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Gretchen Whitmer Emerges as Darkhorse Democratic VP Candidate

Gretchen Whitmer Emerges as Darkhorse Democratic VP Candidate
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is everywhere right now, conveying just how much of a rising star she currently is in the Democratic Party. On Wednesday she appeared on The Daily Show, wearing a shirt emblazoned with "That Woman From Michigan," an obvious clapback at President Trump for his egregiously unprofessional and overtly condescending remark about her last week. On Saturday, she teamed up with the Detroit Lions, Pistons, Red Wings, and Tigers to release a call to action video encouraging nurses and doctors to bring their skills to Michigan as a way to volunteer and help bolster the number of health care professionals fighting on the front lines against the COVID-19 pandemic. Her public profile has risen so high that she's now in the mix to be the Democratic Vice Presidential candidate. Whitmer now has the third best odds of assuming the position, behind only the favorite Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar. ...
By Paul M. Banks,
April 6, 2020 at 10:49 am • 

Presidential Election Forecast Changed Drastically Over the Past Month

Presidential Election Forecast Changed Drastically Over the Past Month
What a long, strange trip it's been for the Democratic Party and their race to retake the White House. The race began with an extremely crowded field, and Joe Biden emerged as the very early favorite. Then he faded, way back to the middle of the pack. Different candidates, including Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, took their turns as the favorite/presumptive nominee. 
 
Biden came back strong from irrelevancy, to the point now that his clinching a primary win is a matter of when, not if.  Regarding the general election, the odds were heavily in favor of Trump as recently as late February. It's a totally different race today, with Biden and Trump almost tied in what has been a disastrous few days for the President.
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By Paul M. Banks,
March 18, 2020 at 10:56 am • 

Joe Biden or Elizabeth Warren: Better Chance of Winning the Nomination?

Joe Biden or Elizabeth Warren: Better Chance of Winning the Nomination?

We're still more than a year away from the 2020 Presidential election, but we've already defined what will move the single issue voters on the left time around- winning.

In the words of Sir Winston Churchill: "victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be" over incumbent President Donald Trump. So how does the Democratic party get there? Well, first and foremost (and this goes for all parties and political persuasions by the way), they must shed any belief in the term "electability." 2016 showed us just how meaningless that term is nowadays. 

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By Paul M. Banks,
September 6, 2019 at 4:33 pm • 
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