Message to Unhappy Voters Facing Difficult Choices

THE MADISON BRIEF:

If you are struggling to choose a presidential candidate this year, you are not alone.

According to Pew Research, only 43 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they are satisfied with the candidate, while only 40 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters are happy. Continue reading

Voting Machines Key to Legitimacy of Election

As his poll numbers spiral downward, Donald Trump has begun to sow the seeds of doubt in the legitimacy of the election, suggesting that the “system is rigged” and that voter fraud is rampant. Continue reading

Musings from the Town Hall Debate

THE MADISON BRIEF: 

Nothing to Lose:  After his poor performance in the first debate, then the embarrassment of his vulgar remarks about women in the Access Hollywood video, Donald Trump’s back was against the wall.  His calculus was clear: forget the GOP operatives, bring up Bill Clinton’s past indiscretions to counter his own, throw them intrump_hillary_debate2_4-620x412 Hillary’s face to rattle her, fight like a bully and bite harder than a junkyard dog.  Stage another classic “take no prisoners” Trump comeback tour.  If he loses the presidency, he retains his brand and can place the blame for his loss squarely on the GOP who abandoned him.  If he wins the presidency, his brand is bigger, better, grander — and he will have destroyed  the Grand Old Party.
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