Kamala Harris’s first big policy speech did not exactly draw rave reviews from a media establishment that largely seems to adore her. But with the Democratic convention getting under way, does that matter? Perhaps the most stinging criticism came from the Washington Post’s mostly liberal editorial board, which declared that “unfortunately, instead of delivering a...
It’s all about the vibe. A word not usually associated with presidential politics — more with late night parties and a bong — is now the only thing that matters. At least if you’re Kamala Harris. She’s on the cover of Time — with an admiring sketch that makes it look like she’s already president...
When Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz, the largely unknown Minnesota governor, there was an unmistakable pattern to the coverage. Not to mention an element of surprise, since everyone thought Josh Shapiro was the odds-on favorite, given the importance of the governor’s state of Pennsylvania. For the journalists and commentators who applauded Walz as the running...
Donald Trump and his allies keep talking about a coup. I don’t quite see what that gets them. It seems more an expression of frustration than anything else. The campaign spent two years preparing to run against Joe Biden, with frailty and mental acuity an overriding issue, and now they’ve got an energetic, 59-year-old vice...
The media are gushing – there’s no other word – over newly minted Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. She was being portrayed as having the money and the mojo as she headed to Milwaukee. “Harris Hits the Trail, Powered by Endorsements, Money and Delegates,” said The Washington Post. The excitement is understandable. The mainstream press wanted...
Kamala Harris may well be unstoppable as the Democratic nominee – no one has emerged to run against her – but an ugly brawl over defining her will not be so easily won. The vice president has been a nationally known figure for nearly four years, but has never had to operate under the searing...
In the end, the pressure on President Biden to step aside, orchestrated by increasingly blatant leaks from Democratic leaders and public abandonment by party lawmakers, got to be too great, as was obviously inevitable. Not even an incumbent president of some accomplishment can run for reelection when donors pull the plug, when nearly two-thirds of...
As if there was any last lingering doubt, everyone now hates the media. I know that may sound like familiar news. And that we are largely to blame for our plunging credibility, especially in the supercharged atmosphere surrounding Donald Trump and the campaign, and even more so after the assassination attempt. For decades, of course,...
My Spidey sense told me all along that Donald Trump wanted to pick JD Vance as his running mate. He saw the freshman senator as a populist conservative in his own mold, an eloquent voice who could help cement Trumpism as the future of the Republican Party. Plus, he had a powerful advocate in Donald...
The assassination attempt against Donald Trump in Pennsylvania was a chilling and frightening moment in the history of a country that has seen too many such shootings. We are all grateful, of course, that the former president was not wounded more seriously and for the Secret Service agents who protected him. I am especially grateful...
