Feb 8, 2011 | News, The New Nixon
In The Nation, Greg Mitchell says that Ronald Reagan’s shift to the GOP started with the 1950 California Senate race between Richard Nixon and Helen Gahagan Douglas. Reagan initially backed Douglas, Mitchell says, but then moved in RN’s direction. He...
Jul 9, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
I rather suspect Sen. Barack Obama is welcoming former Gov. Jesse Ventura’s reported plans to run against Al Franken and Sen. Norm Coleman for the latter’s seat. After all, once “The Mind” starts making the rounds of CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC,...