Campaign 2016 Elegy: Days of Trump Everlasting

August 29, 2016

Trump, down or up: It doesn’t matter. The question is: When was the last time you or I got through a day without mentioning his name?

Campaign 2016 Elegy: Days of Trump Everlasting

August 22, 2016

Trump, down or up: It doesn’t matter. The question is: When was the last time you or I got through a day without mentioning his name?

All About Politics: Jeffrey Thompson’s Sickening Sentence

August 18, 2016

Reporting from the courtroom Aug. 15, columnist Mark Plotkin calls the Thompson corruption sentence a joke — and a very sad day for justice in the nation’s capital.

All About Politics: Trump, Swing States, a Democratic Senate in 2017

August 15, 2016

Reliably GOP states could be in play and watch where the candidates go. As for D.C., a comment by Michael Barone and a sentencing to come for Jeff Thompson.

Giving It the Old Electoral College Try

August 12, 2016

Both conventions are history. Now the real presidential campaign begins. As you know, the magic number — the number of electoral college votes needed to win the presidency — is […]

All About Politics: Trump, Swing States, a Democratic Senate in 2017

August 11, 2016

Reliably GOP states could be in play and watch where the candidates go. As for D.C., a comment by Michael Barone and a sentencing to come for Jeff Thompson.

Giving It the Old Electoral College Try

August 10, 2016

Both conventions are history. Now the real presidential campaign begins.

As you know, the magic number — the number of electoral …

Mark Plotkin’s Convention Diary 2016: Delicious Leftovers

August 8, 2016

Here is a buffet of delicious leftovers from columnist Mark Plotkin’s four days in Cleveland and four days in Philadelphia.

Mark Plotkin’s Convention Diary 2016: Delicious Leftovers

August 4, 2016

Here is a buffet of delicious leftovers from columnist Mark Plotkin’s four days in Cleveland and four days in Philadelphia.

Democratic Convention Diary (Day 4): Last Night’s Heavyweights, Hillary Tonight

August 1, 2016

On-the-ground coverage from our DNC correspondent Mark Plotkin in Philadelphia — on last night’s speakers and the D.C. delegation.