2016 Presidential Election

The 2016 presidential election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The series of presidential primary elections and caucuses is taking place between February 1 and June 2016.

The Democratic National Committee chairwoman resigned under fire Sunday, on the eve of a national convention meant to project competence and unity in contrast to the turbulence of the Republicans’ gathering last week. The...
Will the Republicans fall for the mainstream media commentary on what came down at the Republican National Convention concerning Ted Cruz’ speech?
For the first time in 36 years, there was a vote on the floor of a party’s nominating convention this past Monday that actually held an element of suspense.
Delegates hoping to upend Donald Trump's nomination are attempting a last-gasp effort to fight back as the Republican National Convention kicks off on Monday. A group of anti-Trump delegates submitted signatures to try to...
Mike Pence brings boredom to the ticket, and that in itself is not bad thing, while adding a seriousness of a candidate who has both legislative and executive experience.
There are still Sanders supporters who are not keen to jump to Clinton, no matter what Sanders says or what organizations like the Communications Workers of America who backed Sanders in December and are now backing Clinton...
This article describes delegate rules committee member Kendal Unruh's agenda to suggest a rule that will reinforce the existing rules that national convention delegates are responsible only to the m
It’s been over 40 days since Ted Cruz ended his presidential bid to the White House and left Donald Trump as the lone survivor of the Republican 2016 presidential primary campaign. In spite of this torch passing, it was the...
For many months, I made two cases. First that under the right circumstances, Donald Trump could win the election and the second point was that Trump would be the weakest candidate with the least chance of winning this...
A few things first, the Clinton campaign plans to have sufficient funding to contest Texas. Second, in Presidential years, a lot of Texas is competitive, starting with major urbanized counties like Harris, Dallas, Bexar, and...
Hillary Clinton has chosen Sen. Timothy M. Kaine (Va.) as her vice-presidential running mate, completing a Democratic ticket that prizes experience and traditional notions of public service in a political year dominated by...
Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam’s recent New York Times article laying out a policy response to Trumpism argues, in part, that their preferred immigration policy will help the GOP avoid the likes of a demagogic megalomaniac...
Donald Trump officially became the Republican Party's presidential nominee on Tuesday after a roll call vote overshadowed by dissent and apathy atypical of what is traditionally a celebration of the party's White House...
My wife has voted Republican as long as we’ve been married; 29 years. Shortly into this primary season with Donald Trump already leading among the large field of candidates, she told me she would not vote for Donald Trump...
Friday morning, our presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump, confirmed that Indiana Governor Mike Pence would be his running mate.
No, Donald Trump is not the thief. He took advantage of the party establishment’s corrupted process. Calculating party officials arranged open and winner-take all primaries with hopes of achieving a “moderate” winner in...
Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch happened to be at the same place at the same time, so as a courtesy, Bill met with Loretta Lynch.
Police in Montgomery County, Texas, detained and eventually released a man who was said to have been found with a handgun near the location of a Trump rally being held in The Woodlands.
Reality check: The economy, as reflected in the labor market, is weak. The economy created 38,000 jobs in May, yet unemployment dropped because 455,000 gave up on the labor force; and of those still in, 468,000 want full-...
Former Republican governor of New Mexico and Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has a vision for America fundamentally different from Donald Trump’s. Perhaps the most striking difference is on immigration.

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