In June 2016, my father and I attended a political rally for a presidential candidate passing through my hometown. I loathed the candidate, and I loathed almost every second of the rally. His policy proposals were absurd, his logic flawed, and his rhetoric inflammatory. The candidate was none other than President Donald J. Trump. I...
The Hillsdale County Democratic Party held a meet-and-greet with Shri Thanedar, a Democratic candidate for governor, in its meeting on Wednesday. Jessy Vigelow, vice chairman for the group, said the Hillsdale County Democrats invite all Democratic candidates in order to get the Democratic voice out and provide more options for voters. “We get a lot...
Students will have the chance to throw a pie in a Democrat’s face Friday, courtesy of Hillsdale College Democrats. The group will be in the Grewcock Student Union during lunch Friday, allowing their peers to shove cream pie in their faces for $3. “Being a Democrat on campus, you kind of have to learn to...
Democracy in America lost when the winner-take-all system became a fundamental part of the electoral process. With only two states — Maine and Nebraska — proportionally represented, our nation has been taken over by the duopoly we know as the two-party system. In the winner-take-all system, electoral college delegates cast all their votes for whichever...
Patrick Caddell is an American public opinion pollster and former political film consultant in the Jimmy Carter White House. A regular Fox News contributor, Caddell has served as a consultant to various movies and television shows, including the serial drama “The West Wing.” Caddell spoke Monday in Phillips Auditorium on “The Democrat Party Today,” as...