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unPAC the 2012 Olympics fights to restore American unity by asking NBC not to run special interest political ads, including those from super PACs, during the 2012 Olympic Broadcast. http://www.unpac.org/olympics/ Libertarian Gary Johnson made national headlines yesterday after supporters took to Twitter to protest CNN for excluding him from polling practices. Because of his exclusion, they argue, Johnson has been shut out of the Republican presidential debates, greatly reducing his visibility.

Credit: Purple Strategies Purple Poll July 2012 In a new Purple Poll released today, voters in 12 swing states diverge dramatically on their views of the country's economic trajectory. This overwhelmingly affects who they plan on casting their ballot for in November. "Among those who believe the economy is getting better, 93% support Obama, 4% favor Romney. And among those who say it is getting worse, Romney leads Obama 84% to 7%," says the Purple Strategies findings. This economic question i

Texas has once again topped CNBC's list of best states for business, a list the Lone Star state has been topping since the network began ranking the states in 2007. Utah came in second, for most conducive to business. While Texas is the best state for business, it has other areas to improve as CNBC reports: The state had to make some sacrifices though, and that hurt in some categories. Texas comes in 26th in education and 35th in quality of life. And while the state held the line on income tax

Gearing up for the 2012 election, the Columbia Journalism Review has launched a project monitoring key swing states, covering the presidential candidates and media coverage of the election. Focusing on campaign finance, political spending, and misinformation, CJR has identified their target swing states as Nevada, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Michigan, Florida, Ohio, Colorado, and Iowa. Their recent coverage includes tracking campaign cash in the commonwealth, answering question

Key swing states have seen a surge in independent voters, with Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, and North Carolina adding a collective 443,000 independents to their voter demographic. And while the number of voters registering as Republicans steadily increases, Democrats have seen a decline in the number of voters registering with their party. Why? Voters are frustrated. “Independents are really just fed up with both parties. Most elections are about the center and that’s where

Taser deaths by police in Vermont and elsewhere clearly show that it is time for a moratorium on what the UN calls a "torture weapon." On the evening of June 20th in Thetford VT, Macadam Mason was just another all-but-anonymous 39-year-old artist, an alcoholic sober three years, a father of three who had epilepsy and mental health issues in the bargain.  He’d had a grand mal seizure the day before and was suffering what, for him, were the typical disorienting after effects that usually lasted f

Today, most Americans are celebrating the Fourth of July, our nation's Independence Day. For many it means family, friends, fireworks, delicious barbeque treats and a medley of making everything possible red white and blue. Its also means freedom, patriotism and pride--a perfect American cocktail for campaigning. So what do our hopeful leaders have planned for July 4th? Republican nominee hopeful, Mitt Romney, will be taking the entire week off for an annual family reunion at his New Hampshire

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, has yet to announce the selection of his vice president candidate. Such an announcement is not expected before the Republican National Convention. Yet that doesn't keep plenty of political observers from discussing and speculating who the eventual nominee will be. Washington Post's The Fix and Google have recently teamed up to track news mentions, search trends and YouTube video views for 10 of the most frequently mentioned potential cand

Last week, IVN commented on a lawsuit brought by alleged delegates to the Republican National Convention. The Republican National Committee, while stating that suit was frivolous at the same time organized all the named defendants into a united defense against this litigation. There is no indication yet that the complaint in the action was served on any defendant or that the RNC has voluntarily appeared and moved to take any pretrial actions. What is clear: Ron Paul's delegate count continues to

Today, President Barack Obama heads to New Hampshire to start his two-day tour in "Romney's backyard". He will focus on dueling visions for the economy, an issue that remains at the top of the list for voters nationwide. A campaign spokesman hinted that Obama will compare his approach, starting from the middle class out, to that of Romney, which he characterizes as "top down." After his speech in New Hampshire, he is scheduled to hold three campaign fundraisers in Boston, one of which also featu