Author: Bob Loevy

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Former President Jimmy Carter wrote 32 books, and many more have been written about his unusual presidency and remarkable life. Both of us have written about him and taught about him. One of us met with Carter a few times and corresponded with him. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); Two of the…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy “One of the most universal cravings of our time is a hunger for compelling and creative leadership,” wrote one of our mentors, political scientist James MacGregor Burns. Yet, nowadays, leaders nearly everywhere are having a rough time. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); Syrians have tossed out their brutal dictator and are scrambling…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Colorado maintained its position among the most Democratic Party-oriented states in the United States in the 2024 presidential election. Democratic candidate and current Vice President Kamala Harris defeated Republican candidate and President-elect Donald Trump by 11% in Colorado. She won about 54% of the vote, a little more than Obama’s…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Former President Donald Trump enjoyed an impressive comeback victory on election day last Tuesday. Virtually all the pollsters predicted the closest of elections, yet they once again underestimated President-elect Trump’s support from the voters. Trump won the national popular vote, which was a first for him. His was the first…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Americans love their country, yet we understand election time often strains our friendships and even family relations. Also, we believe in free speech and the right to hold contrarian political views. Still, 2024 has been a tough test and a rough ride for this nation. Most of us are sick…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Here is a look at the national political landscape about a week ahead of Election Day 2024. Polls and prediction models are contradictory and are always less reliable in hotly contested elections. Voter turnout in the presidential election is expected to be high. Some analysts believe the higher the turnout,…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Vice presidents matter. Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson and George H.W. Bush, among others, were vice presidents before they were presidents. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); We have had some notable disappointments as vice president. Andrew Johnson, who was Abraham Lincoln’s inadequate successor, came within one vote of being…

Bob Loevy Colorado voters may want to think carefully before voting for ranked-choice voting, a ballot issue in the general election this November. It will mean the end of the two-party system as we have known and practiced it in Colorado for almost 150 years. Ranked-choice voting will do away with the Democratic Party primary…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Sixty-seven million Americans watched an ABC presidential campaign debate last week between former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump spoke for about 43 minutes. Harris spoke for about 38 minutes. She was poised, confident and generally effective. He was dour, snarly, and as usual, undertook many…

Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy Citizen Initiative 310, backed by a few Denver political reformers, will be on your Nov. 5 general election ballot. It proposes a major overhaul of how Coloradans would vote in state and congressional elections — but not for local and presidential elections. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); This reform is named ranked-choice voting…