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Jennifer Harper

Jennifer Harper

jharper@washingtontimes.com

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

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President Trump has dismissed what he calls "fake polls," which appear constructed to suggest he is losing his reelection bid. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Polls, media join forces to close in on Trump

Fast and furious: That is how the polls are arriving at the moment, cascading into news coverage as Election Day looms large. In the past 48 hours, horse race polls were released by NBC News/Wall Street Journal, Fox News, CBS News, CNN, ABC/Washington Post, The New York Times/Siena College and Emerson College. More are on the way.

November 1, 2020
The White House and GOP billed record-breaking economic news as the "great American comeback" — an idea that the media downplays. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Worried media tries to bury Trump’s ‘great American comeback’

Much of the news media is reluctant to share any good economic news, fearing it will reflect positively on President Trump some 96 hours before Election Day. But wait. News organizations can't overlook the U.S. economy's record-breaking leap of 33.1% between July and September --so they simply dampen the good news with some bad news.

October 29, 2020
An academic study found that two-thirds of gun purchasers were doctors, nurses, physicians assistants and other health care providers. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: New report reveals that nurses, doctors are the new gun buyers

Public unease has become a staple of 2020 - year of the pandemic, the election and social unrest. Political strife has intensified, as have mixed feelings over social changes, family burdens and economic impacts. New academic research also pinpoints a specific shift from those who are on the true coronavirus front lines.

October 28, 2020
One columnist says the U.S. returning to "normal" if Democrat Joseph R. Biden wins the presidential election won't happen. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: ‘Normal’ America won’t return if Biden wins

Creative campaign strategists have depicted Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden as the "normal" candidate who will bring back "normal" America if he wins the White House. This political branding has been going on for months, and was once lauded by the press as a savvy common man approach.

October 27, 2020
The New York Post has offered a timely endorsement for President Trump's reelection. The rationale is outlined in 30 paragraphs. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: ‘It’ll really tick off Hollywood’

The New York Post has endorsed President Trump in a very helpful way. The news organization has offered a 30-paragraph rationale that outlines what Mr. Trump has accomplished while in office — boosting the economy, quelling globalism, curbing illegal immigration, and producing productive court nominations and deft foreign policy. Among other things. The endorsement forecasts a bright future.

October 26, 2020
One GOP strategist says that 2020's avid Trump supporters were once more reluctant. He notes that his policies are responsible for the shift. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Change: Tepid Trumpers turn to avid Trumpers

There's some timely change afoot out there, and a Real Clear Politics headline tells all: "2016's reluctant Trumpers are 2020's avid Trumpers," writes GOP strategist Charlie Gerow in a personal commentary for the news organization which cites Republicans who were once nervous about then-candidate Donald Trump.

October 25, 2020
Aja Smith, a congressional candidate for District 41 in California is a force to be recokoned with. She has won endorsements from multiple law enforcement organizations and includes national defense and veterans' causes among her priority issues. And no wonder. Ms. Smith is a combat veteran herself. (Image courtesy of AJa Smith)

Aja Smith, combat vet and grand-niece of Tuskegee Airman, seeks office

Aja Smith, an Air Force veteran and candidate for California's 41st Congressional District, is a force to be reckoned with. If she wins her race against Democratic incumbent Mark Takano, she'll become the first Black Republican woman to represent the Golden State in the House of Representatives.

October 24, 2020
The next presidential debate between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden is set for Thursday. One analyst has advice for how to conduct the debates for when 2024 rolls around. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: 44% of Americans see no future for presidential debates

Americans won't have to face another presidential debate for another four years. The ill will and melodrama surrounding the "debates" this time around have taken a toll on just about everyone. One analyst has some advice for voters, candidates and planners when 2024 rolls around.

October 21, 2020
Analysts are already preparing themselves for the second and final debate between President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden, set to debate on Thursday. (Associated Press Photographs)

Inside the Beltway: Bracing for the ‘hot mess’ on Thursday

Will America tune in again to watch President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden square off Thursday night in their second and last face-to-face debate? A hefty 73 million tuned in to see the pair squabble with one another and moderator Chris Wallace three weeks ago, and the second debate was canceled.

October 20, 2020
In this April 29, 2010, photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio answers questions at a news conference to announce his latest crime suppression enforcement patrols in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) **FILE**

Sheriff Joe Arpaio pens a memoir of his life as ‘America’s toughest sheriff’

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who served as sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, from 1993-2016, has a new book arriving Tuesday, "Sheriff Joe Arpaio: An American Legend," which details his law-and-order mentality, his fight against illegal immigration and "his controversial pursuit of the truth behind President Obama's birth certificate"

October 20, 2020