by Lanny Davis – 2/18/20 This is the first of five columns for The Hill I will write in the next several weeks with my take on the five main Democratic presidential candidates. I start with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the apparent front runner, at least by a slight margin. There are three […]
by Lanny Davis – 2/11/20 See below the latest tweets from @Lanny Davis on February 11th: 1) I am not making this up. Despite “best week ever” (he says),Trump still loses to all Democrats including key battlegrounds (for state by state job by job) approval tracking see: http://MorningConsult.com . Click on “presidential” and see Trump […]
by Lanny Davis – 2/4/20 Washington DC, February 4, – Yes, that dateline is not Des Moines, Iowa — it’s D.C. For whatever reason, God gave me a cough and cold on Sunday night, despite mild weather in Iowa (yes, there is global warming). So, I left for home yesterday afternoon. Lucky me. I tweeted the following messages […]
by Lanny Davis – 2/2/20 Feb. 1, Des Moines, Iowa – I spent my first evening in Iowa, Saturday night, three days before Monday night’s caucuses, in a great Des Moines Italian restaurant, Baratta’s, with a group of 15-20 Democrats. The group ranged from current and former state and local elected officials, to local Democratic […]
by Lanny Davis – 1/31/20 Here are three myths about the Iowa caucuses that I believe the “Conventional Wisdom Media” have propagated and that need to be corrected. Myth #1: There are progressive and moderate “lanes” inhabited by different Democratic candidates. Nonsense. All five Democratic candidates are pro-choice, pro-reasonable gun control, pro-ObamaCare and universal health care, pro-increasing […]