Apr 17, 2015 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans, Scandals
Published: Daily Dot (April 7, 2015)
According to a New York Times report published on Monday, Jeb Bush identified himself as a “Hispanic” on voter registration form in 2009. In response to this story, Bush tweeted:
It is possible that Bush will emerge from this debacle unscathed.... Read Original Article
Apr 16, 2015 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), mic, Political Parties
Published: Daily Dot (April 16, 2015)
“I am Vice President. In this I am nothing, but I may be everything.”
Much has changed since America’s first vice president, John Adams, offered that observation about the “insignificant” position which “my country has in its wisdom contrived for me.” Since Adams’ statement about his own irrelevancy, the power of the office itself has grown considerably thanks to constitutional clarity on the power and scope of the position, as well as recent occupants like Walter Mondale, Al Gore, Dick Cheney, and Joe Biden.... Read Original Article
Apr 14, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gender and Sexism, Media Issues, Original Source Salon.com, Political Parties, Republicans
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Apr 13, 2015 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Political Parties
Published: Daily Dot (April 13, 2015)
With polls giving her a four-to-one lead over her closest rivals, it would seem like Hillary Clinton has good reason to be optimistic about her recently announced presidential campaign. After all, she is quite literally the odds-on favorite.
However, although her frontrunner status will almost certainly give her huge advantages in fundraising, attracting attention from the media, and cultivating grassroots support, it could also turn out to be her greatest political liability.... Read Original Article
Apr 9, 2015 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Original Source Salon.com, Pennsylvania, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Religion and Religious Issues, Republicans
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Apr 8, 2015 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Libertarianism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: MSNBC (April 8, 2015)
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul doesn’t need to win the presidency to revolutionize the Republican Party. He just needs to get nominated.
More than fifty years have passed since the GOP chose a non-establishment candidate to lead its national ticket. Even when their base could only muster tepid enthusiasm for its standard-bearer (see Mitt Romney), the primaries have had a way of weeding out iconoclasts and only leaving “safe” candidates standing.... Read Original Article
