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Presidential Scandals: Why Would Trump's Presidency Be Any Different?
Presidential Scandals: Why Would Trump's Presidency Be Any Different?
The last ten days has been nothing but a constant buzzing in the media, rumor mills, and outright political lie manufacturers -- all ready to pounce on president-elect Donald Trump's seemingly endless ...
19 Nov, 2016
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7 min read
Independent, Third Party Candidates: Vote Your Conscience; Stick With Us
Independent, Third Party Candidates: Vote Your Conscience; Stick With Us
Why stick with third party and independent candidates in November, if Clinton and Trump have a combined 80% of the electorate in all major polls? In an election season that is anything but usual, one ...
10 Oct, 2016
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13 min read
Federal Court's Decision Keeps Independent Candidate off Ballot in Illinois
Federal Court's Decision Keeps Independent Candidate off Ballot in Illinois
A U.S. Supreme Court decision last week will keep an independent candidate in Illinois off the November ballot.The high court denied independent David Gill's request to vacate an order by a lower  ...
10 Oct, 2016
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2 min read
Taxpayers Shouldn't Waste Millions on Elections No One Participates In
Taxpayers Shouldn't Waste Millions on Elections No One Participates In
On Tuesday, May 24, voters across the state of Texas were asked to return to the polls for several runoff elections. These runoffs--where the top two vote-getters from the primary election face o ...
01 Jun, 2016
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4 min read
Why More Needs to be Done to Give Early Voters a Meaningful Vote
Why More Needs to be Done to Give Early Voters a Meaningful Vote
Zoom In: Frontrunners are full steam ahead in Acela PrimaryLast Tuesday, voters in the Acela Primary made their voices heard. Donald Trump swept the Republican primaries by large margins. In the ...
02 May, 2016
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5 min read
Civil Rights or Safety First: Understanding "Transgender" and the Bathroom Debate
Civil Rights or Safety First: Understanding "Transgender" and the Bathroom Debate
Faye Flam, who has written for Science Magazine and continues to write about science, mathematics, and medicine, recently explained in detail  a number of reasons why nature isn't ...
02 May, 2016
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6 min read
Coming Soon: Media May Project Election Winners Days before Voting
Coming Soon: Media May Project Election Winners Days before Voting
Ever since the Chicago Daily Tribune's iconic blunder of projecting Thomas Dewey as the victor in the 1948 election, polling has evolved into a more precise science, one so accurate that scoffers and ...
30 Mar, 2016
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3 min read
Vote Splitting in GOP Contest Continues to Wreak Havoc on Entire Process
Vote Splitting in GOP Contest Continues to Wreak Havoc on Entire Process
March 9th update: Donald Trump finished first in the Michigan primary, where candidates' percentages closely tracked the Monmouth poll -- Trump earning 37% of the Republican primary vote, Ted Cruz 25% ...
10 Mar, 2016
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4 min read
GOP Donors, Leaders Reportedly See Contested Convention as Only Hope to Stop Trump
GOP Donors, Leaders Reportedly See Contested Convention as Only Hope to Stop Trump
Current primary results have reportedly led GOP leaders to consider a contested convention if Donald Trump falls short of the 1,237 delegates needed to qualify for the nomination.According to a report ...
08 Mar, 2016
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2 min read
Does A Dwindling Rubio Campaign Mean an Uncertain Future for the GOP?
Does A Dwindling Rubio Campaign Mean an Uncertain Future for the GOP?
Following the weekend's primaries and the upcoming votes on Tuesday, many eyes remain fixed on a presidential candidate who has been highly touted, but has delivered few victories, leading to concerns ...
07 Mar, 2016
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2 min read