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Can Independents Win Statewide Campaigns?
Can Independents Win Statewide Campaigns?
A 2014 Gallup survey showed that a majority of Americans – for the first time since Gallup started asking the question – believe their children’s lives and lifestyle will be worse off than their own. ...
05 Jan, 2015
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Marijuana Use Growing Nationwide; Adults Leading Trend
Marijuana Use Growing Nationwide; Adults Leading Trend
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration published state-level data from it's National Survey on Drug Use and Health this month. The data examines marijuana use in each state from ...
31 Dec, 2014
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Meet The Most Independent Politicians of 2014
Meet The Most Independent Politicians of 2014
This year did not give voters much in terms of transcending partisanship at the Congressional level. However, breakthroughs of candidates and politicians who have publicly challenged the fic ...
26 Dec, 2014
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Most Memorable Political Bloopers of 2014
Most Memorable Political Bloopers of 2014
As expected of every election season, political gaffes were bound to happen. Gaffes have been associated with campaign exhaustion, an unsuccessful attempt at humor, or a lack of emotional discipline. ...
24 Dec, 2014
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The Shrinking Youth Vote: Why 2016 May Be More Competitive Than Pundits Predict
The Shrinking Youth Vote: Why 2016 May Be More Competitive Than Pundits Predict
2008 was a historic year for young voters. After a steady increase in youth turnout between the 1996, 2000, and 2004 presidential elections, the 2008 election was said to have one of the highest youth ...
16 Dec, 2014
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500 Deadly Encounters With Police Officers Stir National Debate
500 Deadly Encounters With Police Officers Stir National Debate
The announcement this week that the officer who killed Eric Garner would not be tried for homicide has further fueled public debate as to the appropriate level of force police officers use while in pe ...
05 Dec, 2014
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Bill Walker's Independent Ticket Wins Alaska Governor's Race
Bill Walker's Independent Ticket Wins Alaska Governor's Race
Alaska's 2014 gubernatorial race was neck and neck as polls closed on Tuesday, November 4. Incumbent Republican Governor Sean Parnell trailed independent Bill Walker 46.42 percent to 47.83 p ...
15 Nov, 2014
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Sen. Pat Roberts Wins Tight Kansas Senate Race
Sen. Pat Roberts Wins Tight Kansas Senate Race
Republican incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts held on to his seat against independent Greg Orman on Tuesday, November 4.Exit poll demographics showed that Orman clearly won the independent and liberal vo ...
04 Nov, 2014
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If Greg Orman Were Facing a Democrat, Would He Be Called a Republican?
If Greg Orman Were Facing a Democrat, Would He Be Called a Republican?
In Kansas, U.S. Senator Pat Roberts has focused the message of his campaign not on issues or his record, but on his opponent, independent Greg Orman. Specifically, his campaign has been defined b ...
04 Nov, 2014
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5 Governor's Races That Are Turning Out Independent Voters
5 Governor's Races That Are Turning Out Independent Voters
The second-term midterm is notorious for causing trouble for the party in the White House. As election coverage continues on Election Day, the term “within the margin of error” is being heard mor ...
04 Nov, 2014
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