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The real reason Mike Huckabee keeps running for president

May 6, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Plutocracy, Political Parties, Republicans, Scandals

Published: Daily Dot (May 6, 2015)

Shortly after Mike Huckabee ended his campaign for president in 2008, he began another career—this time as the host of his very own show on Fox News. If you want to understand Huckabee’s reason for making a recent entry into the 2016 race, you must start by recognizing that being an Also Ran can be very, very profitable.... Read Original Article

5 reasons Marco Rubio will never be elected president

Apr 28, 2015 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Immigration, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans

Published: Daily Dot (April 28, 2015)

If the recent polls are to be believed, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is all but guaranteed to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2016.

The Hill, a prominent Beltway blog, reports that Rubio is besting his Republican challengers in two different early polls, one from Fox News and the other from Quinnipac University.... Read Original Article

The real problem with Jeb Bush’s voter registration scandal

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

8 potential candidates who are ready to be Hillary’s running mate

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

The real reason Hillary Clinton might not be elected president in 2016

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