by Jennifer C. Braceras | Feb 22, 2016 | Politics
New Boston Post | February 22, 2016, 11:58 EST With Donald Trump’s spectacular win in South Carolina and his massive popularity here in the Bay State, I am starting to believe that Republicans might actually nominate this guy. Back in the summer, I scoffed at the...
by Jennifer C. Braceras | Feb 19, 2016 | Politics
New Boston Post | February 19, 2016 One piece of advice my father always gave me was this: Never miss a funeral or a wedding. “It’s important to show up at these things,” he said, “And you will never regret going.” Apparently, this is not a lesson that was ever taught...
by Jennifer C. Braceras | Feb 11, 2016 | America, Politics
Originally published in the NewBostonPost | February 11, 2016 New Hampshire has spoken. In voting for Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, Granite State Republicans and Democrats sent a clear anti-establishment message. Although the anger on both sides of the...
by Jennifer C. Braceras | Feb 9, 2016 | Politics
New Boston Post | February 9, 2016, 10:22 EST Almost every American journalist covering the 2016 presidential campaign will vote in this election. And, by now, almost all have decided whom they will support. Journalists at other new outlets won’t tell you where they...
by Jennifer C. Braceras | Jan 30, 2016 | Politics
Bill Clinton once said that the difference between a Democratic presidential primary and a Republican one is that “Democrats want to fall in love. Republicans just fall in line.” Clinton may have been correct about the way that primary voters in the two parties have...