The first Democratic National Convention I attended was in San Francisco in 1984. UN Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick indelibly labeled attendees “San Francisco Democrats,” because of their left-leaning policies.

Former President Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton, a flawed female candidate, in 2016, in part because he fought for every battleground state.

The hard-to-imagine events of recent months, including the felony convictions of one president, the abrupt end of another’s campaign, and the surge of the vice president make this the most improbable political season in memory.

Today people are taught, when it comes to slavery, America was the worst. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine actually said, “The United States didn’t inheritslavery from anybody; we created it.”

Whether we fall into the category of being so sick of politics already or being unable to look away, every citizen has two choices. First, whether to vote and, second, how to vote.

President Biden said during July’s heat wave that “extreme heat is the No. 1 weather-related killer in the United States.”

Harris isn’t a carbon copy of her leftist academic dad. But it’d be a stretch to deny at least some similarities.

Vice President Harris and the return of the ‘San Francisco Democrats.’ It wasn’t the plan and it wasn’t smooth. But when the cover-up of President Joe Biden’s physical infirmity fell apart, the left wing of the Democratic Party, led by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former President Barack Obama and supported by the American Left’s vast “dark money,” carried out...

By: Allysia Finley – wsj.com – July 21, 2024 The Ohio senator has star power and flexibility. There’s little indication the vice president does. Like Grant (1904-86), J.D. Vance evinces confidence, fluency and versatility. The Ohio senator can convincingly play a polished version of the former president—or any political part. He can reprise the role of a Silicon Valley venture capitalist...

Ronald Reagan’s legend began after he was shot. With his doctors soon to operate, he quipped, “I hope you’re all Republicans.” He told his wife, “Honey, I forgot to duck.” The coolness reinforced his image as America’s new leading man.