It wasn't really the making of Portillo, though. One can't feel sorry for him - he's had a thoroughly nice and interesting life. But his dream was to be PM, not to serve time in some m… (View Post)

Wouldn't this potentially be more than balanced by reduced propensity for left wing Democrats to hold their nose and vote for Biden, and increased propensity for independents to vote for change … (View Post)

I think Clinton would have beaten McCain reasonably comfortably. It was a difficult election for the Republicans to win against the backdrop of an unpopular president and unfolding financial crisis. … (View Post)

You mean there are still people sticking to their New Year's resolutions this deep into 2024? I wish I shared their willpower. (View Post)

Trump did rather underperform in Iowa in 2016 and it isn't temperamentally terribly Trumpian (although only by a few percentage points - not enough to endanger him given his large polling lead n… (View Post)