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Contrary to Popular Belief, Judicial Activism in Modern History is Mostly a Myth
The death of Justice Antonin Scalia has set the stage for the always politicized conversation about Supreme Court appointments and confirmations.Within minutes of the news of his passing, both sides o ...
17 Feb, 2016
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Harry Reid Is Wrong: The Founders Didn't Envision a 'Bipartisan' America
With the death of SCOTUS Justice Scalia, the Washington rhetoric has heated up--to at times insurmountable levels of blustery rhetoric that sounds good, but has no basis in fact or history.In a W ...
17 Feb, 2016
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Pew: Traditionally 'Electable' Candidates Are Losing Their Appeal among Voters
The Pew Research Center conducted a series of surveys to learn about voter preferences and more specifically what presidential qualities voters are looking for in 2016. The results show that registere ...
16 Feb, 2016
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Sorry, Ms. Maddow, Everything is Not Alright with Our Democracy
Rachel Maddow said Friday night that Bernie Sanders' campaign may be in trouble because it is based upon voter turnout -- that in Iowa and New Hampshire the number of Democrats voting in this year's c ...
15 Feb, 2016
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Weighing a SCOTUS Nominee, Obama Needs to Take a Page from Reagan's Book
If a nuclear war broke out on January 15, 2017, should President Obama just wait until the next president is inaugurated and let him make the policy decisions that would effect the very nature of the ...
14 Feb, 2016
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DNC Chair: Superdelegates Exist to Protect Party Leaders from Grassroots Competition
https://youtu.be/w5llLIKM9YcDemocratic National Committee chair and Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz explained the motive behind the Democratic Party’s appointment of unpledged delegates ...
12 Feb, 2016
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Is This Any Way to Run A Country?
I am not a “numbers guy,” but from baseball to politics, numbers fascinate me.Following the Iowa Caucuses, I wrote about the fact that the national media had OD'd on a state unworthy of their time, at ...
11 Feb, 2016
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Bernie Sanders Drops Another Huge Money Bomb after New Hampshire
The "money bomb," a term that took on new meaning during Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign when he raised over $4.2 million in 24 hours (Paul's biggest money bomb ended up being $6 milli ...
11 Feb, 2016
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Everyone 'But' Kasich Shocked America Tuesday Night
John Kasich (R) was ultimately fighting for first or second place in the New Hampshire primary. He'd put all of his organizational 'eggs' into the basket, and came out with the expected second place f ...
10 Feb, 2016
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Why John Kasich May Shock The Nation Tuesday Night
If success in the debates means anything, then John Kasich ought to have an incredibly strong showing in the New Hampshire primary.Historically, especially in the 19th century, debates were essen ...
09 Feb, 2016
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