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October 19, 2015
Nick Arnold

Trump Attacks Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve, Again
Donald Trump doubled down on his criticism of U.S. monetary policy Friday, accusing Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen of artificially keeping interest rates low as a favor to President Obama.  Trump said the zero interest rate policy is meant to artificially prop up Wall Street and push a coming recession into the next administration, and that as soon as interest rates are raised “someone’s going to suffer”:[...]
October 19, 2015
Maggie Gallagher

Cruz Is Right: When You Fight, the Polls Change
Ted Cruz made an important point in an interview with Chuck Todd yesterday: the political dynamic changes when leaders are willing to fight on an issue.  This is why the truce strategy, in general, on social issues is so idiotic. It not only assumes people will keep voting for you if you do nothing and say nothing when a fight emerges; it assumes there are no voters to be gained, and no minds to be changed, by elevating the issue to one you are willing to fight about.[...]