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The flirtation with and conversations of a contested GOP convention in Cleveland continue to surface. Although not a done deal, it’s intriguing to watch and see whether this summer fling is a media created catfish or should actually be taken seriously. Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump can’t dismiss rumors that the Republican cabal want a convention filled with multiple chances for love. And while one rose is all that’s available, the chorus of calls for multiple convention votes just won’t g

On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, in breaking an earlier pledge to not run for two offices in the same year, announced he was running for re-election after all. The likelihood of the Republican senator retaining his seat seems high. However, numerous hurdles, including immigration and his reliability to show up for work, could complicate Rubio's quest for the nomination and election in November. On paper, Rubio appeared to be the future of the GOP and was touted by some as a "stealth" fro

To date, seventeen Democratic State Conventions, one legislative district convention, and one county convention have voted to either abolish or reform superdelegates. Following frustration voiced by Bernie Sanders and his supporters, Maine was the first state to pass a resolution at their convention in early May, followed closely by Alaska.Delegates Awarded to Democratic Candidates | InsideGov Since then, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, We

The time after a mass shooting such as the one witnessed in Orlando is a challenging period in the political arena and becomes all the more significant in an election year.While the families of the victims try to cope with the ultimate tragedy in their personal lives, we as Americans wrestle with our need to point fingers, rarely in the same direction. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Americans united in support of defeating the Axis powers. Today, we're engaged more in a blame game that r

After the Colorado Legislature failed to pass two bills that would 1) establish a presidential primary and 2) open primary elections to independents, citizens are taking these measures into their own hands. One group, Let Colorado Vote, is working toward placing two initiatives on the November ballot. One initiative would re-institute a presidential primary and open it to unaffiliated voters, and the second initiative would open all remaining statewide primary elections to the state’s 1.3 milli

Jill Stein | InsideGov Bernie Sanders left his meeting with President Obama on Thursday, vowing to support Secretary Clinton, in an effort to keep Donald Trump from the White House. Dr. Jill Stein, however, the front-runner in the race for the Green Party nomination, believes that this choice would be an abandonment of the “political revolution” that Sanders has led and fueled throughout the year. In an interview Thursday with Democracy Now!, Stein, a self-described “physician, not politician,

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - The hotly contested race in San Diego City Council District 1 is currently too close to call as many late and provisional ballots still need to be counted. Democrat Barbara Bry is currently just shy of the 50 percent plus one threshold to avoid a November runoff against Republican Ray Ellis. District One includes the communities of Carmel Valley, La Jolla, Torrey Pines, University City, and nearby communities. If the current numbers hold, voters will have an opportunity to

On Tuesday, June 7, 6 states -- California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, and South Dakota -- will hold Democratic presidential contests in what has proven to be a hotly contested race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. In total, there are 694 pledged delegates up for grabs, a big jackpot for the candidate who can garner the most votes. However, on the eve of this major primary election day, the Associated Press (AP) announced that Clinton had the number of delegates n

Public safety is an issue this election season, but the events of last Friday leave voters asking the question, public safety for whom? When city leaders talk about what they will do to protect the public, who are they talking about, who is being protected, and who is being patrolled? Last Friday, the City of San Diego deployed the largest law enforcement presence that San Diego has seen in recent memory. The presence of hundreds of police, some in uniform, some in plain clothes, and some equip

The movement for reforming the drawing of legislative districts in Illinois marches toward its goal but continues to face political obstacles. The Independent Map Amendment, the group behind the effort, seeks to take such power from politicians and return it to the people of the state. If successful, the voters of Illinois will have the opportunity to vote on the matter in November. Currently, the legislative districts are drawn in the General Assembly, which has Democratic veto-proof majoritie