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About William Bike

William S. Bike is a political historian, consultant, and commentator; media relations professional; and award-winning journalist. He is the author of the "must have" political campaigning guidebook Winning Political Campaigns as well as the story-filled Chicago history book Streets of the Near West Side.

Marianne Williamson Looking To Make 2020 ‘Do-Over’ Election Like 1980

August 23, 2019 by William Bike Leave a Comment

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Marianne Williamson is betting on a White House win by taking a page from recent election history. Find out why her odds are so good to win in 2020… [Read Post]

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Will GOP Nominate A Businessman For President? They’ve Done It Before

August 25, 2015 by William Bike Leave a Comment

Wendell Willkie presidential campaign poster 1940

Some say that it’s not Donald Trump’s bluster and bravado that will keep him from the Republican nomination for President–it’s that he never has held elective office before. However, if the GOP nominates a businessman who is a political rookie for President, it won’t be the first time. In 1940, the GOP thought a businessman […]

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Trump Like Reagan: That’s Why He Can Win GOP Nomination

August 18, 2015 by William Bike Leave a Comment

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The Republican establishment doesn’t want him as a Presidential candidate. A former Democrat, he admires a Democratic president Republicans love to hate. He has a penchant for making controversial statements. He does what he wants and doesn’t play by the established political rules. Yet every time the mainstream media tolls the death knell for his […]

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Best Of Times For Both Ends Of Political Spectrum

March 23, 2015 by William Bike Leave a Comment

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Some liberals, progressives, and Democrats are in despair because in November, conservatives not only took Congress, but a majority of statehouses as well. Yet some conservatives, Republicans, and Tea Partiers are in despair because Democrat Barack Obama still is in the White House issuing executive orders and vetoing Republican legislation, and because Democrat Hillary Clinton […]

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William S. Bike Reviews Ron Santo’s For Love Of Ivy

March 18, 2015 by William Bike Leave a Comment

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From the baseball journal Nine. Ron Santo: For Love of IvyBy Ron Santo with Randy Minkoff. Bonus Books Inc., 160 E. Illinois St., Chicago, IL 60611, 1993, 213 pp., hardcover. Reviewed by: William S. Bike Ron Santo is the last unreconstructed 1969 Chicago Cub. While other members of the team have made their peace with […]

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