Tag : Gary Johnson
A field guide to third-party prospects
This was a prime year for a solid third-party run for the White House. Antipathy and disdain for the major party candidates are at historical high levels. Polls show that far more than half of Americans think a third party is needed. Do not hold out hope for a breakthrough. None of the “major” thirdRead moreTrump picks Clinton’s lock on the election
In the 1982 movie “Diner,” the character played by a young Mickey Rourke is struggling with paying off money owed to a bookie on past lost bets. He decides to place a wager on a college basketball game he believes is a sure winner as a way to clear the debt. An adult friend ofRead moreTrump and Clinton should un-rig the debates
Donald Trump has declared that the presidential election is likely to be rigged. Here is his chance to do something about it. As Washington turns inward to begin its all-important — some might say elitist — debate as to which media superstars get to referee the fall presidential debates, GOP nominee Trump has already voicedRead moreGet Ready for President Lugar
Since the media’s dream of a brokered Republican presidential convention has turned to fizz, the possibilities of additional arias in the presidential opera are dwindling as the curtain begins to close on the spring season. The Libertarian Party — in a contested presidential convention the media once projected for Republicans — took two ballots toRead moreThe presidential playoffs have begun
Pre-vote debates are over. Countdown to presidential clarity/semi-historic confusion begins with the rapidly approaching Iowa caucus carnival, followed by a trio of contests as different as the last four NFL teams that vied for the 2016 Super Bowl. We know the goal line: the White House. Thus the four quarters to be played: the RepublicanRead more
