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Student voters at the University of Wisconsin-Madison cast their ballots in 2008. Photo: Bryce Richter The youth vote has the power to sway the 2012 elections but the millennial generation is not as likely to show up this Election Day. In 2008, the youth vote gave Obama an edge over McCain. Arthur Levine and Diane Dean, authors of "Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today's College Students," told Huffington Post that in 10 of the 12 battleground states, the numbers of college students a

(Photo: ABC News) While there is no mathematical formula for calculating partisanship, both party-line voting and ideology were considered in finding the ten most partisan members of Congress. In determining a Republican's partisanship, his score from the American Conservative Union (ACU) and the percentage of the time that he voted with his party, according to OpenCongress.org, were factored. For example, an ACU annual score of 95% or higher and voting with the party at least 96% of the time

Credit: fitsnews.com US Senator Rand Paul, through his political action committee, RANDPAC, is distributing ads against Democratic incumbent Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Bill Nelson of Florida, and Sherrod Brown of Ohio over their support for foreign aid to countries that are hostile to the United States. Featuring harrowing images of rioters and burning fires from the Middle East, the narrator says: "While they tear down and burn the American flag in Egypt and shout 'Death to America,' Joe

From the ahi tacos, to the orchid martinis, the food was almost as inspirational as the architecture. But nothing could top the light-hearted mood set by Sam the Cooking Guy at the Museum of Contemporary Art for the San Diego Architectural Foundation’s (SDAF) annual Orchids and Onions Awards. The title sponsor of the event was the Newschool Architecture of Design. The event included a silent auction with an array of wines, vacation packages, artwork, and other gifts. All proceeds went to benef

The voter registration process in America had remained relatively stolid, unaltered, and outdated until technology advanced enough for its progression. With the advent of the internet, automated databases, as well as same day registration, the registration process now technically allots for more lax deadlines. These methods are referred to as “Voter Registration Modernization,” or VRM, of which nearly every state has adopted some form. Much like people, states tend to follow trends – once one s

Credit: Gage Skidmore There is little unanimity in American politics, but one instance is that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won the first presidential debate last week in Denver. Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard praised Wednesday as "the best night of Romney's bid for the presidency and that includes his 2008 campaign." National Review editor Rich Lowry commended that Romney, "not only won on substance, but won on optics, demeanor, and emotion. He flat-out won." Comedian and Oba

In a bipartisan effort to abate overcrowding in state prisons, Ohio’s Senate Bill 337 went into effect last week, reducing Ohio drug penalties and giving convicted felons a second chance at employment. The measure, which was signed into law by Gov. John Kasich (R) and sponsored by Sen. Shirley Smith (D) and Sen. Bill Seitz (R) last June, was overwhelmingly approved by both houses of the General Assembly. The primary purpose of the legislation is to eliminate some of the employment barriers tha

A good burger/beer combo is not exactly a rare find in San Diego, but the places that do it right tend to build up an almost cult following.  Throw a beach community into the mix, some New Zealand surf-shack memorabilia, a rustic indoor/outdoor dining area, plus astro-turf, and  there is Raglan Public House in Ocean Beach. "Raglan," named after a town with an infamous point break in New Zealand, opened up shop February 3 off Bacon Street in Ocean Beach.  Closely located to the Newport Avenue bu

Photo: Gage Skidmore Mainstream media buzzed Wednesday morning with news of the latest Quinnipiac poll results in the key swing states of Florida, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. The newest polls find President Obama surging in these states, which have a combined electoral vote total that will make it difficult for either Obama or Mitt Romney to win the election without winning at least two of the three. No presidential candidate has won without taking at least two since 1960. The Quinnipiac poll show

This year, it falls on November 6... which, as always, is a Tuesday.  It's Election Day.  But why does our election day fall on a Tuesday of all the days of the week?  In a time when we are fighting against voter turnout that only gets around 50%, shouldn't we think about moving the day? Election Day was officially set up by Congress in 1845.  Before that, Congress permitted states to conduct presidential elections at any time in a 34-day period before the first Wednesday of December.  But as c