May 28, 2015 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Immigration, Liberalism, mic, Military-Industrial Complex/Security State, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Daily Dot (May 28, 2015)
In his new book, Taking a Stand: Moving Beyond Partisan Politics to Unite America, Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul declares that the GOP brand “sucks” and is “broken.” From those big declarations, he goes on to discuss his personal affinity for nature (describing himself as a “tree hugger”) and his ability to find common ground with racial minorities (mainly through his opposition to the growing prison-industrial complex).... Read Original Article
May 27, 2015 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Libertarianism, mic, Military-Industrial Complex/Security State, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Published: Daily Dot (May 27, 2015)
While Rand Paul’s name often appears on lists of leading Republican presidential nominees, his well-known libertarian streak is often cited as a prime reason why he most likely won’t be nominated. His National Security Agency opposition might make him popular on the Internet, but he’s the definition of a wild card.... Read Original Article
May 13, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Original Source Salon.com, Political Parties, Republicans, Scandals
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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
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
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
