Category Archives: American Politics

3/4ths Vowel

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Ohio, the state with 3 vowels is the key one tonight. Ohio is “winner take all”, but much closer to a tie than Florida. Kasich going “all in for amnesty” at the last minute may backfire. If Trump wins Ohio, … Continue reading →

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Al Jazeera: Donald Trump is the Real Deal

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Donald Trump is the real deal Not quite sure it is an “endorsement” exactly…

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The guy running against John Boehner

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Fred Stiening

http://letfreedomring247.com/ During my testing of WKRC, I bumped into a show on a major iHeart radio station in Cincinnati. It’s stuff you only hear on the Republic Radio network or tiny AM stations in Tennessee. There is a federal requirement … Continue reading →

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The Cleveland battlefield

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Fred Stiening

There is little mystery what to expect in Cleveland as Republicans meet to choose who will replace Barack Obama as President. To the North of downtown is Lake Erie, the football stadium and the convention center. Click for larger image … Continue reading →

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Suez in 1956

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Fred Stiening

It’s pretty inconceivable after watching last night’s Republican debate with Hugh Hewitt’s attempt to attack Trump over his alleged “neutrality” on the Israeli / Palestinian problem, and Marco Rubio’s assertion that Gaza is “Israeli land”…. but… After Egypt nationalized the … Continue reading →

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Who is ISIS?

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Fred Stiening

President Barack Obama’s description of Saudi Arabia as a free rider relying on the US Military suggests to me he finally asked someone – “Was Saudi Arabia behind the 9/11 attack?” http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/world/middleeast/obama-criticizes-the-free-riders-among-americas-allies.html British Media are reporting they were given a … Continue reading →

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Let’s make a deal

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Rubio significantly underperformed the polls and estimates on March 8th. If the objective is to get Trump out of the way, Rubio needed to put his big boy pants on and leave the campaign over the weekend. While Cruz won … Continue reading →

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Electoral College Math

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Fred Stiening

In the end, the national preference polls have nothing to do with who is elected President. The electoral “college” has 538 votes. You need 270 to win. Traditionally each state votes as a winner take all block. There is zero … Continue reading →

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Super Saturday

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The AP is calling Kansas for Ted Cruz. The most recent poll had Trump ahead 35-29%. If the AP is right, this is a major shift toward President Cruz. There was no poll for Maine, but Drudge shows early results … Continue reading →

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Cleveland? Really?

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The Republican National Convention will be July 18-21 in the Quicken Loans Arena, Ohio, a basketball Arena. The City of Cleveland is not exactly a hospitable location for Republicans. Voter registration is 43,988 Democrats and 7,074 Republican, with 197,000 not … Continue reading →

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