Ken shares his thoughts on political news and history in his blog.
Less than two weeks to go, and while your guess is as good as any concerning the race for president, one thing is looking more and more likely: Republicans pick up control of the Senate that they lost in January 2021 following the two runoff elections in Georgia. From the onset, the math alone favored …
A new opening, a new contest: Who will Kamala Harris pick to be her running mate? Be the first with a correct answer and you will win a pair of Political Junkie socks — plus a rare Kamala Harris for VP button from 2020! Contest ends when Harris announces her decision. Only one response per …
The most certain thing about Thursday’s debate between President Biden and former President Trump is its uncertainty. No one knows what to expect. Two old, unpopular candidates, running even in the polls with just over four months to go, competing in a debate held in June — unprecedented in its early position on the calendar. …
So who will be Donald Trump’s running mate? Be the first with a correct answer and you will win a pair of Political Junkie socks — plus a Nixon-Agnew ’68 button! Deadline to respond is Sunday, May 12th; of course, if Trump announces his pick earlier, then the contest is over. Only one response per …
The two most recent speakers of the House had two completely different reactions to losing their jobs. After the Republicans regained control of the House in 2022, Nancy Pelosi decided to leave the Democratic leadership and give up what would have been the post of minority leader; she remains a member of Congress. Her successor …
Two things to put forward: (1) Everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty; and (2) Corrupt Republicans (Trump, Santos) will never resign as long as their party sticks with them. Democrats, on the other hand (Franken, Jim Wright), are more prone to quitting, especially in response to pressure from within their party. Having said that, …
The nation’s 43rd president was often known simply as “W.” When the Washington Nationals win a game — which lately has not been too often — people are told to put up a “Curly W” to celebrate the victory. But in this case, W is the first letter of politicians’ last names that we just …
“V” can stand for “victory.” Or, with two fingers, it represents “peace.” But in this case, it’s the letter we’re up to in trying to decipher unknown campaign buttons. As our fellow political junkies know, for some time now we’ve been showing photos of unknown buttons, arranged alphabetically by candidate names, for you to help …
Democrats in the Senate more than dodged a bullet last November. Given the rampant inflation, crisis at the border and Joe Biden’s miserable numbers — not to mention history — they were widely expected to lose control of the Senate, returning Mitch McConnell to the post of majority leader. Not only did they hold all …
Did somebody say it was “T” time? As our fellow political junkies know, for some time now we’ve been showing photos of unknown buttons, arranged alphabetically by candidate names, for you to help identify. We can’t make heads or tails of these candidates, most of whom we’ve never heard of. And when we see a …