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Can Running as an Outsider Within the Two-Party System Change the Game?
Is the two-party system dissolving before our very eyes? Is the nation witnessing the breakdown of the political process, as we know it? We are in one of the most fervent presidential contests to take ...
02 Feb, 2016
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6 min read
OPINION: The Irrationality of Iowa and N.H. Going First in Presidential Elections
NPR and other media outlets have aired interviews with Iowans on why Iowa always gets to go first. Who goes second gets far less coverage, but the same logic presumably applies. If what some Iowans sa ...
01 Feb, 2016
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4 min read
Don't Understand How The Iowa Caucus Works? Here's A Quick Explanation
On Monday, February 1, at 7 p.m., representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties will congregate in each of Iowa's 99 counties to cast their support for candidates from their respective pa ...
01 Feb, 2016
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2 min read
'First Budget' Report Finds Candidates Fall Short on Plans To Deal With The Federal Debt
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new assessment of 2016 presidential candidates by First Budget, a joint initiative of the Campaign to Fix the Debt and The Concord Coalition, fin ...
28 Jan, 2016
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3 min read
Obama a Future SCOTUS Justice? It May Not Be As Far-Fetched As You Think
"...and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, [The President] shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the Unit ...
28 Jan, 2016
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3 min read
Rand Paul N.H. Campaign Office Burglarized, Computers Stolen
Sen. Rand Paul’s presidential campaign office in New Hampshire was broken into sometime in the past 24 hours, robbed of computers with databases and campaign files, according to social media posts fro ...
27 Jan, 2016
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1 min read
Power of the Vote: The Hopeless Vote
It's incredibly sad that in a country that is supposed to be the "city upon a hill" example to the world, we rank 120th out of 169 countries in voter participation.In 2012, just under 55 percent of th ...
27 Jan, 2016
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2 min read
Waiting For The Next Car Crash, We Miss What's Really Going On In The Race
The hand wringing has already begun inside the beltway about when – and if – independent Michael Bloomberg enters the presidential race. The first question in the media revolves around who l ...
25 Jan, 2016
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4 min read
'Someone Skipped Econ 101': Everyone on the Internet is a Google-Certified Economist
It's almost a daily occurrence to see the phrase 'someone skipped Economics 101' in the comment sections on the IVN site or Facebook page.It seems that everyone is a self-proclaimed expert in economic ...
25 Jan, 2016
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5 min read
Bernie Sanders' Latest Ad Doesn't Focus on Politics or Agendas... It Focuses on People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nwRiuh1CugBernie Sanders may have released his most effective campaign ad to date, certainly one that will have people talking going into the February 1 Iowa Caucuses. ...
21 Jan, 2016
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1 min read
