Now that the unthinkable has happened: a Donald Trump presidential election victory despite the best efforts of myriad honorable individuals who fought for a different result, it will soon be time for our new leader to put up or shut up.I will be keeping a scorecard to evaluate how many of his ...
At dawn Tuesday in West Quoddy Head, Maine, the easternmost point of the United States, it was certain that by midnight in Cape Wrangell, Alaska, the westernmost fringe, there would be a loser who deserved to lose and a winner who did not deserve to win. The surprise is that Barack Obama must ...
A largely unexpected victory of Republican Donald J. Trump and a GOP control of the U.S. Senate left some Mon Valley party leaders joyous, others dismayed and most in shock.鈥淭rump always seems to land on his feet,鈥� said Washington County Republican Party Chairman Scott Day, standing in the ...
The Trump tide steamrolled its way across the nation Tuesday, shocking the experts and pundits. Along the way, Trump took Pennsylvania, thanks in large part to some major victories in our area.As expected Hillary Clinton did very well in Philadelphia, winning by 455,124 votes there and its four ...
The financial markets thought Donald Trump鈥檚 conciliatory victory speech early Wednesday morning meant something.That interpretation seems plausible. If nothing else, Trump鈥檚 tone suggested that he realized the markets were getting volatile and that he wanted to calm the waters by giving ...
Hillary Clinton鈥檚 use of the word 鈥渄eplorables鈥� to refer to half of Trump鈥檚 supporters has taken a familiar tone when it comes to election contests. Partisans often view the other side鈥檚 voters as immoral, ignorant and irrational.While research tells us that humans are subject to any ...
