Paul Green
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It's Clinton, not Trump, who's replaying the Nixon scenarioJul 31, 2016 1:00 am - In Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton faced three separate goals: 1. She needed the convention to tread the political needle to soothe Bernie Sanders delegates hurt feelings;...
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Trump's takeover of the GOP is completeJul 24, 2016 1:00 am - The Republican National Convention in Cleveland has been overanalyzed and overemphasized by media needing to fill air and print space - so why not by me? For the record ...
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For both parties, conventions could be an election factor this timeJun 12, 2016 1:00 am - Coming in July, both major political parties will hold four-day national conventions to nominate their presidential tickets. And for the first time in decades, Republica...
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The two big similarities between Democrat, Republican primariesMar 20, 2016 1:00 am - By Paul Green Guest columnist The 2016 Presidential nomination fight in both political parties has become truly unique. Why? Two major reasons. First, both Republican an...
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Taking stock of a weird race for presidentDec 06, 2015 12:00 am - A Presidential election year without an incumbent running for a second term often produces unusual and even strange politics, but the upcoming 2016 campaign may top the ...
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Budget silliness defies break between politics, administrationNov 08, 2015 8:17 am - In 1887, a young political science professor at Johns Hopkins University wrote an article about the difference between politics and administration in the operation of go...
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Answers to 'How?' and 'What next?' after electionNov 18, 2014 4:05 am - A remarkable Election Day is now two weeks behind us, giving this professor time to reflect on both past and future for Illinois. Here are some of my thoughts. On th...
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Suburbs could be pivotal if Senate race catches fireAug 29, 2014 1:05 am - Democrat Richard Durbin is a three-term U.S. senator from Illinois. In all three of his Senate elections, Durbin has been a landslide winner (1996 - 56 percent; 2002 - 6...
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Get ready for a season of promisesMay 23, 2014 5:05 am - In 1933, newly elected Illinois Gov. Henry Horner took office at the height of the Great Depression. A huge chunk of the state's workforce was unemployed, many schooltea...
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From Dillard to deficits, musings on state of Illinois politicsApr 13, 2014 1:05 am - The following are some general observations and musings about 2014 Illinois politics, in no political order of importance: First: Sympathy goes out to state Sen. Kirk Di...
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