Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Inside the Beltway: On message: Mike Pence earns his keep
He has graciously assumed the role of Donald Trump's running mate. Gov. Mike Pence is blazing down the campaign trail and countering the melodramatic, often imaginative media narratives about Mr. Trump -- which are both caustic and plentiful. Published August 3, 2016
John Bolton Super Pac: $700,000 to re-election campaigns of Joe Heck, Kelly Ayotte
Some significant support for a pair of security-minded Republicans: through his Super PAC, former UN ambassador John Bolton ismaking an independent expenditure $700,000 to the re-election campaigns of Rep. Joe Heck of Nevada and Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire. Published August 3, 2016
CNN hosts Libertarian town hall with Gary Johnson on Wednesday
Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson and running mate William Weld continue to draw interest from the press, along with voters exploring their third-party options in the November presidential election. The former New Mexico governor has also hinted that 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney may be forthcoming with an endorsement. Published August 3, 2016
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton campaign amid chaos
The far-flung presidential hopefuls are many miles from each other Wednesday. But both are campaigning amid drama, trauma and fancy footwork. GOP nominee Donald Trump has a town-hall meeting in Daytona Beach, Florida, followed by a rally in Jacksonville. Democratic rival Hillary Clinton is in grass-roots mode, campaigning through Adams County, Colorado, culminating in a rally in Commerce City. Published August 2, 2016
American interest in Olympic games tumbles to a ‘new low’: Gallup poll
Reports of toxic water, sewage in the sea and discord surrounding the Olympic summer games in Rio de Janeiro appears to have taken its toll. American interest in the games set to begin Friday have tumbled to a "new low," according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday. Published August 2, 2016
Women give generously to Donald Trump’s campaign
One of the mainstream news media's favorite myths is that GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is not popular with women. A new study from the Center for Responsive Politics has some research which would suggest otherwise: "Trump is doing surprisingly well with women donors," reports Alec Goodwin, an analyst for the nonprofit watchdog, who recalls that Mr. Trump recently stated that he's faring "pretty well" among female voters. Published August 1, 2016
Madame Tussauds reveals preliminary ‘head sculpts’ for next presidential wax figure
Some precision work in the nation's capital: Madame Tussauds DC has completed preliminary clay head sculptures of the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in preparation for the election, now less than 100 days off. Published August 1, 2016
Three books critical of Hillary Clinton now dominate New York Times best-seller lists
Public interest in the anti-Clinton book genre appears intense. A trio of books critical of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton are among the top five positions on The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list. Published August 1, 2016
Donald Trump proves a mastermind in the $6 billion presidential marketing war
The money spent on advertising and marketing so far in the 2016 presidential race is unprecedented. Consider, for example, that by the time the Democratic National Convention rolled around last week, Hillary Clinton's campaign had already shelled out $220 million on radio and TV ads alone, mostly to blast Republican rival Donald Trump. Published July 31, 2016
Americans’ sense of ‘alienation’ at an all-time high: poll
While a contentious presidential election dominates the media, a new survey finds that a sense of "alienation" among average Americans is at an all-time high. Published July 30, 2016
Gretchen Carlson possibility: She may run for office
Many still ponder former Fox News Channel anchor Gretchen Carlson's exit from the network, her much-publicized sexual harassment lawsuit against CEO Roger Ailes and his own sudden exit from that same news organization. Speculation has begun on the spinoff episode. Published July 28, 2016
Libertarian Party woos ‘politically homeless’ Bernie Sanders voters
The opportunity to pick up a few disenchanted Bernie Sanders voters is not lost on Libertarian National Committee chairman Nicholas Sarwark, who is now coaching his fellow libertarians on the art of political wooing. Published July 28, 2016
Bernie Sanders launches a new ‘Revolution’
All that brusque determination had to go somewhere. Sen. Bernard Sanders has not put his campaign out to pasture just yet. Published July 27, 2016
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation: ‘John Hinckley is still a threat’
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation issued a response Wednesday to a federal judge's decision to release the would-be assassin of the nation's 40th president from a mental institution after a stay that spanned three decades. Published July 27, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Energized Trump: 6 campaign stops in 48 hours
While the Democratic National Convention rolls along over increasingly rough terrain, GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is blazing down the campaign trail, with a bold and nimble itinerary. And an energetic one. Published July 26, 2016
Media watchdog launches 24/7 effort to foil ‘love affair’ between liberal press and Hillary
The Media Research Center is vigilant about monitoring liberal bias in the press. The Democratic National Convention, however, has prompted the conservative watchdog to go round-the-clock, says founder Brent Bozell, who has assembled a "massive team of analysts" to track news media transgressions and tingling hysteria in Philadelphia -- hour by hour if need be. Published July 25, 2016
Bill, Hillary Clinton featured in graphic novel
When it was released in May, The New York Times called "Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich" by Peter Schweizer "the most anticipated and feared book of a presidential cycle." Here comes part two. Just in time to attract millennial voters, it's "Clinton Cash: The Graphic Novel" from Regnery Publishing. Published July 24, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Donald Trump’s ‘boyhood home’ gets famous
"Mount Vernon. Monticello. Wareham Place? If Donald Trump wins the presidency in November, his modest boyhood home in Jamaica Estates in Queens, New York arguably could attain something approaching the status of George Washington's or Thomas Jefferson's historic residences," notes an analysis in MarketWatch. Published July 21, 2016
Inside the Beltway: Ka-ching: Conventions generate $360 million for their host cities
Despite all the fuss, uneasiness and melodrama in the host cities, both the Republican and Democratic national conventions are very good for the local economies. Very, very good. "Between getting there, staying there, eating and drinking there, and all other activity, attendees of the two major-party conventions will be responsible for spending an estimated $360 million in their host cities," says the U.S. Travel Association in a new analysis of direct local spending on lodging, meals, transportation, retail sales, plus host committee expenses on such concerns as security and logistics. Published July 20, 2016
Reagan historian to the GOP: Unify or lose the 2016 election
Let us recall the 1980 presidential election, when almost every one of Ronald Reagan's primary opponents addressed the Republican National Convention in Detroit that year. These prime-time appearances helped produce a unified convention, a unified party and a mighty candidate who went on to score a historic victory that November, says Craig Shirley, a best-selling presidential historian and Reagan biographer. Published July 19, 2016
