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Photo: Newscom President Obama deviated from his campaign’s talking points during an interview with MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski at a campaign rally in New Hampshire last Saturday in order to address some of his ‘big government’ criticisms. The president told the Morning Joe hosts that if he gets re-elected he wants to reduce the size of the federal government by consolidating nine federal agencies. The president stated that this would promote a leaner cabinet that would fall un

Credit: Kfoxtv.com Election day is right around the corner. Campaigns across the country are coming down to the wire. Both Democrats and Republicans are keeping a close eye on the U.S. Senate race in Missouri. Weeks after Republican challenger, Rep. Todd Akin, made controversial comments about “legitimate rape,” he is now in a statistical dead heat with incumbent Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in the MO senate race. According to the latest survey of likely voters by Mason-Dixon Polling & Res

With the latest polls declaring the presidential race too close to call, the 2012 election largely rests in the hands of swing state voters. On the road to 270 electoral votes, both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have made attempts at appealing to the undecided swing states and independent-minded voters. The key word here is "attempts," as neither candidate has been successful in securing the independent vote. While Obama won the majority of independent voters in 2008, a lot has changed since the

With the latest polls declaring the presidential race too close to call, the 2012 election largely rests in the hands of swing state voters. On the road to 270 electoral votes, both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have made attempts at appealing to the undecided swing states and independent-minded voters. The key word here is "attempts," as neither candidate has been successful in securing the independent vote. While Obama won the majority of independent voters in 2008, a lot has changed since the

Credit: humanevents.com Depending on which political analyst people listen to, opinions will vary on which state is the most critical in the 2012 presidential election. The three most common states mentioned are Ohio, Virginia, and Florida. Ohio and Florida are always considered to be important in any presidential election. Florida is a crucial battleground state with twenty-nine electoral votes up for grabs and Ohio has a perfect record in voting with the overall winning candidate. With how t

Credit: humanevents.com Depending on which political analyst people listen to, opinions will vary on which state is the most critical in the 2012 presidential election. The three most common states mentioned are Ohio, Virginia, and Florida. Ohio and Florida are always considered to be important in any presidential election. Florida is a crucial battleground state with twenty-nine electoral votes up for grabs and Ohio has a perfect record in voting with the overall winning candidate. With how t

Photo Credit: boston.com With the election less than a week away, Democrat Bob Kerrey gains on Deb Fischer in the race for Nebraska's open Senate seat. Nebraska, previously categorized as "strong Republican," has now been described as a "lean Republican" race, indicating a recent shift in the political attitude there. The most recent polling from Omaha World-Herald places Democrat Bob Kerrey "within striking distance" of Republican Deb Fischer. Trailing by only three percentage points, Kerrey

Credit: Orlando Sentinel Today Quinnipiac University released their latest presidential polls showing President Obama with a healthy five point lead in the critically important state of Ohio. President Obama also leads in polling in swing-states Florida and Virginia. The Quinnipiac study finds the races in Florida and Virginia too close to call leading up to Election Day. The Mittmentum that carried the Romney campaign following the first presidential debate until now closed the gap in Florida

Satellite Image: NASA According to one forecasting firm, Hurricane Sandy will "end up causing about $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business," and as of Tuesday evening the superstorm had left millions without power in the Northeast and claimed the lives of 45 people on the US mainland. Though Hurricane Sandy will be long over by the elections next week, its massive disruptions will still be a part of life for many voters in the eastern United States

Shutterstock Images LLC At a time when more and more voters are declaring themselves independent and leaving the two main parties, third party candidates are facing the wasted vote dilemma. Not only do they have to convince voters of their program, but they also have to convince them that it is worth voting for a third party candidate, even if they have no chance of winning. It is not because many voters are interested in, or even convinced by, the ideas of third party candidates that they wil