Someone said recently about Kamala: They thought she would be a female Obama. But she turned out to be a black Hillary. I hope they're wrong. She is however neither senile nor mad. So really we … (View Post)

I’ve just realised what this election feels like: like an international football tournament without England in it. I don’t have any particular dog in this fight. I don’t want any of them to win it, a… (View Post)

My biggest bet of the election (a whole £25) is on Corbyn losing. (View Post)

That's a fair enough point. Often the Veep is chosen in order to help win a particular state. It's hard to know why Pence was chosen - it felt at the time like pretty much every other senio… (View Post)

Yes, but as I said to TUD, what makes a good veep (the ability to deliver North Carolina, say) is very different from the ability to be a good president or even win a presidential election. Though as… (View Post)