2016 Conventions

  • Disorderly Coronation

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    Matthew Vadum, CRC Senior Vice President, reports from Philadelphia on the atmosphere at the Democratic National Convention in FrontPage Mag on July 27, 2016. Protests from Sanders supporters and appearances…

  • Bernie pays lip service to party unity

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    PHILADELPHIA — In the end when the Vermont delegation cast its votes, the final count at the Democratic National Convention was 2,842 votes for Hillary Clinton and 1,865 for Bernie Sanders.

  • Philadelphia freak-out

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    PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA —They’re freaking out. There is an air of panic in Philadelphia, as Donald Trump, in national polls, has pulled even with, or ahead of, Hillary Clinton. You could…

  • Hillary Clinton is no longer “presumptive”

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    PHILADELPHIA — The South Dakota delegation put Hillary Clinton over the top at 6:38 p.m. as Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake presided over the roll call at the Democratic National Convention.

  • The media get the treatment they deserve

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    PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA — It’s hot in Philly—95 degrees yesterday but it felt like 107, per my Dark Skies weather app, and it’s supposed to be 93 or higher today. (Yesterday,…

  • Knives out in Philly

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    CRC Senior Vice President Matthew Vadum reports live from Philadelphia on the first day of the Democratic National Convention on FrontPage Mag. The official theme of day one is “United…

  • Rape rooms in Philadelphia

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    PHILADELPHIA — The Left’s crusade to include ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE in everything everywhere at all times without regard to public safety, appropriateness, decorum, or common decency is on display here at the…

  • Why is Sidney Blumenthal at the DNC in Philly?

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    PHILADELPHIA — Sid Vicious, the soulless Machiavellian political operative, is here, dragging the baggage of Hillary Clinton’s many scandals with him for all of America’s voters to see.

  • The Democratic nomination was rigged. Aren’t you surprised?

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    PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA —They cheated. Democratic National Committee (DNC) e-mails, acknowledged as genuine, show that the Democratic Party itself worked to defeat Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and to win the…

  • Pundits galore head to Cleveland

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    Onboard a commercial airliner at Reagan National Airport — I’ve had the misfortune to be subjected to various delays in getting to Cleveland today. It appears I’m on the CNN…

  • The Pence pick: Like the Bush pick, but very different

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    CLEVELAND, OHIO – Reagan picked Bush. Trump picked Pence. The two choices were made for the same reason, but it’s the difference between Reagan/Bush and Trump/Pence that exposes the huge…