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When The Bidexit?

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review
Tuesday, June 30, 2020

We have reached a strange impasse in the campaign in which weakness is seen as strength. The fact that Biden is cognitively impaired and hiding in his basement in virtual incommunicado is now seen as a valuable strategy, given that Trump is dealing with the virus, lockdowns, the economy, and a pandemic of lawlessness and chaos — and down in the polls.

Analysis and Commentary

Where Did Socialism Go?

by David Davenportvia The Washington Examiner
Monday, June 29, 2020

Whatever happened to last year’s political rage, socialism? Was it one of those musical one-hit wonders that soared briefly but then flamed out? Was it the political equivalent of a new television program that bombed after only one season?

Interviews

Victor Davis Hanson On Breitbart News Sunday

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia Breitbart News Sunday
Sunday, June 28, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses the presidential election and says “It’s more or less whether you like the United States more as it was before Memorial Day, or whether you would prefer what’s evolving after this Memorial Day, and by that I mean, whether you think that we didn’t have to be perfect to be good, and our institutions from the founders were necessary to incorporate change in a lawful and calm peaceful manner and then they can adjudicate any particular flaws we have in society versus we have a cancer, supposedly from our founding, and that racism has to be irradiated or cut out, and if it kills us, the host, then that’s a necessary price to pay. I think it’s that stark a choice.”

In the News

New Report Finds Many Voters In Both Parties Are Open To Questioning The Legitimacy Of The Election If Their Candidate Loses

quoting Larry Diamondvia Valdosta Daily Times
Monday, June 29, 2020

With a deadly pandemic, a devastating recession, and massive civil rights protests across the country, the U.S. is facing a historically tumultuous election year.

Analysis and Commentary

Trump Will Win If He Responds To Righteous Voter Rage

by Victor Davis Hansonvia American Greatness
Sunday, June 28, 2020

The hour of reckoning is here. Either Trump will crush the lawlessness and win swing voters to his side, or he will listen to the trimmers and lose the country.

In the News

No Presidential Winner On Election Night? Mail-in Ballots Could Put Outcome In Doubt For Weeks

quoting Larry Diamondvia South Coast Today
Sunday, June 28, 2020

Kentucky won’t have final results of last week’s state primary until Tuesday. New York could take twice as long. In Pennsylvania, the state’s largest city, Philadelphia, was still tallying mail-in ballots nearly two weeks after its June 2 primary.

Interviews

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump's Headwinds Turning To Tailwinds As The Public Reacts To The Disorder

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia The John Batchelor Show
Thursday, June 25, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses his National Review article "A Presidential Campaign Simile: Storm-Tossed Galleon."

FeaturedPolitics

2020 Election Will Be A Contest Of The Angry

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review
Thursday, June 25, 2020

It is no longer really about Biden and Trump.

Interviews

Victor Davis Hanson On Examining Politics

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia Examining Politics Podcast
Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses what he calls a “cultural revolution” playing out in the streets of America’s major cities and how it will affect the presidential election.

Interviews

Victor Davis Hanson On The Larry O'Connor Show

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia The Larry O'Connor Show
Monday, June 22, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson talks about the changing landscape of the presidential election, cultural revolutions and more.

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