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Michele Bachmann Hurricane Quote Mixes Religion and Politics
(Photo: Thinkprogress.org)Rep. Michele Bachmann has always been vocal about her religion, but her recent comments have caused speculation within the political community. At a prayer rally on Sunday, ...
Studies Illustrate Rarity Of Voter Fraud
Voters in Minnesota line up in July to vote in primary elections and on a ballot referendum instituting a voter ID state constitutional amendment. Credit: blog.heritage.orgRecently, talks of voter fr...
Why an Online Election Can Work Pt. 2
The greatest benefit of an online election is convenience. The mechanism would make it easier to participate in elections and ensure that those in power represented a larger portion of the public. We ...
Running to Win: Independent Q&A with Bill Hillsman, Part 2
The last time a third party candidate realistically challenged the two-party duopoly was in 1992, when Texas billionaire Ross Perot ran against President George H.W. Bush and Democratic candidate Bill...
Seven Creative Solutions to the National Debt Crisis
, which is a government sponsored enterprise created by an act of Congress. The Fed even returns any profits from its activities to the US Treasury anyways. Its assets are assets of the federal gover...
Conservatives Clamor for Paul Ryan VP Pick on Twitter
A trending topic on Twitter this weekend has been a plea for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to select either Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin or Senator Marco Rubio from ...
Who's an Independent? Part Two: Independent Governors
Angus King, former independent governor of Maine in 1994 and 1998 is running for senate as an independent in November. King has gotten a lot of media atention so far, what other independent governors ...
Pawlenty Moving Up As Republican VP Candidate Pick
Rumor has it that Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is moving up the ranks in the search for a Republican VP. Pawlenty was on John McCain’s shortlist in 2008 prior to McCain blessing us with Sara...
Key to Swing State Voters: Stagnant vs Growing Economy
Credit: Purple Strategies Purple Poll July 2012In a new Purple Poll released today, voters in 12 swing states diverge dramatically on their views of the country's economic trajectory. This overwhelmi...
Mitt Romney Decided on VP
Presumed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is believed to have made his VP decision and may disclose it as soon as this week, the New York Times reports.Some names that have been thrown ar...