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2024 presidential election

How Taylor Swift can save democracy

John Fea   |  September 13, 2024

OK, Taylor endorsed Kamala. That’s a start. But if Swift really wants to make a difference she can act on her endorsement. Why not use her great wealth to create a pro-Harris super Pac in her home state of Pennsylvania? […]

Taylor Swift, the “childless cat lady,” endorses Kamala Harris

John Fea   |  September 11, 2024

Taylor has mobilized the Swifties. The election is over. 🙂 Trump has already responded.

Election Day is 56 days away. What are evangelicals saying?

John Fea   |  September 9, 2024

Let’s check in on the current state of evangelicals and politics: National Public radio is talking about “Evangelicals for Harris.” Ralph Reed remains all in: So is Reed’s Faith & Freedom Coalition: A glimpse into the Latino evangelicals who attend […]

“JD Vance loves Ohio State and Project 2025”

John Fea   |  September 8, 2024

If you were in the “Big House” to see Texas trounce Michigan on Saturday, you may have noticed a small plane pulling a banner that read “JD Vance Loves Ohio State + Project 2025.’ The Democratic National Committee paid for […]

George W. Bush will not endorse a candidate for president

John Fea   |  September 8, 2024

Here is NBC News: Former President George W. Bush does not plan to endorse a candidate for president, his office told NBC News on Saturday. When asked whether the former president or his wife, Laura, would endorse a candidate or […]

Trump unhinged (again). This guy could be the next president.

John Fea   |  September 8, 2024

Do we really want this guy back in office? Sadly, I am afraid that many Americans do. Trump still believes, despite all evidence to the contrary, that the 2020 election was stolen from him. If he loses in November, this […]

Dick Cheney is voting for Kamala Harris

John Fea   |  September 6, 2024

Liz Cheney, the former GOP member of Congress and vice chair of the House January 6 Committee, announced this week that she will be voting for Kamala Harris in November. Today we learned that her father, former vice-president Dick Cheney, […]

Trump at Arlington National Cemetery: An explainer

John Fea   |  September 4, 2024

What actually happened when Trump recently visited Arlington National Cemetery? Ben Kesling explains at Politico: The debate around Donald Trump’s recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery has been confusing to many Americans. What’s the big deal with taking photos in […]

Trump spins again on abortion. The Christian Right feels much better now.

John Fea   |  September 1, 2024

Trump is all over the place on abortion. Kamala Harris sat down for an interview with CNN. It’s Labor Day weekend, the unofficial start of the final push for November. Let’s check-in on what American evangelicals are saying. I think […]

We have now entered the “go to hell” phase of the 2024 presidential race

John Fea   |  August 29, 2024

I guess this is a logical outcome when politics becomes spiritual warfare. 🙂 I’ll let Meryl Kornfield of The Washington Post take it from here: Former president Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, doubled down Wednesday on […]

The pro-life movement continues to turn on Trump

John Fea   |  August 29, 2024

We’ve covered this story here and here and here. Now a leader of the pro-life movement says, “It is not the job of the pro-life movement to vote for President Trump.” Her name is Lila Rose and she leads the […]

The Catholic faith of JD Vance

John Fea   |  August 26, 2024

Over at The New York Times, Elizabeth Dias profiles the GOP vice-presidential candidate. Here is a taste: In Washington, he connected with a Yale Law alumnus who had become a priest at the Dominican House of Studies. Before joining the […]

How do you run against joy?

John Fea   |  August 25, 2024

Ever since Kamala Harris introduced Tim Walz as her running mate, the Democratic candidates have been talking about running a campaign full of joy. Here is Three Dog Night: OK–sorry for the digression. During the convention, Bill Clinton said Harris […]

RFK Jr.’s family responds to his endorsement of Trump

John Fea   |  August 24, 2024

Some context here.

Almost as if on cue, the Christian Right falls in love with a pro-choice environmental activist and conspiracy theorist

John Fea   |  August 24, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pro-choice on abortion, an environmental activist, an isolationist on foreign policy, and an indigenous rights advocate. He wants to “seal” the southern border with “high walls” and “high gates.” He also believes that Wi-Fi causes […]

What are evangelicals saying about Trump’s claim that his administration “will be great for women and their reproductive rights?”

John Fea   |  August 23, 2024

Earlier today, Donald Trump wrote: “My Administration will be great for women and their reproductive rights.” Such a claim, of course, puts pro-life conservatives in a difficult spot. Will they vote for Trump despite what appear to be his pro-choice […]

A tale of two conventions

John Fea   |  August 23, 2024

Whatever you think about Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, this Morning Joe video is revealing:

Twenty years after his breakout speech, Obama is back tonight

John Fea   |  August 20, 2024

Barack Obama is speaking at tonight’s Democratic National Convention. Twenty years ago, as a candidate for U.S. Senate, Obama delivered his breakout speech at the DNC in Boston. About three weeks before the 2004 convention, Obama was driving between Springfield […]

Former federal justice J. Michael Luttig endorses Kamala Harris

John Fea   |  August 19, 2024

I remember when conservative legal scholar J. Michael Luttig was on the short list of judges considered for a Supreme Court nomination. Then Donald Trump came along and started playing fast and loose with American institutions and the United States […]

The Fannie Lou Hammer convention?

John Fea   |  August 19, 2024

Maxine Waters just spoke on night one of the DNC convention. While many have been comparing this Chicago convention to the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Waters invoked Fannie Lou Hamer and the 1964 DNC convention in Atlantic City. It has […]

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