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Credit: realclearpolitics.com The presidential race is won by obtaining 270 of the 538 votes in the Electoral College. President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney are campaigning relentlessly, but much of their focus is on battleground/swing states. Each party has states that they can rely on to vote in their favor, but achieving 270 electoral votes requires reaching out to those undecided states. To refresh memories, the Electoral College is a process by which we select our Pr

Photo: facebook.com/IAmBrandonRaub Recently 26-year-old US Marine veteran and Virginia resident Brandon Raub, who served his country in Iraq and Afghanistan, was arrested by local authorities working in concert with federal agents for what they deemed were threatening posts on Facebook. In a telephone interview with the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Raub said, "I'm currently in John Randolph in the psychiatric ward being held against my will. They were concerned about me calling for the arrest of g

Credit: pussy-riot.livejournal.com/ Members of Russian punk band, Pussy Riot were given harsh two year sentences in prison for performing street theatre critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the steps of a Russian Orthodox church in Moscow. To be clear, the band did not enter the church, destroy property, attack anyone, nor incite a riot. Rather, the band sang and danced on the steps of a cathedral. While they might have been rousted by police in the US for doing so (and even that is

Credit: purplestrategies.com Not another Paul Ryan story! Those in-tune with the political debate might be thinking that, but the selection does pose an interesting dynamic. Since he was selected as the Republican Vice Presidential candidate, his work and record have been under scrutiny. Some experts say the selection has helped solidify what the Republican ticket will stand for. Some experts say the selection still confuses the partisan debate. Whether or not either is true, substantive polic

Virgin America airline has teamed up with Rock the Vote and PromoJam Social Marketing to roll out a new "get out the vote" push on all Virgin America flights through November. Using a QR code to scan with smart phones, passengers will be directed to a mobile app that allows them to register to vote with Rock the Vote. Flight passengers will be on their way to voting in their first election, all before wheels touch down. “Rock the Vote is thrilled to bring voter registration to Virgin America's

Image: blog.twitter.com The Internet has been abuzz over Paul Ryan since the Republican Party's presumptive nominee, Mitt Romney declared his VP pick on Saturday, but Romney was not the first to announce his choice. The Veepstakes came to a close when Twitter scooped the story 7 hours early. For weeks Romney's campaign has been encouraging supporters and interested parties alike to download his free phone application, "Mitt's VP." According to them, anyone who downloaded the app would be the f

Mitt Romney's campaign released the full transcript of the Rep. Paul Ryan VP speech, delivered on Saturday in Norfolk, Virgina. These are the remarks as prepared for delivery: My dad died when I was young. He was a good and decent man. I still remember a couple of things he would say that have really stuck with me.  "Son you are either part of the problem or part of the solution." Regrettably, President Obama has become part of the problem,...and Mitt Romney is the solution. The other thing m

Credit: paulryan.house.gov Update: Watch the Romney campaign announcement live here. Mitt Romney has chosen Rep. Paul Ryan, of Wisconsin as his vice presidential running mate, according to a campaign statement. The official announcement is expected Saturday morning at the launch of a Romney for America four-day bus tour in Norfolk, Virginia. In prepared remarks, Rep. Ryan immediately launched an attack on President Obama's record. "This is the worst economic recovery in 70 years," Rep. Ryan

The Mitt Romney campaign will announce their choice for Vice President tomorrow morning, says campaign spokespeople. Gov. Romney will announce his pick at a campaign stop in Norfolk, Virginia tomorrow at 9am. Unverified reports late Friday night say Rep. Paul Ryan will be named as Gov. Romney's running mate. CNN reports Romney called Republicans on the short list late Friday evening, but did not disclose his final decision. Stay tuned, IVN will be covering the VP pick announcement and campai

Another week of the presidential campaign cycle, another wave of campaign ads hitting airwaves. The media teams of Obama for America and Romney for President have traded barbs all summer long, with no end in sight. Claims of dishonesty and distorting records are abound. The following is a compilation of the major campaign ads made by the Romney and Obama camps, so far. Most ads last around 30 seconds to a minute, and tend to exploit what we do not know. If we really want to dig deeper into the