Hoyt Purvis
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Hoyt Purvis: The fear factor
Presidential campaign has shades of prior contests
Has there ever been a presidential campaign like this one? Continue reading...
Hoyt Purvis: The challenges ahead
Trump, Clinton face different obstacles
The unprecedented nature of the presidential campaign has many dimensions and sub-themes. The campaign has already been marked by a series of extraordinary developments, with more undoubtedly ahead. Continue reading...
Hoyt Purvis: Convention momentum?
Democrats make most of quadrennial party gathering
Party political conventions are intended to be packaged and presented as entertainingly as possible. We saw this in the two recently completed events. Their primary goal, of course, is to give their presidential nominees a thrust into the remaining weeks of the campaign. Continue reading...
Commentary: Emails, tweets help drive presidential politics
Technology changing way campaigns play out
Presidential election cycles and major political activities often utilize new technologies and techniques. Sometimes the technologies themselves can figure significantly into the political picture. Continue reading...
Commentary: A nation at a crossroads
Question remains which direction U.S. voters ready to take
The horrific massacre in Orlando brought us to an intersection of issues and controversies. Continue reading...
Commentary: As U.S. politics perplex, world events march on
U.S. improving relations with Cuba, Vietnam
Although the presidential campaign is capturing most of public and media attention these days, there are significant developments internationally -- not all of them bad -- that shouldn't be overlooked. Continue reading...
Commentary: And this just in ...
Can media master Trump become presidential
Breaking news ... Trump is humble. Continue reading...
Commentary: Trade and tradeoffs
Candidates keep economic debate overly simple
Certain certainties have long characterized American international economic and security policies. Pillars of those policies have been the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and, at least rhetorically, the principle of free trade. Continue reading...
Commentary: Leadership talk, action
Obama’s recent diplomacy easily defended
What this country needs is strong leadership. Continue reading...
Commentary: A slew of slurs
Trump helping to devalue facts in presidential campaign
Standing in line at my voting precinct on primary day, I heard comments from two people in front of me. "I don't know if this is where we are supposed to vote," the man said. 'I haven't voted in a long time." And the lady with him commented, "We just want to vote against Trump and Hillary Clinton." Told that they would have to choose either a Republican or Democratic ballot, they were unhappy and didn't understand why they couldn't vote in both primaries. Continue reading...
