We're neck-deep and head-high in the 2020 presidential campaign. I've got an odd fact from our 45 Presidents Of The United States (POTUS) that might help you navigate the wild waters around us. I'll leave it to you to determine what it means for our current situation. In all of our history of presidential elections, from 1789 down to today, only twice—TWICE—have we had a consecutive string of … [Read more...]
TTP: An Odd Fact Of Three By 2 And Twice
September 10, 2020 by Dr. Dan Miller
Filed Under: The Trump Project Tagged With: 2020 Presidential election, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, leadership, POTUS 45, Thomas Jefferson
TTP: Second Story
March 9, 2017 by Dr. Dan Miller
We're reading a lot about Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson these days. That's good. We should be. I've been among the several folks writing about it. You've seen that in these pages. However, there is an additional story that you now need to know. It's the second story of three that I've determined are critical to understanding the Presidency of Donald Trump. In a way, you'll see it in the … [Read more...]
Filed Under: The Trump Project Tagged With: American Healthcare Act, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Kansas-Nebraska Act, refounding, Republican Party, Stephen Douglas
TTP: A Pair of Obamas at the Table of Trump
March 3, 2017 by Dr. Dan Miller
Pretend the past is a card dealer. It just dealt out a pair of potential Obamas at the table of Trump. Without doubt, the Presidency of Donald Trump will be affected by the post-Presidency of Barack Obama. This will be one of the most important and fascinating aspects of the next Stretch of River, the next set of years. Obama is young, healthy, ambitious, and eager to seal a legacy. The … [Read more...]
Filed Under: The Trump Project Tagged With: Barack Obama, Donald Trump, John Quincy Adams, Theodore Roosevelt
TTP: The Mystery of the Second Time
January 5, 2017 by Dr. Dan Miller
TTP: THE MYSTERY OF THE SECOND TIME I read today that only twice in the American Experience have we had a string of three two-term American presidents. Credit for this observation goes to George Will, a respected conservative columnist. Place this fact alongside my previous post, my explanation of our first Donald Trump-like president—Andrew Jackson. Do you have a guess as to when the first … [Read more...]
Filed Under: The Trump Project Tagged With: Andrew Jackson, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, George W. Bush, James Madison, James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson, two-term presidents
1+2
November 6, 2016 by Dr. Dan Miller
From strictly a horse-race perspective, here are a few of my near-final thoughts on the 2016 presidential election. First, as with so many other presidential elections, the basic fact that produces an outcome is turn-out. My gut tells me a lower turn-out favors Trump, a higher favors Clinton. But there's another pair of numbers that I think will matter, too. I'm referring to the pairing of … [Read more...]
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