Jan 31, 2016 | Conservativism, Democrats, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Liberalism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Alternet (January 31, 2016), Salon (January 31, 2016), The Good Men Project (January 21, 2016)
As the 2016 presidential election gathers steam, it’s tempting to compare the Bernie Sanders surge among Democrats with the Donald Trump phenomenon among Republicans. After all, both candidates are marshalling support from the ideological grassroots in their respective parties (the left in Sanders’ case, the right for Trump), and both have successfully tapped into a deeper anger that animates their campaigns.... Read Original Article
Dec 24, 2015 | Elections - Presidential (2016), mic, Republicans
Published: Salon (December 24, 2015), The Good Men Project (December 22, 2015)
A brief but telling statement about Donald Trump’s early years, courtesy of a former high school classmate:
“He didn’t mingle with the rest of the corps who were not as high ranked. He lived in a different set of barracks.”... Read Original Article
Dec 20, 2015 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Immigration, mic, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Religion and Religious Issues
Published: MSNBC (December 20, 2015)
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley were unified on one topic during the last Democratic presidential debate of the year Saturday night: The toxicity of Donald Trump’s proposed temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States. Each candidate seized on the opportunity to decry racial and religious bigotry — and encouraged the rest of America to follow their example.... Read Original Article
Dec 19, 2015 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Political Parties
Published: The Good Men Project (December 19, 2015)
I suppose I should be happy that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has reversed its decision to block the Bernie Sanders campaign from its own voter data. For one thing, the punishment was grossly out of proportion to the crime – without proof that Sanders himself knew about the leaks from Hillary Clinton’s campaign, denying him access to his network of supporters would have effectively found the Vermont Senator himself guilty based on speculation rather than evidence.... Read Original Article
Dec 18, 2015 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Political Parties
Published: The Daily Dot (December 18, 2015)
If you watched the second Democratic presidential debate five weeks ago, consider yourself an anomaly.
That event was the lowest rated of the debates held so far during the 2016 election cycle, drawing in only 8.55 million viewers. Compared to the monster ratings drawn by Donald Trump and the GOP–the Las Vegas debate on Tuesday drew 18 million viewers–it seems like the Democratic party should be worried about this seeming lack of interest.... Read Original Article
Dec 16, 2015 | Conservativism, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: The Daily Dot (December 16, 2015)
If the Republican debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday night is any indication, Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has completely changed the shape of this race.
When he declared (in the same breath that he pledged to support the Republican nominee if it isn’t himself) that he “will do everything in my power to beat (Democratic hopeful) Hillary Clinton, I promise you,” no one in the audience doubted for a moment that he meant it.... Read Original Article
