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Super Tuesday Victory Speeches Highlight Crucial Moment of Choice for Candidates and Voters
One of the greatest things about political speeches is that often what is said is the least important aspect -- it's what was ignored, how the message was presented, or even the demeanor and tone of t ...
02 Mar, 2016
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Millions of Voters Disenfranchised on Super 'Undemocratic' Tuesday
Super Tuesday (March1) is one of the most heavily covered events in the presidential election process. With over a dozen contests and a quarter of the delegates up for grabs on the Democrati ...
01 Mar, 2016
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Predictions Holding: Hillary Set to Sweep South
I predicted three weeks ago that Hillary would sweep the South in her bid to become the next president. It was an educated guess, for sure, but there were a lot of contributing factors that made me op ...
29 Feb, 2016
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Accusations of Polling Irregularities, Double Voting Emerge after Nevada GOP Caucus
GOP officials are reportedly looking into accusations of voting irregularities including ballot shortages and double voting, after reports of a chaotic scene unfolded during Tuesday’s Nevada Caucus.RN ...
24 Feb, 2016
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U.S. Rep. Justin Amash Announces Endorsement for Ted Cruz
Libertarian-leaning Republican Congressman Justin Amash of Michigan’s third congressional district was an early and loud supporter of Sen. Rand Paul’s quest for the Republican nomination in 2016.  ...
23 Feb, 2016
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Is Ted Cruz Eligible to Run for President? Illinois Judge to Weigh In
In Illinois, a judge is expected to rule whether one of the top Republican challengers to Donald Trump is eligible to run for president.Born in Canada to an American mother and a Cuban father, the mat ...
22 Feb, 2016
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Jim Webb Announces He Will Not Be Seeking Independent Bid for President
Former Democratic U.S. Senator from Virginia and Secretary of the Navy Jim Webb announced on Thursday that he has decided against sparking an independent campaign for president of the United Stat ...
16 Feb, 2016
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A Supreme Court Justice Dies; The Nation Now Faces Its Greatest Test at Civility
Today, February 2, 2016, a United States Supreme Court justice appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 died at the age of 79, Antonin Scalia. The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, issued a sta ...
13 Feb, 2016
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Let's Be Honest, Does Voting Even Matter in the Current System?
The first rule of Voting Club is that we do not complain unless we have voted. The second rule of Voting Club IS THAT WE DO NOT COMPLAIN UNLESS WE HAVE VOTED!The cliché saying goes, “If you don’t vote ...
02 Feb, 2016
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OPINION: The Irrationality of Iowa and N.H. Going First in Presidential Elections
NPR and other media outlets have aired interviews with Iowans on why Iowa always gets to go first. Who goes second gets far less coverage, but the same logic presumably applies. If what some Iowans sa ...
01 Feb, 2016
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