Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Iowa’s six electoral votes a total toss-up
In Iowa, even the corn fields have corn fields. But that doesn't mean voters care only about agricultural issues. Quite the contrary, in fact. Published October 2, 2020
Coronavirus backlash builds as politics of virus becomes evident
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker just ordered a new wave of COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants in certain counties. In certain Region 1 counties. In certain Republican-voting counties, that is. And that is raising some interesting questions among business owners and medical professionals alike who wonder: Is it the virus, or politics? Published October 2, 2020
South Bend, Indiana, is one strange electoral animal
Twenty-to-one. That's the ratio of Donald Trump to Joe Biden campaign signs that can be seen while driving the northern country roads of Pennsylvania and Ohio into Indiana. And that's being generous. To Biden. In some places, for some seemingly endlessly long stretches of time and roadway, the ratio was more like 30:1. Published September 30, 2020
Joe Biden’s big debate theme: Trump’s a liar, liar, pants on fire.
Joe Biden got off his rocker and entered the first presidential debate with a rocking, rolling line of logic to nab votes that went like this: Donald Trump's a liar, liar, pants on fire. And his mother wears Army boots, too? Published September 29, 2020
Lorain County, Ohio, the little election bellwether that could
LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO -- Lorain County, located in the northeastern part of the state, may be home to only around 300,000. But it could be an election bellwether just the same. Published September 29, 2020
Philadelphia down due to COVID-19, but far from out
Philadelphia may be masked, depressed and a bit down due to the coronavirus -- but it's definitely not out. There's still a spirit hovering about the Liberty Bell; there's still a sort of hushed awe staring at the very buildings Founding Fathers hashed out America's great government. Published September 28, 2020
America’s November decision: Socialism or individualism
President Donald Trump said in a campaign rally from Florida -- a state with a large population of people who fled dictatorial Cuba -- that this election, this November, is about keeping America free of the "socialists and communists" the prior Barack Obama administration oh-so-blithely embraced. It's a showdown, alrighty. Published September 26, 2020
Donald Trump ballots in trash, oh my
What a coincidence. Democrats have a crappy candidate for president. Democrats are on an all-courts press to get as many voters as possible to mail in ballots, rather than vote in person. And here are these "Trump for president" ballots from Luzerne County that turn up discarded. What's a good GOPer to think? Published September 25, 2020
Donald Trump, laughing his way to victory
If there's one thing you can say about President Donald Trump on the campaign trail for reelection, it's this: He sure is comfortable. So comfortable, in fact, he gives all appearances of enjoying himself. Having fun, even. Published September 24, 2020
Socialists are destroying the United States
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Chuck Schumer have united to use -- as the red-lipped lipsticked socialist with the mocialist put it -- "every tool at our disposal" that can stop the Senate from confirming any Supreme Court justice nominated by President Donald Trump. In other words: Make way for the firebombs. Published September 22, 2020
Netflix cancellations surge in face of pedophilia clickbait ‘Cuties’
Netflix has seen a noticeable uptick in the number of platform cancellations in the days since it launched the child porn show, "Cuties." That's what happens when you try and profit off images of children gyrating like lust-filled sex dolls. People get angry. Published September 21, 2020
George Soros is indeed an enabler of U.S. street violence
Let's be clear and let's stay clear on this: George Soros is indeed diddling in America's political and legal systems. This is no conspiracy theory. This is no tin foil hat moment. This is a verifiable fact. Published September 19, 2020
Herschel Walker: ‘I think President Trump may be winning’
Herschel Walker, ex-NFL star, all-around athletic stand-out, whipped out a whiteboard, a la Karl Rove, on "Fox & Friends" to show the score of Donald Trump versus Joe Biden on issues of importance to voters -- and with National Black Voter Day as the background, called on the nation to quit separating the people by skin color. Published September 18, 2020
Cheryl K. Chumley is biking the battleground, canvassing voters in 14 states ahead of the election
We're taking to the streets, to the small towns of America, to the union halls, to the local governments and even state governments, to the small businesses and farms and even American Indian reservations to get the word straight from the American people: What are today's top concerns? Published September 17, 2020
Robert Redfield, CDC chief, is confusing the heck out of everybody on face masks
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield, in a hearing before the U.S. Senate, said face masks are better than any old vaccine in protecting against the coronavirus, and that every man, woman and child in America ought to get used to wearing one, but quick. And then the next day he walked back his remarks. Published September 17, 2020
Minneapolis Marxists now cry at the Marxism they brought
Minneapolis City Council, eat crow. In the face of rising crime, the socialist local body -- the ones who spent oh-so-long trying to replace police with some sort of soft and fuzzy enforcement team armed only with "Time Out" cards to slap on criminals -- in the face of real crime hazards, these guys now want to cry for the police. Published September 17, 2020
Michael Caputo, HHS spox, sounds jaw-dropping alarm on looming civil war
HHS spokesman Michael Caputo delivered some bombshell advice to Americans that went like this: Buy ammo. 'Cause when Donald Trump wins reelection, his Democratic rival Joe Biden won't concede. Then Caputo accused scientists within the CDC of using the coronavirus to unite in "resistance" against Trump. And guess what: Caputo actually makes sense. Published September 16, 2020
Muslims unite in anger at Netflix ‘Cuties’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations released a statement condemning Netflix's "Cuties" show as exploitative of girls and offensive to Muslims, and called for its removal from the television platform. Title this One Of The Few Times Christians And Muslims Agree. Published September 15, 2020
Black Lives Matter is the Kate Steinle of 2020
Read the tea leaves. Test the political winds. Smell the smoke of Molotov cocktails in the air. President Donald Trump is on a sure and steady path to win reelection. Why? Two words: Kate. Steinle. The lawlessness that marked the era of Kate Steinle is a precursor to the lawlessness marking the era of Black Lives Matter. Published September 15, 2020
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer faces loss of power
Nearly 400,000 Michigan residents have signed a petition to reel in the executive authorities of their state's governor, the Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, over her abuse of power under umbrella of coronavirus protections. Good. She needs the slap-down. Published September 14, 2020
