I’m from Cleveland, where Republicans have nominated Donald Trump as their presidential candidate. Farce has not yet descended into tragedy. The Barbarians are coming! I was not alone in this thought when I learned Republicans were descending on my dear...
Hillary finally entered. When she raised her arms, the cheers turned very loud. Everybody understood that she had clinched the Democratic nomination. Hillary acknowledging applause, Brooklyn, New York, 7 June 2016 (Photo by Enrique Shore) News-Decoder correspondent...
The U.S. heartland — “flyover country” — is sending surprising signals about the presidential election and disenchanted voters. At a rally for Bernie Sanders, Evansville, Indiana, 2 May 2016 (Jason Clark/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)...
One of the biggest surprises in this year’s most surprising U.S. presidential election campaign has been the appeal of Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton’s rival to become the Democratic Party candidate. In theory, Sanders has no hope of winning the nomination of a party...
By Bernd Debusmann In the most bizarre U.S. election campaign in generations, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have taken pole position in the race to become the presidential candidates of their parties. Trump easily won the Republican primary in South Carolina on...