Told You So! By John Stossel
Republicans held the Senate! Democrats took the House but by a narrower margin!
Did I just embarrass myself?
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November 7, 2018
November 6, 2018
Five Midterm Races That Matter Most By Stephen Moore
I've been arguing for months that the ideal outcome in the midterm elections to set up Donald Trump for a landslide re-election in 2020 is for Republicans to hold the Senate and narrowly lose the House.
November 6, 2018
Has Bloomberg Begun the Battle for 2020? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Did former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg just take a page out of the playbook of Sen. Ed Muskie from half a century ago?
November 3, 2018
Who's to Blame for Political Violence? Terror Starts at the Top, Trickles Down By Ted Rall
There are no eye sockets big enough for the eye-rolling I want to do when I hear American politicians express shock at political violence like the last week's domestic terror trifecta: A racist white man murdered two black people at a Kentucky grocery store, a white right-winger stands accused of mailing more than a dozen pipe bombs to Democratic politicians and celebrities and a white anti-Semite allegedly gunned down 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
November 2, 2018
Mass Migration: Mortal Threat to Red State America By Patrick J. Buchanan
Among the reasons Donald Trump is president is that his natural political instincts are superior to those of any other current figure.
November 2, 2018
Voters Head to the Polls to Relitigate 2016 By Michael Barone
On Tuesday, Democrats and Republicans will compete for the 42nd time in a nonpresidential-year contest -- a rivalry that goes back to 1854. That's the oldest such partisan competition in the world.
November 1, 2018
Five Days To Go: Where We’re Leaning in the House, Senate, and Governors By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Our final picks are coming Monday. In the meantime, our longstanding overall assessment — Democrats favored in House, Republicans bigger favorites in Senate — remains in place.
— Four ratings changes in the House.
October 31, 2018
A Bridge to Sell You By John Stossel
"Libertarians believe that you should be as conservative or as liberal as you want to be as long as you don't want to force yourself on others," says Larry Sharpe, Libertarian candidate for governor of New York.
October 31, 2018
Yes, Unvetted Illegal Caravans Threaten Public Health By Michelle Malkin
We live in bizarro times. Suddenly, it is controversial to state obvious, neon-bright truths. This week, it has become newsworthy to observe that illegal border-crossers who circumvent required medical screenings are a threat to America's public health and safety.
October 30, 2018
Why the Left Hates Prosperity By Stephen Moore
Here is Moore's rule of modern-day politics: The better the economy performs under President Donald Trump and the more successes he racks up, the more unhinged the left becomes. It's a near linear relationship. And it goes for media as well.
October 30, 2018
Is This Worse Than '68? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Saturday, in Pittsburgh, a Sabbath celebration at the Tree of Life synagogue became the site of the largest mass murder of Jews in U.S. history. Eleven worshippers were killed by a racist gunman.
October 26, 2018
The Left Will Never Thrive Without Its Own Smart, Entertaining and Well-Funded Media Organization By Ted Rall
The U.S. occupation of Afghanistan is in its 17th year, with no end in sight. The U.S. has killed 1 million Iraqis over the last 15 years. We're killing Syrians, Yemenis and Somalis. None of the victims threatened us.
October 26, 2018
Will Burly Men Stop House Democrats' Blue Wave? By Michael Barone
Do they live in two different worlds? White college graduate women favor Democrats over Republicans in House elections by a 62 to 35 percent margin. White non-college-graduate men favor Republicans over Democrats in House elections by a 58 to 38 percent margin.
October 26, 2018
Did Trump Goad and Guide the Pipe Bomber? By Patrick J. Buchanan
By Thursday, the targets of the mailed pipe bombs had risen to nine: George Soros, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Maxine Waters, John Brennan, Eric Holder, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Joe Biden and Robert De Niro.
October 25, 2018
A Dozen Days To Go: Ratings Changes in Gubernatorial, House Races By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The battles for the state governorships are getting more volatile as Election Day nears. We are moving three races, Kansas, Oregon, and South Dakota, to Toss-up.
— Republican odds of holding the Senate are as good as ever.
— The playing field continues to expand in the House.
October 24, 2018
2018 Midterms: All About Obama By Michelle Malkin
Former President Selfie Stick is back in action, firing up Democrats before the midterms with his signature rallying cries:
October 24, 2018
Politicians' Deceitful Promise By John Stossel
Will you be able to retire? Maybe not.
Will your state pay what its politicians promised? Almost certainly not.
October 23, 2018
'Medicare-for-All' By Stephen Moore
It seems like just yesterday that Democrats were telling us that under Obamacare, "If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan."
October 23, 2018
Time for Trump to Cut the Prince Loose? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Was the assassination of JFK by Lee Harvey Oswald still getting as much media coverage three weeks after his death as it did that first week after Nov. 22, 1963? Not as I recall.
October 19, 2018
Caravan Puts Trump Legacy on the Line By Patrick J. Buchanan
Our mainstream media remain consumed with the grisly killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and how President Donald Trump will deal with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
