If you’re like 81.4 million other Americans, you took in last night’s debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.If you’re like most of my facebook friends, you posted about it online. I’m sure each of you who posted, “So, who do you think won the debate?” thought you were the only one who wrote…
I’ve made the trip to Austin for Donald Trump’s rally, the closest to the election a major candidate has stopped in Texas in quite some time.Trump’s visit would come with some issues, such as the head of Austin’s Republican Party [Republican] staging a protest outside the arena. He says Trump’s nomination could hurt other…
After two weeks and countless interviews with politicians, my time at the conventions is wrapping upYou’ve read about my commute in Philadelphia, and, much like last week, the past few days have been full of non-partisan good times.For instance, is it weird that the first time I saw Paul Simon live in concert was at a…
This week, I’m in Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention.While we wait for the convention to start each day, reporters fan out across the city to find side-bar stories. One of those stories is the Republican National Convention, which set up shop at a re-purposed wrestling arena.Each day, they’d regale us with poll numbers…
I’m writing this from the Cleveland Airport. I came early after hearing these horror stories about people spending hours in line at security and Southwest canceling all these flights because the hamster that runs in the wheel to keep the computers turned onpassed away.I had missed the rush of post-convention travelers. My network brethren had declared that…
My week in Cleveland is coming to an end.I had so much to learn at the Republican National Convention. For instance, I attended the Texas delegation breakfast each morning.On Monday, I would learn from author David Barton the etiquette of wearing a cowboy hat, which is strangely intricate.All of the gentlemen in the Texas delegation were wearing…
My week in Cleveland seems to involve quite a bit of time at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.That’s probably exactly what Cleveland wants.Today, I covered Donald Trump’s arrival. His campaign would describe the arrival as the launching point for his appearance at the convention.Trump’s event today involved him landing at an airstrip…