Rachel Stoltzfoos Hillary Clinton blamed the Obama administration Monday for a failed effort to train a rebel force in Syria that could take on the Islamic State and the Assad regime. “This is a failure in policy, isn’t it?” MSNBC’s Chuck Todd asked Clinton in an interview that aired Monday, referring to a recent report that only a…
Casey Harper A new poll shows that a Joe Biden run for president could be a big problem for democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton. The Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday shows that while Joe Biden is not likely to win the nomination, his run would take voters mostly from Clinton, allowing Bernie Sanders to possibly…
Today’s Freedom Report podcast looks at the lawsuit filed by Governor Gary Johnson against the Commission on Presidential Debates. Johnson and attorney Bruce Fein are filing an anti-trust lawsuit, claiming that the CPD is in restraint of trade, and arguing that the debates are a monopoly. From Johnson’s Our America Initiative: With the filing of our…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took to the airwaves to announce his universal government healthcare plan. Trump has been a supporter of socialized medicine for years, but his recent appearance in an interview with CBS news was just the latest discussion he’s given on the topic. Whether this will harm his candidacy remains to be…
Coverage of Paul is the Latest Example of Media Incompetence by Josh Guckert Following a story by Politico on Friday which involved attempting to predict which Republican Presidential campaigns will soon end, a number of other publications picked up the narrative, indicating that Rand Paul‘s campaign is on “death watch” and that he, along with Bobby Jindal, is…
by Micah J. Fleck [dropcap size=small]G[/dropcap]ood news for Rand Paul supporters: you’re in the company of Ivy League college students. Which means you can all go on to complain about his ultimate 2016 GOP nomination loss together as you meet at the golden water cooler at your cushy banking job in a few years. Or not….
Blake Neff An autopsy of Scott Walker’s presidential campaign by Politico has revealed interesting claims that Walker’s wife may have played a significant role in his campaign’s final demise. Politico’s write-up focuses on a variety of problems that helped torpedo Walker’s campaign far earlier than anybody expected: Too many campaign workers, poor debate preparation, and an…
Walker’s Exit is One of the Biggest 2016 Shake-Ups Thus Far by Josh Guckert On Monday, Scott Walker suspended his Presidential campaign after only 10 weeks as an official candidate. Walker had been considered a potential 2016 candidate for a considerable amount of time due to his 3 Wisconsin election victories over the span of 4…
Rachel Stoltzfoos CNN’s Jake Tapper took an approach to moderating the second GOP debate that contrasted sharply with that of the Fox News debate: pit the candidates against each other. The strategy, albeit unorthodox and interesting, produced questionable results. Tapper said the goal was to inspire back and forth between candidates “where they disagree — on…
by Keith Farrell Donald Trump is a liar. While he has undoubtedly shaken up the often dull world of electoral politics, he cannot long hide what he truly is. Trump portrays himself as an outsider; it’s the entirety of his appeal to the GOP base. But the truth is that Donald Trump is a lifelong…