Down-ballot races

It was another strange week in the political arena.

Ted Cruz, although then a distant second in the Republican race, named Carly Fiorino as his running mate and introduced her as the future vice president of the United States.

It was a moment for serious policy discussion. Instead, she suddenly broke out in song, singing a little tribute to the Cruz family.

This week Trump accused Cruz's father of somehow being linked with Lee Harvey Oswald and somehow being involved in the assassination of President Kennedy. His accusations are based on a National Inquirer article.

Then, Hillary Clinton trave...