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Voter ID a hot topic in state legislatures
Voter ID a hot topic in state legislatures
Voter turnout in the United States is disturbingly low. In the 2008 presidential election, voter turnout was higher than it had been in a generation, but barely 60% of eligible voters bothered to cast ...
30 Jan, 2012
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4 min read
After Iowa
After Iowa
So the Iowa caucus has come and gone for the 2012 election.  Does it really mean anything in the overall grand scheme of things?  Not really.  The Iowa voters don't necessarily pick the ...
04 Jan, 2012
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5 min read
What really happened in Iowa: a closer look at the Iowa Caucuses
What really happened in Iowa: a closer look at the Iowa Caucuses
Counting votes late into the night, a close tie for first place emerged from the Republican Party of Iowa in its first-in-the-nation presidential nominating caucus. Mitt Romney emerged with the most v ...
04 Jan, 2012
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5 min read
Arizona receives fourth unmanned drone for border patrol
Arizona receives fourth unmanned drone for border patrol
Arizona received its fourth unmanned aircraft system (UAS) Tuesday in the form of a Predator-B drone. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officials say that the new military aircraft will assist thre ...
29 Dec, 2011
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3 min read
Gallup: public generally opposed to polarizing presidential candidates
Gallup: public generally opposed to polarizing presidential candidates
A new Gallup poll measuring the positive intensity of Republican presidential candidates, as well as President Obama, has yielded an interesting result.  Candidates who don’t evoke strong emotion ...
23 Dec, 2011
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California's Tea Party voters chime in on presidential field ahead of state GOP convention
California's Tea Party voters chime in on presidential field ahead of state GOP convention
As the California GOP's fall convention is set to take place this weekend in Los Angeles, a Field Poll study finds big differences in the state's Republican voter preferences for President based on ho ...
16 Sep, 2011
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3 min read
Rasmussen: Unaffiliated voters rise to their highest level ever
Rasmussen: Unaffiliated voters rise to their highest level ever
On the same day that a small earthquake shook the San Fernando Valley, a recent Rasmussen Reports study of partisan trends indicates that unaffiliated voters will likely be shaking up the nation's pol ...
02 Sep, 2011
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3 min read
Survey says: Three GOP hopefuls outpoll Obama among Independents
Survey says: Three GOP hopefuls outpoll Obama among Independents
Four contenders for the GOP's presidential nomination are polling competitively with President Obama among registered voters, according to a new poll.  How do potential Independent or third party ...
24 Aug, 2011
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3 min read
Independent thinking more than casting a hopeless third party vote
Independent thinking more than casting a hopeless third party vote
So you've determined that you're really an Independent who no longer wants to be caught up in the partisan rancor that has become the hallmark of Washginton politics.  Neither do you support the ...
22 Aug, 2011
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3 min read
Facebook town hall forum for 3rd party candidates could catalyze American politics
Facebook town hall forum for 3rd party candidates could catalyze American politics
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama stopped by the Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto to hold a town hall meeting that was live streamed to an even broader audience.  As Facebook continues to pl ...
22 Apr, 2011
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3 min read