Most Important Political Facts of the Week – Nov. 13, 2015
by Rod D. Martin November 13, 2015 Most important political fact of the week: The consolidation of a clear Final Four in the Republican primary race. Anyone watching the debate saw this. Cruz and Rubio owned the night; Trump, though more reserved (more presidential?)...
Most Important Political Facts of the Week – Nov. 5, 2015
by Rod D. Martin November 5, 2015 Most important political fact of the week: The people you think most electable may not be, and vice versa. Yesterday’s Quinnipiac poll confirmed the trend we’ve been following: Jeb Bush dropping like a stone (now at just 4% with a net...
Most Important Political Facts of the Week – Oct. 30, 2015
by Rod D. Martin October 30, 2015 Most important political fact of the week: The Republican Establishment went on the attack against its own party. Does this sound hyperbolic? Consider: John Kasich – whose principle achievement is expanding Medicaid, and whom many...
Most Important Political Facts of the Week – Sept. 17, 2015
by Rod D. Martin September 17, 2015 Most important political fact of the week: Trump won. “Huge.” Which is more than a little disconcerting, since he also showed a complete lack of the knowledge required to conduct American foreign policy. Nevertheless, win he did. In...
Most Important Political Facts of the Week – Sept. 11, 2015
by Rod D. Martin September 11, 2015 Most important political fact of the week: Hunger Games politics. Politics, like the blockbuster movie franchise, is a zero sum game: somebody has to win, everybody else has to lose. But how you go about winning is very different...
Most Important Political Facts of the Week – Sept. 4, 2015
by Rod D. Martin September 4, 2015 Most important political fact of the week: the dominance of the outsiders. It’s not just Trump, who in yesterday’s Monmouth poll hit an incredible 30%. The same poll found an equally improbable Ben Carson in second at 18%, and Ted...
Most Important Political Facts of the Week
by Rod D. Martin July 25, 2015 Most important political fact of the week: Ted Cruz has over 120,000 individual donors, vs. just over 12,000 for Jeb Bush. For comparison, the entire Republican field combined had just about 71,000 donors in July of 2007. Trump is...
Letters From Rod – July 12, 2014
Dear Friends, Many thanks for your extremely warm reception to our first-ever “Letters From Rod” last week. It meant a lot to me to receive so many encouraging notes from all of you. Please forward “Letters From Rod” to friends you believe...
Letters From Rod – July 4, 2014 | Happy Independence Day!
…and welcome to “Letters From Rod,” our newest offering at RodMartin.org. If you’re receiving this, you’ve either subscribed or you’re a friend of mine. If for some reason you’re receiving this by mistake, or perhaps if you just don’t like...