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Trump victory could ruin GOP

At dawn Tuesday in West Quoddy Head, Maine, the easternmost point of the United States, it was certain that by midnight in Cape Wrangell, Alaska, the westernmost fringe, there would be a loser who deserved to lose and a winner who did not deserve to win. The surprise is that Barack Obama must ...

Party leaders on both sides ‘shocked’ by Trump victory

A largely unexpected victory of Republican Donald J. Trump and a GOP control of the U.S. Senate left some Mon Valley party leaders joyous, others dismayed and most in shock.“Trump always seems to land on his feet,” said Washington County Republican Party Chairman Scott Day, standing in the ...

Trump tide

The Trump tide steamrolled its way across the nation Tuesday, shocking the experts and pundits. Along the way, Trump took Pennsylvania, thanks in large part to some major victories in our area.As expected Hillary Clinton did very well in Philadelphia, winning by 455,124 votes there and its four ...

Trump tries to calm the waters

The financial markets thought Donald TrumpĢƵ conciliatory victory speech early Wednesday morning meant something.That interpretation seems plausible. If nothing else, TrumpĢƵ tone suggested that he realized the markets were getting volatile and that he wanted to calm the waters by giving ...

Trump voters not irrational

Hillary ClintonĢƵ use of the word “deplorables” to refer to half of TrumpĢƵ supporters has taken a familiar tone when it comes to election contests. Partisans often view the other sideĢƵ voters as immoral, ignorant and irrational.While research tells us that humans are subject to any ...

Repeal would look even worse than Obamacare

I wouldn’t say the mood among Republicans is exactly giddy. Even Fox News seemed a little bit stunned by the news that Donald Trump had been elected president of the United States. But these past 12 hours, one priority has joined #NeverTrumpers and those who want to Make America Great Again: ...