Of the two contenders who sparred with Mayor Pete Buttigieg during the latest Democratic “debate,” it was U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar who spoke of substance. Sen. Elizabeth Warren went for the cheap shot with her one-liner about the mayor raising money in a “wine cave.”

The young mayor from Indiana had a good retort for Warren, noting that he was probably the least wealthy of those on the stage and defending whatever it takes, including money from rich folk, to successfully challenge Donald Trump.

Klobuchar’s criticism was different. She noted that the Democrats need someone with experience and a record as their nominee and while she has them, the young mayor does not. Neither, she added, does he have a record of winning statewide office.

Buttigieg lost his only statewide race, for state treasurer in Indiana. Klobuchar could have added, but didn’t, that the TOTAL vote count in the mayor’s only two elections to date has not exceeded 15,000. Buttigieg was left without much of a rejoinder, sputtering about how he had served in the military and that should count.

The round went to Klobuchar. The race is getting interesting.

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If New Hampshire nanny state partisans have their way, you will soon be fastening your seat belt not because you choose to, but because you are ordered to. It kind of makes driving around with “Live Free or Die” on your license plates a bit ironic, no?

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Before another New Hampshire Presidential Primary fades from memory, it may be instructive — and comforting — for Granite Staters to consider a few words of praise from a national media figure. In an age when it is much more popular to dismiss the primary than to appreciate it, columnist Geo…

The National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago recently tested the civic knowledge of a nationally representative sample of Americans with a series of questions on foundational events in U.S. history as well as political principles.

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

The Manchester Proud education group has put much thought and hard work into its plans for city schools, as it will demonstrate this Thursday at 6 p.m. at Memorial High School. But its lack of any meaningful study of the role of public charter schools is disappointing.