IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3 Mar. 2016 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Disarrayed GOP options By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Time is growing short to stop Donald Trump, and Republicans are divided among themselves about what course to follow. Primary elections on Tuesday, March 15 will show whether Marco […]
Morphing from primary clown to gravitas candidate
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 Mar. 2016 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Morphing from primary clown to gravitas candidate By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The formula for GOP presidential success used to be: tilt right for the nomination; tilt center for the general election. That was yesterday. […]
TR vs. Trump: positive vs. negative populism
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 Feb. 2016 10 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 TR vs. Trump: positive vs. negative populism By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Now that Donald Trump is the undisputed frontrunner for the Republican nomination, the search is on for historical analogies to explain his […]
Pope and president denounce Trump to no avail
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 Feb. 2016 10 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Pope and president denounce Trump to no avail By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – President Obama couldn’t resist the temptation. Asked about the presidential race at a news conference following his meeting in California with […]
It’s in Kennedy’s hands
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 Feb. 2016 10 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 It’s in Kennedy’s hands By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – When a case is heard in a local court, plaintiffs and defendants alike assume they are being heard by an impartial judge, but the likelihood […]
The ghosts of presidents past
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 Feb. 2016 10 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 The ghosts of presidents past By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON –The current crop of presidential candidates may appear to be unique, particularly in their shortcomings, but we have seen iterations of them before – semblances, […]
They also serve who watch and wait
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3 Feb. 2016 10 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 They also serve who watch and wait By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The results of the Iowa caucuses raise more questions than they answered. Among them: What happens to Donald Trump? Can he sustain his […]
Millennials are Sanders and Trump constituents
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28 Jan. 2016 10 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Millennials are Sanders and Trump constituents By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – If Bernie Sanders pulls out a win in the Iowa caucuses, it will be because of the overwhelming support he enjoys from millennial […]
Why we vote against self-interest
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 Jan. 2016 10 WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Today’s Events in Historical Perspective America’s Longest-Running Column, Founded 1932 Why we vote against self-interest By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – What drives political affiliations? Philosophy? Pocketbooks? Danger? In fact, for the majority of Americans, it is none of these. The primary political driver is […]
You are being gerrymandered
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – It may have been the first time a president brought up gerrymandering in a State of the Union address. The subject is typically confined to civics classes and political science seminars, but the inequality and injustice it perpetuates are at the heart of what’s wrong […]