Jennifer Harper
Articles by Jennifer Harper
Inside the Beltway: Polls, media join forces to close in on Trump
Fast and furious: That is how the polls are arriving at the moment, cascading into news coverage as Election Day looms large. In the past 48 hours, horse race polls were released by NBC News/Wall Street Journal, Fox News, CBS News, CNN, ABC/Washington Post, The New York Times/Siena College and Emerson College. More are on the way. Published November 1, 2020
Elvira ‘Mistress of the Dark’ to auction off her famous costumes
A Los Angeles auction house perfectly timed a Friday announcement to scare up publicity for the upcoming sale of Halloween icon Elvira's memorabilia. Published October 31, 2020
Halloween plays host to a Blue Moon, a Hunter’s Moon and Daylight Savings Time
Halloween in 2020 includes two events that have nothing to do with costumes, candy or even the coronavirus pandemic. The night plays host to both a full Blue Moon, a Harvest Moon -- and the annual moment when Americans turn their clocks back. Published October 31, 2020
Brent Bozell calls on conservatives to share Bobulinski story amid media blackout
A veteran media analyst is now calling upon the "conservative community" to spread the word on a blockbuster story which have not merited much attention from major networks. Published October 30, 2020
Inside the Beltway: Worried media tries to bury Trump’s ‘great American comeback’
Much of the news media is reluctant to share any good economic news, fearing it will reflect positively on President Trump some 96 hours before Election Day. But wait. News organizations can't overlook the U.S. economy's record-breaking leap of 33.1% between July and September --so they simply dampen the good news with some bad news. Published October 29, 2020
Inside the Beltway: New report reveals that nurses, doctors are the new gun buyers
Public unease has become a staple of 2020 - year of the pandemic, the election and social unrest. Political strife has intensified, as have mixed feelings over social changes, family burdens and economic impacts. New academic research also pinpoints a specific shift from those who are on the true coronavirus front lines. Published October 28, 2020
Inside the Beltway: ‘Normal’ America won’t return if Biden wins
Creative campaign strategists have depicted Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden as the "normal" candidate who will bring back "normal" America if he wins the White House. This political branding has been going on for months, and was once lauded by the press as a savvy common man approach. Published October 27, 2020
Broadcast networks deliver 92% negative coverage for Trump, 66% positive for Biden: Study
The country's major broadcast news media outlets have never been more negatively biased against a sitting president than Donald Trump, a conservative media watchdog has concluded in its latest study, which found President Trump receives negatively-slanted coverage 92% of the time in network news stories. Published October 27, 2020
Jo Jorgensen calls Fox News ‘fair and balanced’
Libertarian presidential hopeful Jo Jorgensen has a compliment for Fox News, which has offered the third party candidate a considerable amount of coverage in recent weeks. Published October 27, 2020
Inside the Beltway: ‘It’ll really tick off Hollywood’
The New York Post has endorsed President Trump in a very helpful way. The news organization has offered a 30-paragraph rationale that outlines what Mr. Trump has accomplished while in office — boosting the economy, quelling globalism, curbing illegal immigration, and producing productive court nominations and deft foreign policy. Among other things. The endorsement forecasts a bright future. Published October 26, 2020
Holiday shopping to start early, despite coronavirus pandemic, at ‘significantly higher’ rates
Public uneasiness over the coronavirus pandemic, social unrest and the presidential election has not put a dent in America's holiday spending plans. Published October 26, 2020
Inside the Beltway: Change: Tepid Trumpers turn to avid Trumpers
There's some timely change afoot out there, and a Real Clear Politics headline tells all: "2016's reluctant Trumpers are 2020's avid Trumpers," writes GOP strategist Charlie Gerow in a personal commentary for the news organization which cites Republicans who were once nervous about then-candidate Donald Trump. Published October 25, 2020
Franklin Graham asks the nation to pray for the outcome of the election on Sunday
Evangelist Franklin Graham has asked Americans to pray for both the "direction of the country" and the outcome of the presidential election, now just over a week away. Published October 25, 2020
Aja Smith, combat vet and grand-niece of Tuskegee Airman, seeks office
Aja Smith, an Air Force veteran and candidate for California's 41st Congressional District, is a force to be reckoned with. If she wins her race against Democratic incumbent Mark Takano, she'll become the first Black Republican woman to represent the Golden State in the House of Representatives. Published October 24, 2020
Inside the Beltway: Presidential independents stage their own debate in Wyoming
In years past, independent presidential hopefuls had a say in a their own debate settings. Published October 22, 2020
Trump’s job approval rating pops up to 52% in Rasmussen Reports daily poll
A daily survey of 1,500 likely U.S. voters has promising news for President Trump. His job approval rating has risen to 52% according to a Rasmussen Reports tracking poll released Thursday. Published October 22, 2020
Inside the Beltway: 44% of Americans see no future for presidential debates
Americans won't have to face another presidential debate for another four years. The ill will and melodrama surrounding the "debates" this time around have taken a toll on just about everyone. One analyst has some advice for voters, candidates and planners when 2024 rolls around. Published October 21, 2020
Inside the Beltway: Bracing for the ‘hot mess’ on Thursday
Will America tune in again to watch President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden square off Thursday night in their second and last face-to-face debate? A hefty 73 million tuned in to see the pair squabble with one another and moderator Chris Wallace three weeks ago, and the second debate was canceled. Published October 20, 2020
Sheriff Joe Arpaio pens a memoir of his life as ‘America’s toughest sheriff’
Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who served as sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, from 1993-2016, has a new book arriving Tuesday, "Sheriff Joe Arpaio: An American Legend," which details his law-and-order mentality, his fight against illegal immigration and "his controversial pursuit of the truth behind President Obama's birth certificate" Published October 20, 2020
Judicial Watch finds 1.8 million ‘ghost voters’ in 29 states, warns of ‘dirty elections’
Judicial Watch has released a comparison study of Census Bureau population statistics and state registration data to reveal a notable disparity. Published October 20, 2020
