More voters today are registering as independents than at anytime in American history. As partisan campaigns seek to divide the nation into a superficial left v. right or Democrat v. Republican mentality, the independent-minded voter looks for candidates that think and speak for themselves. The 2012 elections will be an important test of how independent-minded voters will assert themselves at the polls.
For third party presidential candidate Virgil Goode, ballot access has proven to be a challenging issue in states such as Virginia and Pennsylvania.
For this Democrat vs. Democrat race, it is the non-Democrats that will be holding the determining factor for California’s 15th Senate District.
In her “Green New Deal,” Jill Stein addresses the economy, the environment, unemployment, the 1%, and many more issues that the Green Party believes are dire.
New mobile Super PAC App listens to political ads and provides facts. This makes being an informed voter easier than ever.
Mitt Romney has recently made a pledge to the American people that during the first term of his presidency, he has a concrete job creation plan that will produce 12 million in what his campaign claims is a stagnant economy. The only issue is that his numbers assume the economy is already growing.
Like many speeches from conventions, it’s an endorsement of the candidate for the party and may seem like preaching to the choir. However, if we look at the Gov. Chafee DNC speech, we also see a call to the fastest growing political group.
The Congressional Budget Office and other firms have released economic growth reports for the next four years with optimistic job figures
