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If you want fair presidential elections in America, we need fair debates

Sep 9, 2015 | Democrats, Elections - Presidential (2016), mic, Political Parties

Published: The Daily Dot (September 9, 2015)

If Democrats want to make the election process as democratic as their party’s name suggests, the best way to do is by having a competitive race among a diverse field of presidential hopefuls. This is especially crucial in a political era where the Internet is leveling the playing field by making candidates’ messages instantly accessible to a wide, digitally engaged audience.... Read Original Article

A Democratic Race Without Hillary Clinton

Sep 3, 2015 | Democrats, Elections - Presidential (2016), Liberalism, mic

Published: The Good Men Project (September 3, 2015)

If Hillary Clinton doesn’t become the Democratic presidential nominee next year, who could replace her?

Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that Hillary Clinton doesn’t run in the Democratic presidential primaries next year.

There are plenty of reasons to assume that won’t happen: The FBI’s investigation into her private email may not yield anything particularly damaging to her candidacy; even if it does, the Clintons already have a long history of bouncing back from scandals that would have destroyed other politicians; and Hillary Clinton’s indefatigability during her 2008 primary race against Barack Obama suggests that even the most adverse odds won’t necessarily compel her to quit.... Read Original Article

Joe Biden’s Legacy for Battered Women

Aug 25, 2015 | Elections - Presidential (2016), Vice President Biden

Published: The Good Men Project (August 25, 2015)

I have a guilty conscience. Although I respect Vice President Biden quite a bit, I recently wrote an op-ed arguing that it would be a bad idea for him to run for president. My concern (then and now) is that Biden, despite being a qualified statesman, simply doesn’t have the political chops or base of support to mount a viable campaign against either the Hillary Clinton juggernaut or the Bernie Sanders insurgency.... Read Original Article