Wes Messamore

An entrepreneurship major and graduate of Belmont University, Wes believes that small business, innovation, and creative thinking are required to solve problems and improve our world.

How Will the New Government Affect Independent Voters' Finances?

My rates! What happened to my rates? Partisan and independent voters ranked the economy the most important issue in the 2024 election.

By Wes Messamore

/ November 20, 2024

How Will the New Government Affect Independent Voters' Finances?

Why Did Donald Trump Win?

Former and future President Donald Trump's decisive 2024 win with 312 electors (to Harris’ 226) and 50.1% of the votes nationwide (to Harris' 48.3%) was a resounding victory.

By Wes Messamore

/ November 16, 2024

How The GOP and Dems Are Using Third Parties to Poach Each Other's Voters

While working to activate, energize, and turnout their voters on Election Day, Democrats and Republicans are playing wedges with the pie chart, but the Dems are crying foul.

By Wes Messamore

/ September 25, 2024

How The GOP and Dems Are Using Third Parties to Poach Each Other's Voters

Trump Surged 14 Points with Independents: Did the Debate Change That?

An early Aug. PBS/NPR/Marist poll found Harris leading Trump by 11 percentage points among independents, but a Sept. poll puts Trump ahead by 3 points.

By Wes Messamore

/ September 12, 2024

Trump Surged 14 Points with Independents: Did the Debate Change That?

10 Ways Joe Biden Is Just Like Donald Trump

Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. Forever, and ever, and ever...

By Wes Messamore

/ March 17, 2021

10 Ways Joe Biden Is Just Like Donald Trump

2020 was a weird year. Can we all agree on that? Here’s something weird about 2020 that you may not have noticed amid all the shouting and freaking out:

By Wes Messamore

/ March 17, 2021

Another Tea Party Is Brewing: This One Will Be Stormier

“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain

By Wes Messamore

/ December 30, 2020

Another Tea Party Is Brewing: This One Will Be Stormier

Abolishing The Electoral College Could Have Many Unintended Consequences

It’s been a month since Election Day, and we still don’t know who won the 2020 election! While it’s looking more and more clear every day that

By Wes Messamore

/ December 7, 2020

Abolishing The Electoral College Could Have Many Unintended Consequences

Trump Is Right About Rigged Elections, But Maybe Not The Way You Think

The 2016 election seems like a distant memory from a lifetime ago. But 2020 isn't really qualitatively different, just more of what 2016 was. We're seeing

By Wes Messamore

/ November 23, 2020

Trump Is Right About Rigged Elections, But Maybe Not The Way You Think

The Presidential Election: Is It Over?

It’s been over a week since Election Day and America still doesn’t know for sure who will be sworn in on Jan 20. It looks an awful lot

By Wes Messamore

/ November 13, 2020

George Floyd's Death Is Derek Chauvin's Crime, Not America's

The unrest spread across the country and even the world with great mass and sometimes terrifying ferocity. Here’s protestors throwing things as far away as Downing Street in London:

By Wes Messamore

/ June 10, 2020

George Floyd's Death Is Derek Chauvin's Crime, Not America's

Opinion: Justin Amash Is The Adult They Won't Let On The Debate Stage

U.S. Congressman Justin Amash speaking with attendees at the 2017 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention | Photo: Gage Skidmore No sooner than U.S. Congressman Justin Amash (I-MI) announced

By Wes Messamore

/ May 6, 2020

Opinion: Justin Amash Is The Adult They Won't Let On The Debate Stage