Vocabulary matters! From Newt Gingrich comes key advice for Republicans in the Midterms: Don’t call the Democrats “communist” or even “socialist.” Call them “democratic socialists.” Newt’s survey, taken among 2,000 registered voters by McLaughlin and Associates on August 31-September 2,…Continue Reading ...

Most political figures have higher personal favorability than job approval. But Donald Trump is the opposite. He has a higher job approval —48% in John McLaughlin’s August 24th poll — than his personal favorability rating — only 33% in the…Continue Reading ...

Dear Friend, Recent news reports suggest that Chinese mining and purchases of gold are becoming very significant. It is clear that China hopes that it can replace the dollar with gold in international trade. Whether they succeed or not (I…Continue Reading ...

By Dick Morris Presidents fail when their policy objectives become so important to them that they take over their administrations and lead them to destroy themselves. Johnson in Vietnam, Biden in Afghanistan, and Bush-43 in Iraq are potent examples of…Continue Reading...

During the Clinton years, State of the Union speeches routinely led to huge upticks in the president’s approval ratings. But in the highly polarized and fiercely partisan environment of today’s politics, they have had little impact other than to reinforce…Continue Reading...

Dear Friend, Below is the real story of Thanksgiving and I am thankful for your support Dick Squanto, whose real name was Tisquantum, was instrumental in helping the Pilgrims survive and is central to the narrative of the first Thanksgiving.…Continue Reading...