by Mike Purdy | Oct 22, 2022 | Donald Trump, Scandals
The House Jan. 6 select committee forged new territory with its vote to issue a subpoena to former President Donald Trump for documents and testimony related to role in the Capitol insurrection. This is the first time a congressional subpoena has been issued to a...
by Mike Purdy | Aug 21, 2022 | Donald Trump
In this TV interview with Lindsay Tuchman of Newsy, I talk about the significance and unprecedented nature of the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago and answer the question why Trump might have kept the documents and not turned them over to the National Archives. Click here to...
by Mike Purdy | Jul 24, 2022 | Donald Trump, Elections, Joe Biden, Terms of Office
Joe Biden is the oldest man to occupy the Oval Office. He broke the record previously set by Donald Trump. Both are likely candidates for president in 2024. How old is too old to be president? It’s a question we should address as a nation. I wrote an opinion...
by Mike Purdy | Oct 20, 2019 | Donald Trump, White House
For nearly three years, many Americans have held their collective breath watching the unfolding instability erupting from the White House. As we witness the shattering of longstanding political and societal norms, we wonder if the next verbal attack or crisis will...
by Mike Purdy | Aug 11, 2019 | Donald Trump, Elections, James Monroe
When the vice-presidential candidates squared off against each other in the 1988 debate, Lloyd Bentsen delivered one of the sharpest political blows ever landed on an opponent. Republican Dan Quayle was proudly touting his years of experience and equating them with...
by Mike Purdy | Jul 16, 2019 | Barack Obama, Campaigns, Donald Trump, Elections, Harry Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson
The first Democratic debates raise the question of what voters should be looking for in evaluating candidates. Rather than merely supporting a candidate because of their promises (often unrealistic) and how closely their policy positions pass the litmus test of party...