Senator Bernie Sanders wants to let states decide how to regulate marijuana, or to not regulate it at all if they choose. Intellectually honest conservatives should support his effort.
Virginia Democrats tried to capture control of the Virginia State Senate by, in part, emphasizing gun control issues. The fact that they failed is instructive.
A controversial marijuana legalization initiative that even many pro-legalization advocates opposed, lost in Ohio last night. But the nationwide momentum in favor of legalization will likely not be abated.
The juxtaposition of two headlines at memeorandum is amusing.
More good news for Hillary Clinton, and a sign that the race for the Democratic nomination, to the extent there really is a race at this point, is close to being over.
Everyone is sick of the current approach. The candidates are looking for a new one.
Marco Rubio is taking heat for missing a lot of Senate votes since he started running for President, but he’s not really any worse than other legislators who have run for President.
Republicans seem to be thinking that Hillary Clinton will be an easier General Election candidate than the evidence suggests she is likely to be.
Several recent nominees were flailing at this point in those cycles.
So close, and yet so very, very, far.
To the surprise of nobody who was actually paying attention to political reality, Vice-President Biden announced today that he will not be a candidate for President.
For much of the summer, the story of the Democratic race for President was the story of Hillary Clinton’s seemingly endless problems. Those days seem long gone if the latest polls are any indication.
A new poll shows an up-tick in public support for some gun control measures, but gun control advocates can’t ignore the political reality that says those restrictions are unlikely to ever become law.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders may think otherwise, but many Americans do care about Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while Secretary of State.
In addition to doing everything she needed to do last night, Hillary Clinton also destroyed whatever logic remained for a Joe Biden candidacy.
With the first Democratic Presidential Debate just hours away, Hillary Clinton got some good polling news from Fox News Channel.
Hillary Clinton has started to distance herself from President Obama on some issues. It’s an understandable strategy, but it carries many risks.
Obama’s first Secretary of State has come out against Obama’s Trans Pacific Partnership.
An FCC rule from a bygone era may get Bernie Sanders and company some time on NBC.
One of the nation’s preeminent polling firms is sitting out the 2016 primaries.
With time running out for him to make a decision, a new report shows how deeply Vice President Biden has been in stirring up the speculation that is now surrounding him.
A woman who has been running for President for at least eight years is apparently having trouble explaining why she wants to be President.
Vice-President Biden will apparently not be at the first Democratic debate, which may be yet another sign that he’s not running for President.
Vice-President Biden continues to rise in the polls even though he has yet to actually enter the race for President.
The Club For Growth has released two ads criticizing Donald Trump, so of course Trump is threatening to sue them.
The pressure on Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to expand the 2016 debate schedule is increasing.
Hillary Clinton seems to be bouncing back from recent troubles in the latest national poll, but Vice-President Biden is starting to rise in the polls before even getting in the race.
Time is running out for Joe Biden to make a decision about running for President, and it’s still not clear what he’ll do.
Britain’s Labour Party has taken a hard tilt left with the election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader.
Vice-President Biden dropped another hint that suggests he might not be up to running for President.
Bernie Sanders has jumped ahead of Hillary Clinton in the Hawkeye State.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign is doing a reset in the face of declining poll numbers and bad press.
Bernie Sanders continues to cause Hillary Clinton problems, and Joe Biden could cause more if he enters the race.
In a speech in Florida, Joe Biden spoke about his possible run for the White House, and gave a very big hint that he’s leaning toward staying out of the race.
The longer this race goes on, the hard it becomes to deny the truth about Donald Trump.
A new poll shows Bernie Sanders gaining traction outside of New Hampshire for the first time.
Some of Hillary Clinton’s Democratic opponents are complaining about the DNC’s parsimonious debate schedule.
Another poll confirms the fact that Americans of all political stripes continue to hold Congress is disdain.
Hillary Clinton has a bit of a public image problem, but it’s not clear if that will hurt her politically.
Another poll shows Bernie Sanders doing will in New Hampshire, but there’s no evidence he’s catching on anywhere else in the country.
Joe Biden may want to run for President, but does anyone else? It doesn’t really seem like it.
Trump is at -51 net favorability and Clinton at +40. The rest of the field is at “Who?”
Even if Donald Trump isn’t the Republican nominee in 2016, he could still end up causing real harm to the party’s chances of winning the White House and holding on to the Senate.
If we are gong to assess the significance of Trump, we need to pay attention to the numbers.
The reports about Vice-President Biden possibly entering the Presidential race continue to persist.
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