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As He Ponders Running Mates, Is There A Truman, A TR Or An LBJ In Joe Biden’s Future?

by Bill Whalenvia Forbes
Sunday, May 10, 2020

Sometimes, a bad situation can yield some good – for me, a chance to take advantage of California’s coronavirus quarantine and re-watch Ken Burns’ “intimate history” of the lives and times of Franklin, Eleanor and Theodore Roosevelt that first appeared on PBS almost six years ago.

Analysis and Commentary

Biden Has Become An Albatross For The Democrats

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review
Thursday, May 7, 2020

Even if Democrats know why Biden must go, they haven’t a clue about when or how.

Interviews

Interview With Dr. Victor Davis Hanson On The Todd Huff Show

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia The Todd Huff Show
Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses his National Review article "As in 1944, Democratic Running Mate Selection Seems Pivotal."

Analysis and Commentary

Trump Hits The Road – And Faces A Narrow Road To Re-Election

by Bill Whalenvia Forbes
Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Now that President Trump has visited Arizona and apparently attends to swing by Ohio “very soon,” let’s take a look at the national map and figure what he’s up to — and where else he might be headed in the weeks ahead.

InterviewsPolitics

Bill Whalen On The John Batchelor Show

interview with Bill Whalenvia The John Batchelor Show
Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Bill Whalen discusses his Forbes article "Other Than A Candidate Stuck At Home, How’s The Health Of Biden’s Campaign?"

Analysis and Commentary

Here’s A Voting System That Would Have Counted All Of California’s Super Tuesday Votes

by L. Sandy Maisel, David Bradyvia CALmatters
Tuesday, May 5, 2020

If California voters had been allowed to rank multiple candidates on their ballot in order of their preference, as one state does, the real winner of the Super Tuesday primary held nearly two months would have been announced much sooner. And the preference of a majority of voters might surprise you.

Analysis and Commentary

Biden: Follow Reagan’s Document Precedent

by Charles G. Palm mentioning Hoover Institutionvia The Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, May 5, 2020

You criticize Vice President Biden for setting one standard in the Tara Reade case—“rigorously investigate claims . . . look into it”—and a different one in the Brett Kavanaugh case. In fact he hasn’t followed either standard.

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Counting On Coronavirus Luck Is Not A Fall Election Strategy. Best Bet Is Vote By Mail.

by Valentin Bolotnyy, Larry Diamondvia USA Today
Monday, May 4, 2020

Vote by mail is not a partisan plot, it's critical infrastructure to assure a safe election in a pandemic. Now is the time to invest and prepare.

Interviews

Questions Abound, And Trouble Awaits. Lanhee Chen Talks To A&G.

interview with Lanhee J. Chenvia Armstrong & Getty
Friday, May 1, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Lanhee Chen discusses Joe Biden's sexual assault denial and the potential presidential candidacy of Justin Amash.

In the News

COVID-19 Accelerating ‘Democratic Recession,’ Warns Larry Diamond

featuring Larry Diamondvia Stanford Daily
Thursday, April 30, 2020

Diamond also calls for U.S. November vote-by-mail at Hoover talk.

 

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