Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
The Kartik Report (or much of it) is moving!
Beginning next week much of our Kartik Report content specifically related to NASL will be found over at Prost Amerika, a Seattle-area born (Like Boeing, Microsoft and Starbucks among others…) website. We will continue to feature robust content related to Florida pro soccer teams here, especially the Orlando Pride of NWSL and Orlando City SC […]
Will the Dems in 2016 be a repeat of the GOP in 2000?
Bernie Sanders’ resounding New Hampshire win was reminiscent of New Hampshire Primary night 2000 when John McCain crushed George W. Bush by a similar margin to Sanders 22-point win over Clinton. McCain’s stunning margin of victory shook the GOP establishment. For those newer to the political rodeo, the John McCain of 2000 (pre-Iraq War) was […]
Bernie Sanders won’t be nominated and Hillary Clinton is fatally flawed – what next for Dems?
Bernie Sanders resounding New Hampshire Primary victory coming just eight days after the Senator’s insurgent campaign finished in a virtual dead-heat with the anointed-one Secretary Hillary Clinton has the progressive wing of the party feeling giddy this morning. But ultimately the Democratic Party’s nominating process isn’t a straight vote – we learned that in 2008 […]
New Hampshire GOP Takeaways: Christie an American hero and Jeb! alive
We didn’t get to discuss the GOP New Hampshire primary on tonight’s TFS Radio show which focused on the Democrats but here are my quick takeaways: A real movement of those disaffected with politics exists and both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders believe it or not appeal to some of the same types of voters. This […]
TFS Radio – New Hampshire Democratic Primary Special
Bernie Sanders romped to a victory in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation Democratic Primary Tuesday night. Katy Burnett, Brook Hines and Kartik Krishnaiyer discussed what this means for the race and among other things: Can Sanders be nominated? Is Clinton a fatally flawed probable nominee? Where does this leave the progressive movement? Why are the Clinton’s so […]
Alan Grayson invokes Bernie Sanders in solicitation email
Ironic since Grayson has formally endorsed Secretary Hillary Clinton. Who says Grayson isn’t a typical politician following the wind? Text below: This campaign is going to be one for the political science textbooks. Any political consultant in Washington will tell you that if you want to run for office and win, you have to sell […]
Robotic race-baiting, McCarthyite Rubio remains a real danger to American values
For weeks now we’ve focused on Marco Rubio’s world view – a anti-intellectual right-wing political hack who will say or do anything to be President. Rubio is someone who lacks the basic understanding of macro policy or the intellectual curiosity about the problems of the people to actually do the job he was elected to […]
Jeb Bush changed Florida politics
GOP Presidential candidate Jeb Bush left the Governor’s office over eight years ago, yet his influence continues to dominate the legislative agenda of the state GOP. His views on education have been particularly damaging and each GOP legislator in our state must pass a “Bush litmus test” on education in order to be in the […]
Is Marco Rubio vying to be the ideological heir to racist politicians?
A common narrative that has emerged that Donald Trump serves as the ideological heir rhetorically to the likes of George Wallace and Ronald Reagan in pushing buttons using racial code to garner voters. But Florida’s Junior Senator who is anxious to be nominated by the GOP and has been able to maneuver behind a cloak […]
The new Nixon? How would a President Rubio treat his political opponents?
Richard Nixon’s paranoia was legendary and brought down his Presidency. It also engulfed the nation in a painful scandal. Senator Marco Rubio’s demeanor and background isn’t entirely different than Nixon’s. In fact much of his behavior in the Senate and on the national stage has been similar. Now in a position to claim the GOP […]
The Florida Squeeze 