Nov 12, 2013 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Libertarianism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: mic (November 12, 2013)
Double Down, the new book on the 2012 presidential election by John Heilemann and Mark Helperin, falls short in one way that has been overlooked by the media. While it contains nifty insider tidbits about Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and other major players from that epic political battle, it overlooks one man whose influence may prove as lasting as the others — Texas Congressman Ron Paul.... Read Original Article
Sep 30, 2013 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Other, mic, Pennsylvania, Political Parties
Published: mic (September 30, 2013)
While it’s easy enough to talk about politics in terms of any given immediate cycle, Democrats should always try to keep the big picture in mind by asking themselves the most important question: How can we win the next election, the election after that, and other elections into the future?... Read Original Article
Jul 17, 2013 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), mic, Political Parties, Vice President Biden
Published: mic (July 17, 2013), The Morning Call (July 17, 2013)
According to a recent Politico article, Vice President Joe Biden is being criticized by some of his backers for not doing more to promote his 2016 presidential candidacy. Should Biden choose to run, he would, no doubt, face a formidable opponent in Hillary Clinton, the erstwhile first lady, senator, and secretary of state who is widely considered to be the Democratic front-runner.
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Jun 17, 2013 | Elections, Elections - Other, mic, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Published: mic (June 17, 2013)
First the good news: Champions of civil liberties should celebrate the Supreme Court’s ruling Monday overturning an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship to vote.
By empowering county registrars to “reject any application for registration that is not accompanied by satisfactory evidence of United States citizenship,” the “proof of citizenship” provision of Proposition 200 resulted in a disproportionately high number of voter registration rejections for Latino, other minority, and poor applicants, thereby discriminating against (to say nothing of discouraging) potential low income and/or non-white voters.
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May 18, 2013 | Conservativism, Conspiracy Theories, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: mic (May 18, 2013), The Morning Call (May 20, 2013)
From a strictly political standpoint, the past month has been pretty good for Sen. Ted Cruz. First the Tea Party darling further endeared himself to grassroots rightists by claiming that he had privately told the Republican senators who supported the gun-buyer background check bill to “not be a bunch of squishes.”
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Dec 1, 2012 | Conservativism, Conspiracy Theories, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: PolicyMic (December 1, 2012)
The only thing worse than laziness is contagious laziness.
I refer you to the following headlines from Fox News and Politico:
“Ted Cruz Speech Fuels 2016 Presidential Run Speculation”
“Ted Cruz Speech Stokes 2016 Speculation”
Ted Cruz, for those of you fortunate enough to not be up-to-date on your Tea Party demagogues, is the Senator-elect from Texas.... Read Original Article
