With the Sunday departure of former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Monday’s towel toss by Sen. Amy Klobuchar from the race for the Democrat presidential nomination, the stage may be set for a “Super Tuesday” showdown of sorts between Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden to determine the party’s preference […]
Analysis: Embarrassed in N.H., ‘Shotgun Joe’ Biden ‘Just Getting Started’
ANALYSIS: In the aftermath of an embarrassing fifth place finish in New Hampshire—a finish he saw coming early enough to allow a quick exit to South Carolina—former Vice President “Shotgun Joe” Biden is telling supporters, “It ain’t over, man. We’re just getting started.” The fumbling former veep picked up the not-so-affectionate nickname for his remarks […]
Buttigieg v. Beto: ‘Take the Fight to the NRA’
In a feverish exchange over how best to disarm American gun owners of their semiautomatic modern sporting rifles during the Tuesday Democratic debate, Mayor Pete Buttigieg resorted to a favorite tactic of the gun prohibition movement: get around disagreements on policy by demonizing the National Rifle Association. “Everyone on this stage is determined to get […]
Dems Debate Gun Controls That Don’t Work, Demand More
In their second debate, Democratic presidential hopefuls appearing Tuesday night in Detroit pushed gun control in reaction to the shooting incident in Gilroy, California, but they called for the same “solutions” and Pete Buttigieg suggested more should be done, only by vaguely stating, “We know what to do, and it has not happened.” The South […]
