About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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Gosh, Don, why don’t you cut the BS and say what’s really on your mind?
I’m thinking of those two black metal objects on the stove…
In the Trump-Cruz war, one can only root for casualties.
@Tillman: Tell us something we didn’t already know, Don.
This is like Alien vs Predator, isn’t it?
This Republican campaign season is so damned NASCAR – the reason to watch is to see the spin outs and crashes into the walls.
Keep in mind – all we’ve had so far are: (1) polling) and (2) debates.
No votes, no caucuses, just talk … It’s served one purpose thus far – the candidates are thoroughly vetting themselves.
I think we have found Trump’s one area of expertise. If anyone understands nastiness……
@al-Ameda:
Indeed. I am going to be quite pleased when we have some actual data to discuss. At this point I am getting quite tired of speculation that is mostly geared towards making for interesting cable news stories (or attempts at such).
@Steven L. Taylor: I can’t determine why the Republican party is still viewed as a Very Serious Party.
Why would the media prop this shambles up as an alternative to the real debate happening between Clinton & Sanders? That’s really the only serious discussion about America’s future – do we cater to Wall Street or take a more populist/democratic socialism type approach like Europe.
Maybe the point of the Republicans is simply to help the power players avoid the real discussion another election cycle.