gauntlet, telling Democrats he is staying put and that they should either end their talk of replacing him or challenge him at the convention next month. If Biden is serious about beating back the post-debate Democratic revolt, he may need to emulate his opponent, former President Donald Trump.…
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Democrats’ top five Biden replacement roadblocks
President Joe Biden’s feeble debate performance has Democrats worrying about his reelection prospects to the point where some in the party are for the first time seriously entertaining scenarios for replacing him as the nominee. Notwithstanding the Democrats’ intense fear of another election loss to former President Donald Trump, Biden’s party faces immense and possibly…
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Trump bets debating Biden will help him, no matter what
Former President Donald Trump has long agreed with P.T. Barnum that there is no such thing as bad publicity, a belief that served him well as a real estate developer and reality TV star, with more mixed results as a politician. Trump is betting that there is no such thing as a bad debate with…
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How Trump’s missed opportunity handed infrastructure to Biden
Ten Republican senators at this writing support a bipartisan infrastructure outline. So does a like number of Democrats, including the party’s two main centrists, Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema. That means if recalcitrant liberals can be kept in line, no sure bet, there are potentially enough votes for a resulting bill to overcome a…
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Debate commission: There were ‘issues’ with Trump’s microphone
The Commission on Presidential Debates confirmed Friday that there were “issues” with Republican nominee Donald Trump’s microphone during the first debate. “Regarding the first debate, there were issues regarding Donald Trump’s audio that affected the sound level in the debate hall,” the commission said in a terse statement. The exact nature of the problem was…
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