For many people, kicking their political habit may turn out to be one of the most difficult things they will do over the course of their civic lives. Partisan political affiliation is, for many, the defining characteristic of who they are as citizens.
Primaries give incumbents a big advantage over challengers. Next Tuesday, New York, Colorado, Oklahoma and Utah have primaries. And, the beat goes on.
A new poll commissioned by WBUR radio news in Boston finds that Independent Angus King has a commanding lead in the race to replace US Senator Olympia Snowe in Maine.
Today, both houses of the California State Legislature passed a spending plan totaling $92.1 billion for the next fiscal year. By passing the state budget on a near party-line vote, minus a select few Democrats that voted nay, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John Perez are now able to send the final budget along to Governor Jerry Brown for approval. Today, both houses of the California State Legislature passed a spending plan totaling $92.1 billion for the next fiscal year. By passing the state budget on a near party-line vote, minus a select few Democrats that voted nay, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John Perez are now able to send the final budget along to Governor Jerry Brown for approval.
On Piers Morgan, Ventura said, “To save our country we need to abolish the political parties.” Is it time to abolish the Democratic and Republican parties?
As Democrats scramble to understand why Obama’s reelection bid is in danger, the answer lies in his first term’s lack of independent policy.
For the past few months, there has been much controversy stemming from both Democrats and Republicans regarding the “War on Women.”
