by Jennifer C. Braceras | Nov 11, 2016 | Politics, Uncategorized
New Boston Post | November 11, 2016, 9:12 EST On February 26, 2016, I wrote a public cautionary note to my liberal friends, warning them to to take Donald Trump seriously and predicting that, if nominated, Trump would beat Hillary Clinton in November. Below is that...
by Jennifer C. Braceras | Apr 7, 2016 | Politics
New Boston Post | April 7, 2016, 14:57 EST Ted Cruz’s decisive victory in Wisconsin over Donald Trump now makes the possibility of a contested convention, once dismissed as remote by many commentators (myself included), ever more likely. To clinch the Republican...
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...