Winter won’t turn to spring for several weeks, but the fall cam­paign for president starts now. After Super Tuesday, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump can see clear paths to their parties’ nominations. True, the anti-Trump forces show faint flickers of life, but battle lines are already forming. And at this point, Clinton rates as […]

The presidential campaigns are getting closer to the choice of party nominees, but many people say they are unhappy about the most likely out­come. Party rules and relatively few voters are responsible for the likely matchup between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. This possible choice results from the demise of the “smoke-filled room” […]