Here is CNN: Vice President Kamala Harris has made a decision on her running mate, with four people close to the process saying Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota is her choice. The selection caps the Midwestern Democrat’s short but swift ascent from […]
Kamala Harris
“San Francisco liberal.” “San Francisco liberal.” “San Francisco liberal.” “San Francisco liberal.” “San Francisco liberal.”
In an interview with CNN’s John Berman, Arkansas senator Tom Cotton reveals how the GOP will go after Kamala Harris over the course of the next several months. Watch Cotton avoid nearly every one of Berman’s questions.:
“J.D. Vance ain’t from here”
Andy Beshear for vice president? Here is WHAS11 TV in Louisville, Kentucky: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris Monday morning to take Joe Biden’s place atop the Democratic ticket, but he also had plenty to say about U.S. Sen. […]
The Trump campaign’s worst nightmare
The GOP played its hand in Milwaukee. The entire Republican National Convention was designed to attack Joe Biden. The GOP has chosen its vice-presidential candidate. But with Biden out of the race, the Democratic Party now has the opportunity to […]
Shapiro defeated Doug Mastriano in 2022, so he knows how to run against MAGA. Will he be on the ticket in November?
Biden is out. He has endorsed Kamala Harris. But we still don’t know who the Democrats will pick to run against Donald Trump. Whoever it is, Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro will be considered as a running mate. Here is our […]
Bill and Hillary Clinton endorse Kamala Harris for president
Joe Biden will not run for president in November 2024; endorses Kamala Harris
Trump told CNN that Biden was the “worst president in the history of our country.” He says he will have an easier time defeating Harris. What comes next? No one knows yet.
Kamala Harris may be the reason Biden is not stepping aside
This is a really interesting piece from Jonathan Chait at New York Magazine. A taste: After absorbing the initial waves of shock from Thursday night’s debate debacle, allies of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have begun whispering to the media their reasons why the Democratic ticket must consist of […]
John McWhorter on the Florida African American history curriculum
I took a little heat for my take on the Florida African American history controversy. Last month I wrote: The standards were much better than I expected. If I was a high school teacher in Florida I could easily work […]
Did the enslaved “benefit” from slavery?
Here is CBS News: Florida’s 2023 Social Studies curriculum will include lessons on how “slaves developed skills” that could be used for “personal benefit,” according to a copy of the state’s academic standards reviewed by CBS News. The lessons in question fall […]
There was apparently no room in Greg Abbott’s inn this Christmas eve.
It’s Christmas. That means it’s time for evangelical politicians to use aslyum-seeking migrants for their political stunts. Here is CNN: Several busloads of migrants were dropped off in front of Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence in Washington, DC, on Christmas […]
Can the Democrats hold the Senate?
Yes. And it looks like they will. Last night the major networks called the Arizona senate race for Mark Kelly. At this moment, the Democrats and the Republicans each hold 49 seats in the U.S. Senate. Two seats have yet […]
The impending disaster
Yascha Mounk, a political scientist at The Johns Hopkins University and defender of liberal democracy, lists five reasons why the United States may be heading for disaster. They are: “Trump is Anti-Democratic” “A Second Trump Term Would Be More Dangerous […]
Kamala Harris becomes the first woman in U.S. history to have presidential power
She had it for eighty-five minutes today. Here is the BBC: Ms Harris, 57, was in control for 85 minutes, while Mr Biden was placed under anaesthesia for a routine colonoscopy on Friday. Mr Biden’s doctor released a statement after […]
Kamala Harris featured in Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s “Souls to the Polls” initiative
Here is Yahoo News: Hundreds of churches across Virginia are set to air a political ad starring Vice President Kamala Harris — a move that has raised eyebrows regarding the legality of bringing political campaigns into houses of worship. Between […]
Chicago’s DuSable Museum is getting Kamala Harris and Barack Obama hate mail
Here is Patrick Elwood at WGN-TV: The president and CEO of the DuSable Museum of African American History went public Tuesday with news of a series of threatening letters that began after the Capitol insurrection and shortly before the Biden/Harris administration took […]
National politicians respond to the Chauvin verdict. Do you see a pattern here?
In case you still don’t know, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd. Here is how Twitter is responding: As of 8:43pm on Tuesday evening, April 20, 2021 the following national politicians […]