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The "money bomb," a term that took on new meaning during Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign when he raised over $4.2 million in 24 hours (Paul's biggest money bomb ended up being $6 million), is a short, online-driven political fundraising push that centers around a specific event or date. It has become a crucial component of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign arsenal. A Sanders campaign spokesman told reporters Wednesday that in the hours following the New Hampshire primary (18 hours to

The power of the independent vote was proven once again on Tuesday night. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders came away the dominant victors in the New Hampshire primaries, Trump by almost 20 points over second-place John Kasich and Sanders by 22 points over Hillary Clinton. With a large independent electorate (44%) in New Hampshire demanding more authenticity and less political double-speak from their representatives, these wins came as little surprise. What did come as a surprise was just how mas

Following presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’s first-place finish in the New Hampshire Democratic Primary on Tuesday, rival Hillary Clinton, who finished a distant second, is set to gain the same amount of delegates in the state. Sanders, who won the state’s primary with 151,584 votes over Clinton’s 95,252 votes, gained 13 delegates and The Hill reported that Sanders is expected to officially receive 15 when the total results are in. CNN and Yahoo Politics reported that Sanders and Clinton

Harriet: I don't even know what the sides are in the culture wars. Matt: Well, your side hates my side because you think we think you're stupid. And my side hates your side because we think you're stupid.  – Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip This brief interchange between Matthew Parry and Sarah Paulson’s characters on Aaron Sorkin's short-running Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip captures, better than anything else I have ever seen, the state of the current culture war. There are two sides (let’s call

John Kasich (R) was ultimately fighting for first or second place in the New Hampshire primary. He'd put all of his organizational 'eggs' into the basket, and came out with the expected second place finish that most polls had him in a 3- to 4-way tie. The 'shocker' for Tuesday night was that both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders came close to (or in Trump's case exceeded) polling expectations, while the rest of the pack, except Kasich, did remarkably worse. Both Trump and Sanders swept every co

The Tumblr blog, Gary Johnson News, posted Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson's response to the New Hampshire primary results Tuesday night. Johnson's statement is as follows: “New Hampshire’s results proved once again that the so-called major party nominating process produces candidates who are on the edges of the political and policy spectrum, leaving the majority of Americans without a choice they can feel good about. “I remain convinced that the real majority in America are fi

Not long after polls closed in New Hampshire Tuesday night, Donald Trump and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders were declared the winners of their respective primary contests. As of the publication of this article, Sanders secured 59% of the Democratic primary vote while Trump won a commanding victory with 34%. Looking at New Hampshire polls, the results aren't a huge surprise. The last polls leading up to primary day showed Sanders with a double-digit lead over Clinton. Trump has dominated the Republ

Tuesday morning, several hours before the polls close in New Hampshire, Fox News reportedly published fake, finalized New Hampshire primary election returns on its website. Mashable captured screenshots of Fox News’ erroneously published false election results, which can be seen below. The inaccurate report mistakenly stated that 100 percent of voting precincts had already reported their outcomes, despite the fact that the majority of New Hampshire polls do not close until 7 p.m. EST. Fox New

If success in the debates means anything, then John Kasich ought to have an incredibly strong showing in the New Hampshire primary. Historically, especially in the 19th century, debates were essential to the process--like the famous Lincoln-Douglass debates--and often could catapult an unknown to the front of the line. Kasich is doing well in New Hampshire polls, holding on to a 4-way tie for second place (14%) in a recent poll conducted by Monmouth University. The RCP average shows him in 3rd

Political commentators believe that Tuesday's primary contest in New Hampshire is a make-or-break moment for Donald Trump. Lacking a traditional ground game in Iowa, Trump failed to morph his popularity in the polls to actual votes, and that could very well happen again in the Granite State. Still, according to Rasmussen, Trump not only remains the front-runner in the eyes of the public, but is holding onto a commanding lead. "The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Re