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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

Credit: openmarket.org Allegations of voter fraud in Florida is a common occurrence during any presidential election. In each election since 2000, several issues have been reported in the state. Reports in previous years indicated that the problem was defective computers and missing votes. Now, the problems are starting way before the elections. Strategic Allied Consulting, a firm hired by the Republican Party of Florida, has allegedly committed fraud. According to recent reports, numerous reg

Credit: thefeeherytheory.com The Old Dominion may be exchanging their red banner for a purple flag in November. Virginia has voted almost exclusively Republican in previous elections, but it appears that this trend is changing. In 2008, Virginia broke tradition and voted for Obama, much to the surprise of the McCain campaign. According to recent polls, it appears that 2008 was an indication of a changing political spectrum rather than an anomaly. Chris LaCivita, a Republican strategist, claims

Next week, IVN will launch its 2012 General Election coverage for independent voters. The Network’s focus will be on contests in which independent voters are likely to play a critical role. This includes the US Presidential race, the US Senate race in the state of Maine (where voters may be close to electing an independent US Senator), and other races that are important to independent-minded voters. IVN's election coverage for independent voters will also cover Arizona’s Nonpartisan Open Primar

Credit: wggb.com As the November presidential election draws closer, Americans seem trapped between two choices for president, each belonging to increasingly polarized parties. While Obama and Romney may differ radically over policy and ideology, both men are locked in a struggle to win the votes of independents and moderates. And while their (often) factually-challenged personal attacks and punch lines may rile up their respective party members, their rhetoric may do little to win over indepen

Credit: Newsweek In light of the recent and tragic attacks in Libya, it's important to examine the modern depictions of Muslims in pop culture and how they characterize, distinguish and perpetuate the physical and ideological differences between our two societies. That isn't to say that forms of visual media can't be used as a powerful tool for political critique and change, however, as a part of the media these images serve as a reminder of our stereotypes and culturally accepted views of the

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

Credit: Dailykos.com A new Marquette University Law School poll shows Democratic US Representative Tammy Baldwin with a nine percentage point lead over former Governor Tommy Thompson (R) in the US Senate race in Wisconsin. The statewide poll marks a complete turnaround from March, which had Thompson at a nine point advantage. Baldwin and Thompson are competing for the senate seat left vacant by Democratic Senator Herbert Kohl, who announced his retirement in May. The open-seat race is bound to

Credit: CBS The investigation into the mysterious public polling agency called Independent Voter Research continues. The organization has conducted several robocalls in various states. Some voters have responded with confusion and anger over the volume of calls they receive on a daily basis. A. Michael Froomkin, professor at the University of Miami School of Law, wrote a post on his blog, Discourse.net, about his experiences with Independent Voter Research. In it, he goes into detail about rec

Credit: businessinsider.com Senator Robert Portman (R-Ohio) has introduced the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act (IARAA) of 2012. Bill S.3468 creates an avenue whereby independent regulatory agencies like the SEC or FTC could affect legislation in favor of reducing the ‘economic burden’ of new and existing financial regulations. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Mark Walker (D-Virginia) are both cosponsors. The most contentious measure of the bill offers the President an avenue to unilatera