Frank Cannon, Author at The National Pulse

CANNON: Never-Trumper David French Picks Half a Million Abortions Over Trump Being Re-Elected… Seriously.

Over the past week the Republican National Convention has done more to highlight the horror of abortion than any major party convention in history. In addition to the appearance of…

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The Wall Is Worth Fighting For

In the past several decades, Democrats have repeatedly walked all over Republicans in virtually every single spending negotiation. With the aid of a willing media, Democrats have successfully pinned blame…

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Are Democrats’ Attacks on Kavanaugh Backfiring?

This article was originally posted at The Hill. Thursday’s appearance by Judge Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a watershed moment for contemporary American politics. But while many stories…

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Pennsylvania Is Ground Zero for Social Conservatives in 2018. Here’s Why.

This article was originally posted at Townhall. I’m at a loss. What is the point of a social conservative movement that remains on the sidelines for the toughest and most important…

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Will Democrats’ Abortion Extremism Undermine Their 2018 Chances?

This article was originally posted at The Stream. Dems are chortling with glee about the election on Tuesday night: They snatched another victory in deep red territory. Trump won Pennsylvania 18th…

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Why the First Amendment Is at Much Greater Risk Than the Second

This article was originally posted at Townhall. Our nation’s elites are waging war on the American people, wielding the institutions they’ve spent several decades capturing to punish those who disagree with their preferred…

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President Trump’s No Conservative — But He’s Progressives’ Worst Nightmare

This article was originally posted at The Federalist. President Trump is often criticized by detractors on both sides of the political spectrum for his willingness to attack our nation’s institutions. Whether…

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This Is Why America Is Rejecting the “Salon Left” — And the Democratic Party

This article was originally posted at Newsbusters. Earlier this month, I wrote an op-ed for The Hill where I argued that Republicans should support President Trump and follow his electoral formula, or “die” —…

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A Totally Serious Salon Blogger Accidentally (Yet Brilliantly) Satirizes the Left

Last Friday, I wrote a piece for The Hill urging establishment Republicans to resist the impulse to abandon President Trump and instead embrace his agenda. If the Republican Party turns…

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Republicans Must Fight for President Trump… or Be Defeated

This article was posted originally at The Hill. “Is Trump finished?” one of his savviest conservative supporters asked me recently. In other words, will restless Republicans, unable to achieve any legislative…

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The Democrats’ Plan to Win the House Just Took an Ossoff-Sized Hit

Last night, Republican Karen Handel defeated her Democratic opponent Jon Ossoff by nearly four points in the special election runoff for Georgia’s 6th district. Twitter was awash with arguments about…

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Why Phil Mickelson’s Reason for Skipping the U.S. Open Left Me Impressed

I’m a casual golf fan, but I have always liked Phil Mickelson. I like “Lefty,” as he is affectionately known, because he is an extreme risk taker and plays all out on…

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One of These Media Headlines Is Not Like the Others

Numbers are just numbers, right? If you don’t think that the media can spin anything to fit a narrative, just take a look at these three headlines on yesterday’s job…

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Both Parties Are Facing Future-Defining Identity Crises

The American political system is in a state of flux. Both Republicans and Democrats are experiencing mirror-image identity crises as they struggle to define anew who their parties are and…

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David Daleiden Is a Hero, and the GOP Better Not Let Him Down

David Daleiden, the project lead of the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), the organization that filmed the Planned Parenthood videos and exposed the abortion behemoth’s inhumane business practice of harvesting…

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The GOP Must Act Quickly and Decisively on Planned Parenthood

The GOP health care bill, which would have repealed Obamacare and replaced it with the American Health Care Act (AHCA), was withdrawn from the House floor without a vote last…

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President Trump’s Superb Speech Ignored One Crucial Issue

President Trump gave a great speech last night. Over and over, he has gone out of his way to prove himself as a man of his word: what he promised…

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Trump Is Standing Up to the Media Bullies — And Winning

President Donald Trump is beating the media, and it’s about damn time. For years, there’s been a real detriment to conservatives that’s never been confronted by any Republican leader, at…

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