The Last Official Republican Debate: Running to Replace Trump Without Running Against Trump

The strange Republican primary season had its fourth debate – its final official one – on December 6th, hosted by NewsNation (formerly WGN).  Political commentators seem to be thoroughly sick of this by now.  Politico lamented the level of attention given to the Haley-DeSantis rivalry, comparing it to the long-defunct NFL “Playoff Bowl” between the teams who failed to qualify for the Super Bowl, while … Continue reading The Last Official Republican Debate: Running to Replace Trump Without Running Against Trump

The Third Debate Was Better, but it’s Still a Fight for Second Place

The third Republican debate was held on November 8th on NBC – and was uploaded to YouTube officially this time.  Each debate seems to be getting easier to find on streaming, so that’s something.  With only about two months left until primary voting starts, time is running out for candidates to figure out how to campaign in a way that appeals to voters more than … Continue reading The Third Debate Was Better, but it’s Still a Fight for Second Place

2024 Candidates: Nikki Haley

My precious angel babies, did you think I had forgotten about you? Yes, things have been very busy at the secret underground pyramid-shaped headquarters of Pyramid, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t had my eye glued to the news that, apparently, we’re having a presidential election next year. Didn’t we just have one of these? Smash Mouth was right: the years start coming and they … Continue reading 2024 Candidates: Nikki Haley

Trump probably won’t run in 2024, but that doesn’t mean Senate Republicans were right to acquit him

The United States Senate, in its infinite wisdom, says Donald Trump is not guilty of inciting a riot in January on the grounds that although he absolutely did do that and should be convicted he is no longer in office and therefore, apparently, cannot be. This result, though not unexpected, is going down poorly, in part because the legal consensus is that Trump absolutely could … Continue reading Trump probably won’t run in 2024, but that doesn’t mean Senate Republicans were right to acquit him