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5 Steps To Get Ready For Primary Season
5 Steps To Get Ready For Primary Season
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- We are less than a month away from the start of the 2016 presidential primary and caucus season. On February 1, the Iowa caucuses will kick of ...
13 Jan, 2016
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Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina Booted from Fox’s Main GOP Debate
Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina Booted from Fox’s Main GOP Debate
Fox News released its lineup for Thursday’s GOP debate on Monday night, announcing that the stage will hold seven candidates, cutting Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiori ...
12 Jan, 2016
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Gallup: Major Party Identification Lingers Near Historic Lows
Gallup: Major Party Identification Lingers Near Historic Lows
Gallup released the results of a new survey Monday which shows that the number of self-identifying Republicans and Democrats is stuck near historic lows. According to the results, over 4 in ...
11 Jan, 2016
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One Poll Shows Bernie Sanders Closing the Gap on Clinton Nationwide
One Poll Shows Bernie Sanders Closing the Gap on Clinton Nationwide
Hillary Clinton's support among Democrats nationwide may be taking a serious hit, according to a recent IBD/TIPP poll. While Clinton's support hovered at around 50 percent going into December, it has ...
11 Jan, 2016
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Rand Paul's Audit the Fed Bill Gets a Vote, But May End Up Helping a Primary Opponent
Rand Paul's Audit the Fed Bill Gets a Vote, But May End Up Helping a Primary Opponent
After introducing legislation to audit the Federal Reserve System, one lawmaker looks to be finally getting a vote this week.Over the weekend, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul announced on Facebook that when the S ...
11 Jan, 2016
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Beyond the Echo Chamber: A Roundup of Nonpartisan Election News -- January 8, 2016
Beyond the Echo Chamber: A Roundup of Nonpartisan Election News -- January 8, 2016
Trump Calls Virginia Loyalty Oath A “Suicidal Mistake”Source: Fred Lucas, The BlazeMy Take: Of interest particularly if you’ve followed this story. The whole thing seems a bit blown out of proportion ...
08 Jan, 2016
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Crowded GOP Establishment Field Can't Find Opening with Primary Voters
Crowded GOP Establishment Field Can't Find Opening with Primary Voters
2016 presidential candidates seeking support from the Republican establishment previously faced only one issue, a crowded field vying for the same group of donors and supporters. Now they face two: a ...
08 Jan, 2016
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How Ballot Access Requirements for President Compare State to State
How Ballot Access Requirements for President Compare State to State
In recent news, Ohio state officials told Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley that he could not be on the Democratic primary ballot. The petition to be on the ballot required 1,000 ...
08 Jan, 2016
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Superdelegates: How Democratic Leaders Maintain Control of the Candidate Selection Process
Superdelegates: How Democratic Leaders Maintain Control of the Candidate Selection Process
Though the first caucuses and primaries are still weeks away, Hillary Clinton already has a significant lead in the race for the Democratic Party's nomination.According to a survey conducted ...
07 Jan, 2016
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Superforecasting: Understanding The Art and Science of Prediction
Superforecasting: Understanding The Art and Science of Prediction
One can ask what most accurately describes the essence of intelligent, objective, public service-oriented politics. Is it primarily an honest competition among the dominant ideologies of our times, a ...
06 Jan, 2016
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