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Third Parties: Pat Buchanan and the Reform Party
Patrick Joseph Buchanan is a conservative media personality who was once a speechwriter for Richard Nixon and White House Director of Communications for Ronald Reagan. He sought the Republican...
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Third Party Candidates: Jill Stein and the Green Party
Dr. Jill Stein was the nominee of the Green Party for President of the United States in the 2012 and 2016 elections. She was also the party's candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 2002 and 2010....
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Third Party Candidates: Gary Johnson and the Libertarian Party
Gary Johnson served as Governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003, as Republican. Born in 1953, he had been a successful businessman, building from a door-to-door handyman small business that he had...
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Presidential Election Debates: Obama vs. Romney (2012)
The bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) held four debates during the 2012 U.S. presidential general election, all held in October 2012. Three of them involved the major party...
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October Surprises: Obama vs. Romney (2012)
In 2012, it looked as if incumbent President Barack Obama might be vulnerable and the Republicans could possibly retake the White House. He had used considerable political capital passing the...
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George Romney's Birthday
By coincidence, two of the leading contenders for the 1968 Republican nomination for President were born on this day, July 8th. Neither won the nomination, but both led in the race at one time,...
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Remembering John McCain
Three years ago today, on Saturday August 25, 2018, Senator John Sidney McCain III died, following a battle with a very aggressive form of brain cancer. McCain was the last candidate to run for...
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Black History Month: The Election of Barack Obama
Our series on Black History Month will end with a look at the election of Barack Hussein Obama, who, on November 4, 2008, became the first African-American to be elected President of the United States....
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Presidents and Russia: Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin and the Russian Invasion...
It seems that with every new President comes the opinion that the previous administration had it wrong when it came to the issue of how to deal with Russia, and in 2009, following the inauguration of...
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Presidents and Russia: Donald Trump and Ukraine
One of the most difficult aspects of Donald Trump's Presidency to understand is his apparent lack of support for Ukraine, a democracy, in its struggles with Russia, a democracy in name only. Rather...
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Women of Influence: Lenore Romney
Lenore Romney was Mitt Romney's mother. But there was more to her than just that. She was an actress, first lady of her state, a chief campaign advisor in the Presidential campaign of her husband and...
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Women of Influence: Susan Collins
Senator Susan Collins is part of a dying breed in American politics, the moderate. In a world that has become increasingly more polarized as social media creates echo chambers, compromise is becoming a...
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Women of Influence: Jill Stein
Jill Stein may have never held elected office above the local level, but she has influenced those concerned about the environment into taking action, both politically and as protesters. She has twice...
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Remembering John McCain
Four years ago today, on Saturday August 25, 2018, Senator John Sidney McCain III died, following a battle with a very aggressive form of brain cancer. McCain was the last candidate to run for...
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Almost President: Bob Dole
Over the years Republicans and Democrats alike have looked to congressional leaders to find their candidates for the presidency, especially in years where it looked like they were up against a strong...
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Almost President: John McCain
On Saturday August 25, 2018, Senator John Sidney McCain III died, following a battle with a very aggressive form of brain cancer. McCain was the last candidate to run for president on the ticket of a...
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Almost President: Mitt Romey
Senator (and former Governor) Mitt Romney ran for President in 2012 as the Republican Candidate. He was a strong candidate who ran in a very polarized election in which his wealth was made an issue and...
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The Making of the President 2024: Chris Christie
Christopher James Christie is a 60 year old politician, lawyer, political commentator, lobbyist, and former federal prosecutor. He served as the 55th governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. He was...
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Barack Obama's Birthday
On August 4, 1961 (62 years ago today), Barack Hussein Obama II was born, not in Kenya as some have claimed, but in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was the 44th President of the United States, and the first...
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Remembering John McCain
Five years ago today, on Saturday August 25, 2018, Senator John Sidney McCain III died, following a battle with a very aggressive form of brain cancer. McCain was the last candidate to run for...
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Picking A President: The 2016 Republican Party Primaries and Caucuses
The 2016 Republican Primary season will be remembered as a time when the party establishment wanted to stop Donald Trump from winning their party's presidential nomination, while the primary voters and...
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Potus Geeks Book Review: Romney-A Reckoning by McKay Coppins
What's it like to be a Senator willing to vote according to your conscience and your understanding of the Constitution, at a time when doing so will earn you the wrath of your party and place you and...
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Potus Geeks: What We Read in 2023
2023 wasn't my most prolific year when it came to reading. It was a year of personal transition that intruded into reading time. Still, there were 10 books that were read and reviewed in this...
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Elections With Incumbents: The Election of 2012
In 2012, it looked as if the incumbent President might be vulnerable and the Republicans could possibly retake the White House. Obama had used considerable political capital passing the Affordable Care...
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Black History Month: The Election of Barack Obama
Our series on Black History Month will end with a look at the election of Barack Hussein Obama, who, on November 4, 2008, became the first African-American to be elected President of the United States....
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