Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton swept through the South on Super Tuesday, claiming victory in their parties’ primaries in delegate-rich Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and Virginia. The front-runners appeared ever more likely to end up in a general election showdown. On the Republican side, Ted Cruz won his home state of Texas, the night’s […]
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One of the more compelling concerns among Republicans worried about Donald Trump has to do with maturity: the New York developer just doesn’t have the temperament of an American president. Whatever his talents, Trump’s skill set doesn’t include displaying dignity and grace. It was a little unsettling, then, to see what’s become of Marco Rubio’s […]
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From the TNDP.org Nashville, Tenn. (February 25, 2016) – Today, Tennessee Democratic Party chair Mary Mancini released a statement explaining why Governor Haslam endorsed Sen. Rubio. “With his record of failure, Governor Haslam’s decision to endorse another politician with a record of failure makes perfect sense. When it comes to the things that matter most […]
Linden TN – Americans are deeply divided about the role government should play in their lives – but events can sometimes force people to think beyond their traditional political beliefs. Take Linden, a small town in rural Tennessee. It’s a staunchly conservative place that at the height of the Great Recession took part in a […]
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The New York Times took a dive into whether Donald Trump’s supporters are unusually racist — or, in the newspaper’s delicate phrasing, “responsive to religious, social and racial intolerance.” And they came up with a stunning statistic: Nearly one in five Trump supporters didn’t approve of freeing slaves in the Confederacy. A YouGov/Economist poll in […]
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From Moveon.org – It is the president’s constitutional authority to nominate justices to the Supreme Court. And it is the Senate’s constitutional role to “advise and consent.” Nowhere in the Constitution is the Senate asked to play partisan games of endless, senseless obstructionism. Outrageously, just hours after the news of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, Republican […]
“Vote Smart – just the facts” Read all about Charles ‘Chuck’ J. Fleischmann’s Political Summary right here. […]
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from the Tennessean – by Pat Shea A call to good men … Most men are good men, they respect and value women. YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee exists “to be a spokesperson for women who have no voice.” As allegations of sexual harassment in the Tennessee House of Representatives swirl, two questions come to […]
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DONKEYS AROUND TOWN The clock is counting down to the 2016 DNC Presidential Convention and the TNDP is working hard to be prepared, but we need your help! At the convention, 57 fiberglass donkeys will be painted by local artists to represent the 50 states, Washington, D.C. and the six U.S. territories. The donkeys will […]
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