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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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The focus of the crowd: President Trump pumps his fist during his reelection kickoff rally in Orlando, Florida, last week. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Trump voter loyalty remains rock solid

Fans of President Trump have long felt a very personal engagement with their candidate, so strong in fact, that the Pew Research Center has tracked the trajectory of voters with persistent "warm feelings" for the president. The pollster has deemed that 6-out-of-10 Trump voters were unapologetic enthusiasts.

June 24, 2019
In this June 4, 2019, photo, former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Berlin, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Inside the Beltway: The press turns on Joe Biden

The polls may reveal positive findings about presidential hopeful and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and his quest for the White House. The news media, at this juncture, do not.

June 20, 2019
With 24 presidential hopefuls, the 2020 Democratic voters might need NCAA-style eliminations brackets. Here, the 2016 candidates face off in a debate just prior to the Iowa caucuses. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: 20 Democratic hopefuls could use elimination brackets

President Trump upstaged the Democratic Party by declaring his intent to run for reelection in an unprecedented jumbo campaign rally. Mr. Trump staged this event just eight days before 20 Democratic presidential hopefuls are due to take to a Miami stage for their debut debate before a national audience. Every one of them is hoping for a big chance to stand out, be quoted and resonate with voters.

June 19, 2019
Hillary Clinton fans watch results on election night 2016. Democrats are unnerved at the prospect of another Trump victory, a poll found. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Democrats already alarmed over a Trump victory

When Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump in 2016, many Democrats wept openly, particularly those who were in the audience at Mrs. Clinton's election night rally as the news broke. Similar emotions are already percolating. Blame it on nonstop alarmist coverage of the news media, perhaps, but some voters already are poised to quake, shake, or cry over the very real prospect that President Trump could win in 2020.

June 16, 2019
Americans are predicted to spend a record-breaking $16 billion to honor their dads on Father's Day this year. (Shutterstock)

Honoring dad: Americans to spend record-breaking $16 billion on Father’s Day

The economy is in for a Father's Day bump. Americans will break the record this year when it comes to honoring their fathers with some serious cash. Total spending for the holiday is estimated to reach and all-time high of $16 billion, says the National Retail Federation - up almost a billion from last year.

June 15, 2019
President Trump's masterful showmanship has played out powerfully on the global stage, particularly when he goes off script or off message. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: A strategic President Trump shapes his own campaign

President Trump's rivals don't know whether to laugh or cry when he goes off script or off message to brilliant effect. They cry, most likely — because Mr. Trump is a strategically minded, master showman who wins most every round in the public arena, whether he is responding to a partisan attack or creating a handy new phrase or motto for his 2020 campaign.

June 12, 2019
Annual global index rates the U.S. the 128th most peaceful nation on Earth, with Iceland in first place, and Afghanistan in last. (Institute of Economics & Peace)

Annual global index rates U.S. 128th most peaceful nation on earth

The world has gotten a little more peaceful, according to the 13th annual Global Peace Index, a complex study that ranks 163 nations on factors such as homicide and incarceration rates, the presence of small arms, military expenditures, ongoing conflicts, terrorism, the overall economic impact of violence and even climate change.

June 12, 2019
The U.S. Census Bureau and the citizenship question for the 2020 census continue to spark many discussions. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Inside the Beltway: The fate of the census citizenship question

The U.S. Census Bureau has revealed it will be embarking on a "test" this week with a specific purpose. Some 480,000 households across the nation will receive a questionnaire "testing the operational effects of including a citizenship question on the 2020 census."

June 11, 2019
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Inside the Beltway: Majority of women still charmed by socialism

Socialism still intrigues the public: 4 in 10 Americans say they would prefer living in a socialist country over a capitalist one, according to a new poll conducted by Harris for "Axios on HBO," a news series. Gallup and other major pollsters have had similar findings in recent days. This one gets down to some gritty details, however.

June 10, 2019