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As most of the GOP presidential candidates will be rallying the party base at next week’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Texas Congressman Ron Paul won’t be present at what’s billed as "the largest annual gathering of conservative activists." Instead, he’s hitting the campaign trail in the independent voter-populated state of Maine. “While we will miss Congressman Ron Paul, a perennial favorite among our attendees, we are honored to host Senator Rand Paul, a leader of the next

On the eve of the Nevada Caucuses, the Republican presidential candidates make their final arguments to Nevada voters today. A recent poll conducted by Cannon Survey Center at the University of Nevada finds that Romney is the favorite, supported by 45 percent of the likely caucusgoers. While he's not on the road campaigning like the rest of the presidential candidates, Barack Obama is partaking in his own campaigning in Washington. Fully aware of the significance of veterans in the upcoming elec

All the Presidential candidates want as a portion of their delegates these state legislative leaders because of their whip experience. These delegates actually work – although it is pleasant – at the conventions. 10 percent of the delegates to the national convention are party Pooh Bahs, 10 elected officials, a good percentage major donors. Ron Paul polls consistently higher than any other independent or third party presidential nominee. Now, if only he wasn't running as a Libertarian. Typicall

Voter turnout in the United States is disturbingly low. In the 2008 presidential election, voter turnout was higher than it had been in a generation, but barely 60% of eligible voters bothered to cast a ballot. In non-presidential election years, the numbers are even worse, with over 60% of eligible voters opting not to vote. Given these dismal numbers, one would think that states across the country would seek to implement policies that would encourage participation in the electoral process. Ins

The four remaining Republican presidential candidates will meet in Jacksonville, Florida for the 19th Republican debate, tonight at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. central, 5 p.m. pacific). Hosted by CNN, this debate is a make or break moment for the political rivalry between Romney and Gingrich. Unlike Monday's debate, this debate will allow audience applause. What's at stake? All of Florida's 50 delegates will go to the winner of Tuesday's primary. On the campaign trail... Newt Gingrich (Republican): As

President Obama addressed the nation last night in his third State of the Union speech. Just 10 months away from the election, Barack Obama focused on tax reform, jobs, alternative energy, education, and military triumphs in what The Baltimore Sun calls his first big campaign speech of 2012. Meanwhile, it's been an interesting few days in the polls for the Republican presidential candidates. According to a Gallup daily tracking poll, Newt Gingrich is not only leading in the Florida polls, but i

It has nearly become a journalistic convention to editorialize alongside any reference to Texas congressman Ron Paul that the 2012 presidential candidate is considered by many to be unelectable. Or, that other than some interesting points of view and a curiously energized following, Ron Paul's presidential candidacy is unserious, that the Republican Party's constitutionalist-- as Mitt Romney recently called Paul in a debate-- has no viable path to the White House. Just last month for example, i

FROM IVN.US Last night’s debate in Tampa, Florida marked the 18th Republican Presidential debate of the 2012 election. What made it different than the previous ones, however, was the lack of audience participation. NBC host Brian Williams told members of the audience to hold their applause in an attempt to focus attention on the candidates’ arguments, not their popularity with the audience. After refusing to release his tax returns until he secured the GOP presidential nomination, Mitt Romney

Last night's debate in Tampa, Florida marked the 18th Republican Presidential debate of the 2012 election. What made it different than the previous ones, however, was the lack of audience participation. NBC host Brian Williams told members of the audience to hold their applause in an attempt to focus attention on the candidates' arguments, not their popularity with the audience. After refusing to release his tax returns until he secured the GOP presidential nomination, Mitt Romney made headline

Newt Gingrich (Republican): Dramatic, fiery, and heated are all adjectives used by the media to describe last night’s debate, and if you watched it, you know why. Within the first five minutes, Newt Gingrich had already received two standing ovations for his description of the media as destructive, vicious, and negative and his criticism of an “elite media protecting Barack Obama by attacking Republicans.”  Allegations made by his ex-wife abouthis moral character have not prevented him from taki