How Trump Is Securing the Evangelical Vote Ahead of Iowa
When Donald Trump launched his 2024 presidential campaign, many prominent evangelical leaders were wary of declaring their support. Others outright opposed him. But with just a few days to go before the Iowa caucuses, the former president seems destined to lock up the pivotal evangelical bloc in the Republican primary.That likely outcome would erase more than a year of anti-Trump campaigning by Iowa’s Bob Vander Plaats, a conservative evangelical power…
“A Pathetic Surrender”: Why Fox News Just Can’t Quit Donald Trump
Move over, Sean, Donald wants your hour!With less than a week until the first votes are cast in the 2024 Republican primary, front-runner Donald Trump blew up Fox News’ prime time schedule on Wednesday. The former president and de facto programming executive booted his longtime ally Sean Hannity out of his 9 p.m. time slot and held a town hall with Iowa voters to compete with CNN’s debate between Ron…
Donald Trump Looks Unstoppable With New Hampshire Primary Win
Donald Trump has won the New Hampshire primary, narrowing Nikki Haley’s path to the nomination and further underscoring his dominance of the Republican Party.The Associated Press called the race shortly after polls closed at 8 p.m.Haley had bet big on New Hampshire, hoping that a “strong” performance in the second contest of the GOP primary could build enough momentum to mount a serious challenge to Trump. Her hopes got higher…
Here’s Where Nikki Haley and Donald Trump Stand Ahead of the New Hampshire Primary
If you can believe it, Nikki Haley is where she wants to be. Thanks to the early expiration of Ron DeSantis’s campaign, the former South Carolina governor, who began her presidential bid as a novel but largely unwelcome throwback to the Republican Party’s neoconservative past, is officially staring down a one-on-one matchup with Donald Trump. In fact, according to her plans, she is one month ahead of schedule: The Haley…
Roe Anniversary Is a Painful Reminder of What the Right Took Away
Today marks the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision. But it’s a hollow anniversary, as the constitutional right to an abortion is gone, eliminated by a Supreme Court that’s became home to a conservative supermajority thanks to Donald Trump, a guy who was once “very pro-choice” but is now lionized by the religious right. And as Trump cruises to the GOP nomination, he’s taking credit…
The Great Tune-Out of 2024
This column is about political burnout. You’re probably feeling it. You might be feeling it so acutely that you’re tempted to stop reading this sentence. But hear me out for a few paragraphs. Because this sense of exhaustion may be the defining feature of the 2024 presidential election cycle.Iowa caucus turnout numbers were weak. Ratings for the cable news coverage of the results were soft. Two primary debates ahead of…
Ex-Pence Aide Recalls Trump-Haley Oval Office Moment That Left Her ‘In Shock’
LOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer President Donald Trump may currently be relentlessly attacking his Republican 2024 presidential primary rival Nikki Haley.But for Olivia Troye, who served in the Trump White House as an aide to former Vice President Mike Pence, it’s a stark contrast to the previous warm atmosphere between the pair.Advertisement Troye, during an appearance on Johanna Maska’s podcast “Press Advance,” said she never heard Trump talking negatively about Haley, whom he…
Marjorie Taylor Greene Photobombed By 'Buffoon'-icorn In Bizarre TV Moment
LOADINGERROR LOADINGFar-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s interview with former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was on Tuesday hijacked by a man with a… *checks notes*… unicorn mask.Veteran presidential candidate Vermin Supreme larked around on camera behind the Donald Trump-endorsing Greene. He pulled up his shirt, pulled faces and brushed the mythical creature’s teeth.Advertisement Vermin Supreme photobombed the War Room.He pulled his shirt up while standing behind MTG. pic.twitter.com/YMYoWEnPvl—…
Fox News' Brit Hume Exposes Key Trump 'Weakness' In Blunt Warning To Republicans
LOADINGERROR LOADINGLongtime Fox News analyst Brit Hume said Donald Trump’s victory in the New Hampshire Republican primary also exposes a core “weakness” in the former president’s candidacy.Trump beat former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley by an 11-point margin, 54% versus 43%, based on the returns as of early Wednesday.Advertisement But Fox News host Martha MacCallum noted that Trump has a “sort of quasi-incumbency” given that he is a former president,…
‘Let’s Do This!’: Jimmy Kimmel Has Brilliant Idea For Trump’s ‘Aptitude Test’ Challenge
LOADINGERROR LOADINGJimmy Kimmel on Tuesday urged Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley to accept Donald Trump’s offer to go up against him in an “aptitude test.”“Let’s do this,” he said on Tuesday night. “She should call him on that immediately, right? Do not let him off the hook. Take him up on it.” Advertisement Hayley enraged the former president by saying he’s “not as sharp” as he used to be and…
