Rather than figuring out how to use certain electoral systems to their advantage, Republicans continue to complain about them.
Jim Fossel
Posted inOpinion
Jim Fossel: It’s time for the GOP to move on
A host of familiar personalities and strategies need to be jettisoned by the Republican party – and fast.
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Jim Fossel: Ideas should be above personalities
Let’s see if Republicans can move beyond Donald Trump the individual in the next presidential election.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: The national debt is getting spookier
We always spend freely when a crisis comes along, and we never tighten our belts when it’s over.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: So you can’t fight inflation. How about not adding to it?
When it comes to tempering the cost of living, President Biden could have done a whole lot more by doing a whole lot less.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: In Maine, nationwide, this election may come down to the wire
Will voters care more about fiscal and public safety issues, or will they prioritize abortion rights and concerns about democracy?
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: McCarthy’s ‘agenda’ does Republicans no favors
It turns out everything Kevin McCarthy is willing to commit to in policy can fit on one sheet.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Can the congressional races hold our interest?
The Golden-Poliquin debate disagreement makes the issues-based tack taken by 1st District candidate Ed Thelander look pretty good.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: On Sara Gideon and lighting a pile of cash on fire
The most expensive political campaign in Maine history could haunt the Democrats yet.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Remember what American greatness looks like
It’s getting harder and harder to imagine the U.S. united in the face of a common enemy, as we were on this day 21 years ago.