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Team Bush Has Spent $20 Million on TV Ads So Far
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) and supporters have now spent roughly $20 million toward assaulting the airwaves thus far in the 2016 presidential race -- more than twice as much as any other candida...
Rand Paul, Edward Snowden among Political Targets after Paris Attacks
The terrorist attacks in Paris evoked sympathy from Americans of all stripes. Numerous politicians also used the incident to connect the Paris attacks and surveillance to score political points, inclu...
Despite Nonpartisan Support, Chris Christie Vetoes Democracy Act
On November 9, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed "The Democracy Act," a law that would expand early voting, establish online voter registration, implement election day registration and provisi...
Can Non-Residents Vote in Local Elections Where They Own Property?
For nearly two hundred years, voting has predominantly been tied to fixed residency: citizens are entitled to vote in the districts in which they live. While seemingly a fair and direct...
5 Presidential Candidates Who Embellished the Truth About Their Past
The questions Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is currently facing about a supposed full scholarship to West Point is a reminder that politicians have historically embellished or outright ...
Utah Judge Strikes Down Open Primaries; Says Party Rights Trump Voter Rights
U.S. District Judge David Nuffer ruled Wednesday that Utah cannot force political parties to allow non-members (e.g. unaffiliated voters) to participate in "their" primary elections, striking down the...
OPINION: Carnism is a Moral Catastrophe, and It Constitutes a Political Emergency
Why I Gave Up MeatI remember the day I decided that I would become a vegetarian. It came while watching the documentary Life in a Day – in particular, the scene in which a cow receives ...
As In Sports, Home Field Advantage Goes A Long Way in Presidential Politics
As is usually the case in the months leading up to presidential primaries, national focus has centered around polling in early primary states to determine which candidates are soaring and which are ta...
Utah Judge to Strike Down Constitutionality of Open Primaries
In Utah, a federal judge will soon decide if the state's open primary system for the nomination of candidates is unconstitutional. The case could have dramatic implications on the future of prima...
Pew Study Shows Voters Should Not Underestimate The Importance of Primary Elections
The House Freedom Caucus. Chances are if there is a story about gridlock in the U.S. House over budgetary issues or the intra-party conflict within the GOP over who will replace outgoing U.S. House Sp...