The Real Lesson of Nikki Haley's Civil War Gaffe
The episode was a perfect illustration of the biggest problem she faces as a presidential candidate.
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The episode was a perfect illustration of the biggest problem she faces as a presidential candidate.
Politics is fun to watch and fun to talk about. But politics can also be cruel, especially to front-runners. We’ve seen several presidential high-fliers crash back to earth after just one verbal blunder. Remember Teddy Kennedy in 1979, fumbling his response to Roger Mudd’s question: “Why do you want to be president?” Or Michael Dukakis […]
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Hunter Biden defied a House subpoena by holding a press conference in an area known as the Senate 'swamp,' but the gambit was a legal maneuver as well as a political one