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Hillary Clinton

Liberals tend to assume that, provided with better media coverage — less sensationalistic, less corrupted by the profit motive, more public-spirited — people will make better decisions, i.e., vote for liberal candidates. Sadly, there is little evidence for this belief.

Book Review: Scapegoating the Media Ignores Other Major Problems in American Politics

Yes, the news industry helped get Trump elected — but not to the extent that Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff argue in their new book, United States of Distraction.

by Michael Hardy

Keep Reading

Trump Megadonor and Houston Mayoral Candidate Is a Top Sponsor for Democratic Fundraiser with Hillary Clinton

by Justin Miller

The Problem with Facts

by Christopher Hooks

In Houston, Hillary Clinton Talks Syria, Women’s Empowerment and Turning Texas Blue

by Lyanne A. Guarecuco

Big Bend, trans pecos Oct 26, 2016

Big Bend Residents Fighting Trans-Pecos Pipeline Feel ‘Left Behind’ by Candidates

Anti-pipeline voters in the Big Bend region say a Trump presidency would be disastrous for the region.

by Naveena Sadasivam

Oct 17, 2016

The Trump Tally

Here’s where Texas’ top elected officials stand on the 2016 presidential race. (Hint: it’s mostly with Donald Trump.)

by Gus Bova, Andrea Grimes, and Forrest Wilder

Rick Perry's final appearance on Dancing with the Stars. Sep 29, 2016

The Texas Miracle #24: Rick Perry’s Last Dance

On the podcast: 'He looked very matadorly,' and other Rick-related phrases you never thought you'd hear, plus: Cruz's conscience and clown lives... matter?

by Andrea Grimes

Hillary Clinton walks onstage to accept the party's nomination for president at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Sep 28, 2016

Hooks: Dems are Missing Their Chance to Give Obama His Transformational Legacy

In 2008, Obama said he wanted to create Reaganesque transformational change. Can Clinton do it?

by Christopher Hooks

Donald Trump Sep 20, 2016

Trump’s Twitter Account Alone Disqualifies Him for POTUS

The GOP nominee puts the incoherent ranting of a man with an outsized persecution complex online for all the world to see.

by Andrea Grimes

Sep 13, 2016

Tired of Trump, Can Latinos Learn to Love a Libertarian?

Republican political consultant Juan Hernandez is trying to woo Latino voters with 'option c' — Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson.

by Melissa del Bosque

The Texas Miracle podcast logo Sep 08, 2016

The Texas Miracle #21: Puffy Tacos and a Texas Whale Watch

On the podcast: San Antonio's Jessica Elizarraras educates us on the magic of the uniquely Texan puffy taco, a deadly Wichita Falls amusement park and the possibility of a purple Texas.

by Andrea Grimes

Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine join hands as balloons drop on the last night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Aug 12, 2016

Money for Nothing: D.C. Dems View Texas as an ATM

by Christopher Hooks

The Texas Miracle podcast logo Aug 05, 2016

The Texas Miracle #16: The Texas Tea Party’s Last Service

Does disarray in the Dallas GOP spell doom for the Texas Republican Party? Plus a woman who's literally dead of the 2016 election, and another round of Stump-A-Ferner trivia.

by Andrea Grimes

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