Focus on the Trump Family...

[Sandy]

It seems to be a particular sore point this time around with Republicans, who have raised a pretty good share of money from the same sources. You can look at it as contributions being some kind of assurance of political favor later on, and that might be an expectation, though the Democrats they've supported generally don't push for the kind of legislation they would be after. But both of the most recent Democrat presidents have put economic policy in place that has led to massive private sector job growth, and a high level of economic recovery from recessions caused by Republican economic policy. Perhaps their contributions are directed toward politicians they believe will bring about the kind of economic growth from which they benefit. Democrats generally do that, while Republicans seem stuck in failed, trickle down and tax the middle class schemes.

[William Thornton]

[William Thornton]

I've got an entire article on Trump, Keith. Read that before you tell me what I need to do.

[Tim Bonney]

[KeithE]

[ET]

Interesting graphic here. If we want to blame someone for the lousy picks we're left with, you may have to go talk to your neighbors or friends.

, NYT, 8/1/2016

[Sandy]

Well, but its the same nominating process that has been used for decades, now. It's not their fault if voters don't turn out. I'd be willing to bet the GOP will most definitely change their convoluted system that is based on their "states rights" policy, which allows for 50 different ways to choose delegates, depending on what the specific state wants to do. If they'd had a consistent system of proportionate commitment of delegates based on percentages of votes, then Trump wouldn't have had a majority of committed delegates when he got to the convention. The Democrats look to be abandoning their "superdelegate" system, which will give them proportionate representation across the board.

[Dave Roberts]

I can't get the magazine until tomorrow, but this looks like quite an article.

[KeithE]

[KeithE]

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[KeithE]