'My war veteran dad would have been heartbroken by Brexit'
My father was born in Knaresborough. He fought for his country in the Second World War and was delighted when the UK finally joined the EEC, which…
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My father was born in Knaresborough. He fought for his country in the Second World War and was delighted when the UK finally joined the EEC, which…
After the cavs fell behind in the series against the warriors, the odds of king james taking home the title at that point had climbed to 40-1. we know what happened. the cavaliers became the first team in nba history to come back from a 3-1 deficit and raise that larry o'brien trophy. in october, the chicago cubs shook off a 108-year-old world series drought and overcame their own 3-1 deficit. in fact, before this year, there were 34 world series where one team took a 3-1 lead and the trailing team only came back to win five times. that's fewer than 15% of the time. another upset. finally, let...
Were you concerned about that? >> i was concerned about that. i think there's -- it's certainly true that donald trump is a different kind of -- has been a different kind of candidate, presume he will be a different kind of president. he operates outside the mainstream. he says things that are challengeable to put it mildly that are questionable. and i think a lot of reporters feel that -- somehow feel very much that they are part of the -- they're in the contest really and that it is their job to take him on. of course, it's a reporter's job to take everybody on in the sense to test everythin...
28.6% chance of winning. the new york time's upshot had him at 15%. others had him as low as 2%. we know how this story ends. hillary clinton did win the popular vote, donald trump marched to victory in the electoral college. his inauguration is just a few short weeks away. even before trump bested the odds makers politically, we had a sign from britain that this might be a tough year for political predictions all around the world. in june, on the eve of that referendum vote to determine whether or not the united kingdom would leave the european union, british gambling company put the odds of ...
Personal attacks that may come his way in a very public setting? >> i have two points. first off, the things he has said about the press in general are troublesome. i mean, whatever audience he is playing to. he has said things that should make all journalists nervous about his view of the first amendment, about his view of a press that's supposed to ask him tough questions. that makes me nervous. on the other hand, in covering him, what i instruct my staff and what i try to do myself is, we have a huge obligation to cover this guy aggressively and fairly. and that means not letting personalit...