MUST BLOG BEFORE THE DONALD IMPLODES!! So for the last few weeks, I’ve watched with more than avid interest as Donald Trump, the bombastic, self-promoting business mogul, managed to well “Trump” all the other announced candidates for the GOP nomination in national polls. As the first GOP debate neared, I wondered aloud if his presence … [Read more…]
I’m about to make the blogging site “live,” so I guess this is the right time to welcome you! I’m going to blog mostly about the art and science of political campaigning. But I’ll probably throw lots of other randomness in as well. I tend to think out loud and I figure blogging is just venue … [Read more…]
Welcome to my first blogging experience. While I promise to share lots of amusing (and embarrassing) anecdotes about my family in the future, today I wanted to bring up voter apathy. While many academics and pundits ponder the reasons why people don’t vote, I’d suggest that instead we ask ourselves what will compel them to vote. … [Read more…]