Elections 2016

It’s the economy, stupid.  President Bill Clinton rode that phrase into office in 1992.  The economy is often what decides a presidential election.  But in this goofy election season, we are getting a couple of different impressions...

Incumbent state Rep. David Taylor, R-Moxee, is defending his seat against Democratic challenger A.J. Cooper of Yakima. Here's what the two had to say during recent interviews on the morning news with Dave and Lance ...

We’re in the home stretch.  Trump and Clinton galloping toward the finish line. The thunder of hooves pounding out two very different views of America today and where we could & should be tomorrow.  The jockey’s both go to the whip to urge their campaigns forward.  ...

News Talk KIT recently spoke at length with the two candidates for Yakima County Commission, District 2 -- Ron Anderson and Debra Manjarrez. Here are the transcripts of those two interviews:

News Talk KIT recently spoke at length with the two candidates for Yakima County Commission, District 1 -- Eric Geary and incumbent Mike Leita. Here are the transcripts of those two interviews:  

Out of the mouths of babes, the vote is in and the winner is…Hillary Clinton.  Those are the results from the traditional presidential election-year Scholastic Student Vote.  In this race the children of America chose Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by a 17-point margin, 52 percent to 35 percent...

Well, now I think I’ve heard just about everything.  I’m not a “Trumpster” and he wasn’t in my top half dozen candidates but he’s the nominee and so he has my vote.  That being said, at some point you have to decry the overwhelming, relentless and ridiculous attacks...

Are there any “undecideds” out there?  Has everybody already made up their mind about who, if anybody, they will vote for?  Tonight’s debate is positioned as crucial but if minds are already made up, maybe not?  Our businessman/blogger/consultant/commentator buddy Tim Bryce is in.  H...

Heads up high blood pressure election watchers -- new research of more than 12-thousand people shows both intense activity and intense emotions seemed to double the odds of suffering a heart attack in the next hour. So in other words, if you know you’ll get worked up watching the political news coverage and so you go work out instead, you are at just a great of risk of heart attack either way... R