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The Road to 270 Electoral Votes in 2012
Credit: realclearpolitics.comThe presidential race is won by obtaining 270 of the 538 votes in the Electoral College. President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney are campaigning relen ...
24 Aug, 2012
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Vice President Joe Biden to Rally in Tampa During RNC
Credit: Dipity.comIn a bold move, Vice President Joe Biden has chosen to speak in Tampa during the Republican National Convention next week. The GOP expressed outrage at the announcement, claiming th ...
24 Aug, 2012
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Bain Capital Links to Death Squads Funding Not Proven
Credit: washingtontimes.comThe essence of the mostly unreported story is simple enough. When Mitt Romney was having difficulty raising money to start Bain Capital in 1984, he ended up raising a major ...
23 Aug, 2012
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Voter ID Ruling Outsmarts the Law, For Now
Credit: csmonitor.comAcross the media, the headlines got it wrong when they claimed “Judge Upholds Voter ID Law in Pennsylvania,” or some variation of that assertion.Even though it took Commonwealth ...
17 Aug, 2012
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Top 5 Politicians on Pinterest
As the fastest growing social network ever, Pinterest has positioned itself nicely to become the next "big thing" in political campaigning, with candidates finally recognizing the easy-to-use nature o ...
16 Aug, 2012
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Social Media Spotlight: Washington Post’s #2012Unfiltered
Instagram photo by A.J. ChavarName: #2012UnfilteredSocial Media Stats:Tagged: 805 photosQuote:2012 Unfiltered aims to strip away the political rhetoric through photos — specifically your photos. If a ...
15 Aug, 2012
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Presidential Campaign Ads of 2012: The Score So Far
Another week of the presidential campaign cycle, another wave of campaign ads hitting airwaves. The media teams of Obama for America and Romney for President have traded barbs all summer long, with no ...
10 Aug, 2012
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Are Voters Getting the Picture?
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Certainly pictures of candidates can be very important information in a voter’s decision process. But, unfortunately, a vast majority of voters hav ...
07 Aug, 2012
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That One Time the 2012 DNC Keynote Speaker Pulled a 'Sister, Sister'
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, left, and his identical brother State Rep. Joaquin Castro. Credit: AP PhotoThe Democratic party announced their line up of speakers for the 2012 Democratic National C ...
05 Aug, 2012
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Attacking Planned Parenthood is a Cheap Shot at Women
Credit: wikipedia.orgThe opponents of Planned Parenthood are at it again. Or, I would say they're at it again but they've really never stopped. But these days it seems the attacks on reproductive hea ...
03 Aug, 2012
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