Thomas Mills

Of oligarchs and populists

by Thomas Mills | Feb 11, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog | 5 comments

The wisdom on Mike Bloomberg’s strategy is coming into focus. He was recruited into the race by Democratic donors and insiders who saw Biden faltering last September. The former vice president failed to raise as much money has he should have and he was making gaffes...

Impeachment, hypocrisy and the Democratic primary

by Thomas Mills | Feb 10, 2020 | 2020 election, Editor's Blog, Politics | 4 comments

In the wake of the Bill Clinton impeachment, the perceived hypocrisy of the Republican Party led to the resignation of Speaker Newt Gingrich and his heir-apparent Bob Livingston because of their own extra-marital affairs. They had to settle on a pedophile. Back then I...

Meddling

by Thomas Mills | Feb 7, 2020 | Editor's Blog, Politics | 1 comment

Republicans are meddling in North Carolina’s Democratic primary. A dark-money group is spending more than a million dollars to promote Erica Smith over Cal Cunningham, the favorite of the political establishment. The group believes Smith would be an easier opponent...

To the dustbin of obscurity

by Thomas Mills | Feb 6, 2020 | Editor's Blog | 6 comments

Mitt Romney told the truth on the Republicans yesterday. If they had any sense of honor, they would all be ashamed. Romney stood on the Senate floor and clearly and concisely debunked the president’s defense of the charges against him. He also laid out his...

Trumpmentum

by Thomas Mills | Feb 5, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog | 6 comments

It’s a long way to November and a lot will change. In the roller-coaster world of electoral politics, there are constant ups and downs. What one day seems imminently possible, the next seems utterly impossible. Right now, I’m in the trough. I sense that Donald Trump...