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Trump’s Path Back: How Shifting Politics and Powerful Voices Reshaped the Election

November 6, 2024 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

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Obama’s subtle snub of Harris, voter fatigue with executive overreach, and the vocal support of CEOs like Elon Musk and Bill Ackman reset the 2024 race. By shifting the Overton window on immigration, the economy, and constitutional norms, these business voices helped clear a surprising path back to power for Donald Trump.

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Obama: The Great Disappointment

January 9, 2017 By Nicholas Kerr 1 Comment

Every American ought to have had high hopes for Barack Obama’s presidency. An unsuccessful administration is bad for the country and, given America’s global status, it’s bad for the world too. That’s not to say you should have supported his entire agenda. Rather, as with Bill Clinton, you might have hoped the realities of governing […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: Barack Obama, Obama, policy, president obama

Trump v. Obama, or why Clinton campaign supports Citizens United

December 13, 2016 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

In the frenzy following the presidential election, little post-mortem attention has been given to how campaign spending was scarcely a factor in Donald Trump’s surprise victory. In fact, Hillary Clinton’s campaign supplies an excellent argument against the need for campaign finance reform following the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United. The Clinton campaign raised more […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: campaign finance, Citizens United, clinton, Obama, Trump

Responding to Orlando

June 12, 2016 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

When I woke this morning, I scanned social media, brewed some coffee and shortly after checked email. I was saddened and shocked to discover in my inbox a news alert that at least 50 people were dead and more than 50 wounded in a mass shooting in a gay nightclub hours earlier in Orlando. The […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: Bush, Islamic extremism, Obama, Orlando, radical islam

On politics

May 30, 2016 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

Let me be optimistic about the times we live in. Perhaps the silver lining to this insane election year is that more people are getting engaged in politics and awakening to the importance of it. Every other week it seems another person in my social media circle posts something starting with “Okay, I don’t post […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: Krauthammer, Obama, policy, politics

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I’m Nicholas, a marketing consultant and dad in Dallas, TX. I like to follow policy debates, chat about parenting and share stories. Read More…

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