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Donald Trump, champion of a system of winners and losers, may be benefiting from a backlash against utopian schemes. (Shutterstock)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
National politics are polarized along both partisan and racial lines, making it difficult to assemble a broad coalition to do anything.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush talked about his "conflict" over the death penalty on "Meet the Press." (Image from nbcnews.com)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Mr. Bush’s comments on "Meet the Press" reflect a softening of support for capital punishment among political conservatives.
Jeb Bush, at left, was unprepared for how prepared Marco Rubio would be for his attack. (Image from video.cnbc.com.)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
The biggest clash of the debate was between Mr. Rubio and Jeb Bush, whose status as Establishment Favorite is whirling down the drain.
Ben Carson combines a low-key speaking style with some of the most inflammatory rhetoric in the presidential campaign. (Image from BenCarson.com)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
For many Americans, the White House is not something to be captured, but something to be resisted.
Paul Ryan does not want to be called a shirker. (Photo from paulryan.house.gov)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Paul Ryan’s attitude toward taking command of the Republican forces reminds me of another GOP leader: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vice President Joe Biden, seen here at this spring's White House Easter prayer breakfast, decided to leave "what could have been" alone. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Saying, “I believe we’re out of time” to mount a campaign, Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he would not run for president in 2016.