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Jennifer Harper

jharper@washingtontimes.com

Jennifer Harper wrote the daily Inside the Beltway column for The Washington Times.

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A new Axios poll finds that 70% of Democrats now feel rage and estrangement, their negative emotions driven by politics. (AP Photo)

Politics ‘driving Democrats mad’: Axios poll

The 2020 election appears to be affecting the emotions of one party in particular. "Politics are driving Democrats mad. More than 70% of Democrats say politics is making them increasingly angry about America, leaving them feeling like strangers in their own land," says an Axios on HBO poll released Monday.

November 13, 2019
Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the House impeachment hearings will draw intense scrutiny from a hungry media on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: News media now obsessed with Trump impeachment

Opening day of the impeachment hearings might as well be a Hollywood premiere, compete with red carpet, questionable fashions and non-stop hysterical commentary. Buckle up. The long-awaited public probe begins Wednesday on Capitol Hill under gavel-to-gavel scrutiny by every imaginable news organization in the broadcast, print or digital realm. Their appetites appear whetted for some climatic moment which will damn the Trump administration once and for all.

November 12, 2019
Yet another book on the Mueller Report is about to arrive from The Washington Post, this one featuring comic-book style illustrations. (Scribner Books)

Inside the Beltway: Seriously? Mueller report now a graphic novel

There's never a dull moment where the endless investigation of President Trump and the 2016 election is concerned. Publishers Weekly reports that mega-publisher Scribner and The Washington Post have teamed up to create a graphic version of the official Mueller report, complete with all the signature illustrations and terse dialogue of that popular genre.

November 11, 2019
The American people as well as President Trump have high regard for military veterans. Two-thirds of Americans say they look up to veterans. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Americans look up to veterans, praise their discipline, patriotism

The nation still reveres its military veterans, and in no under certain terms. Two-thirds of Americans say they look up to those who have served - and an equal number say that veterans themselves are more disciplined and patriotic than the rest of us. So says a comprehensive Pew Research Center that delves into the particulars.

November 10, 2019
Conan, the combat canine, began training as a pup with the 341st Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. (Defense Department) ** FILE **

Inside the Beltway: Hero dog Conan, the combat athlete

What a heritage, what a pedigree. Conan, the Belgian Malinois who recently cornered ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, emerged as a combat canine from the 341st Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, which has prepared the pups for such a mission since the 1960s.

November 7, 2019
Happy fans greet President Trump at a recent campaign rally. One analyst has said that Mr. Trump's fans won't be swayed by anything. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Unwavering: Nothing sways Trump voters

A surprise demographic emerged in the 2016 election, and that was the 65 million people who marched to the polls and voted for President Trump, to the surprise of many flabbergasted analysts and pollsters. Like flyover country, this demographic had been overlooked and underestimated at the time. But more importantly, they have not gone way, and neither has their enthusiasm.

November 6, 2019
President Trump has high approval ratings among military veterans. Among Republican veterans, that approval rating is 92%. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Military veterans view Trump as the master commander

Military veterans have consistently positive sentiments about President Trump — a dynamic factor that could come into play in the 2020 election. Indeed, military vets make up 13% of the entire voting population according to a recent New York Times analysis which, uh, focused on the Democratic Party's failure to connect with this demographic. The vets feel pretty good about Mr. Trump.

November 5, 2019
Anonymous sources are dominating broadcast coverage of the impeachment inquiry, according to a conservative press watchdog. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: In age of impeachment, anonymous sources are broadcast stars

So are you weary of impeachment mysteries yet — all that breathless reporting from wide-eyed correspondents quoting anonymous sources who are "familiar" with the situation at hand. The unknown authorities are now a fixture of broadcast news coverage as the impeachment inquiry against President Trump picks up speed and races towards the desirable conclusions of certain lawmakers and government officials.

October 31, 2019
The public is less than impressed with coverage of the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. (AP Photo)

Skewed and confusing: Public frowns on impeachment news coverage, poll finds

The American electorate is not very impressed with non-stop news coverage of Democratic efforts to impeach President Trump. A new Politico/Morning Consult poll asked voters to describe their reactions to "current media coverage of the impeachment process" -- and the results are telling.

October 31, 2019
One former university president says cultural forces have "created a monster" of political correctness on the nation's campuses. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Getting woke to ‘ideological fascism’

Alas, our politically correct college campuses have become a welter of safe spaces, quick offense, liberal talking points and vulnerable young people enamored by socialism and communism. Some say the ivy-covered halls are a dangerous place indeed.

October 30, 2019
Fox News continues to dominate ratings across the entire cable realm; a new poll finds that 77% of the network's viewers are conservative. (Associated Press photographs)

Inside the Beltway: 77% of Fox News fans are conservative

Along with probing public opinion on impeachment, a new Suffolk University/USA Today poll explored some intriguing findings about the nation's TV watchers, and their political leanings. One of those dimensions was the ideology of the respondents according to which cable news or broadcast network they "trust most."

October 29, 2019
The Trump 2020 reelection campaign has issued limited edition "witch hunt" merchandise depicting prominent Democrats as some nervous "witches." (image courtesy of DonaldjTrump.com)

‘Hoaxus Pocus’: Trump campaign features Pelosi, Schiff and Nadler as witches

The mirth and the creative muscle of President Trump's 2020 reelection campaign continues. Last month, the creative team at work here issued a handsome new poster depicting the president as Superman. This month, the theme is "Stop the Witch Hunt," reflecting the Democratic obsession with impeaching Mr. Trump.

October 28, 2019