Should Sanders drop out?

Democratic candidates fight for young voters as the campaign winds down Bernie Sanders, the former political activist and “armchair psychologist,” is in his armchair no longer. He has transformed his political activism into a career, and he is now running for president. Richard Sugarman, a former roommate of Sanders, was accustomed to his arguing of legislative dreams late into the […]

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PRIMARIES FOR DUMMIES

If you had told me in November that there would be a contested convention in the Republican nomination, I would have laughed at you. Now it truly seems like this will be a reality July 18 in Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. A contested convention is when none of the candidates reach 1,237 delegates — the majority needed at […]

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Jim Webb out of primary

Democrats lose another candidate, signifying a shift in the party’s ideology Sen. Jim Webb’s recent decision to drop out of the Democratic run for president was a surprise to some. I think his choice makes sense in light of the political realm today and highlights some interesting points about the partisan split that has been evolving in the Democratic Party […]

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Sanders leads change in party

Bernie Sanders could be the 2016 version of Barry Goldwater for Democrats The 2016 Democratic primary just got a lot less interesting this week. Two candidates who participated in the first debate, former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee and former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, dropped out of the race, and Vice President Joe Biden announced he would not be running […]

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Clinton wins debate

Democratic primary lags behind Republicans’ in youth and in excitement The Democratic candidates for president met for their first debate of the 2016 election cycle Oct. 13, and, not surprisingly, it was a rather boring affair. Fortune reported that more people watched the newest episode of NCIS than the Democratic debate on CNN. This stands in stark contrast to the […]

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Sanders

Vermont senator speaks at Liberty about wealth inequality Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders addressed the student body of Liberty University at Convocation Sept. 14. Sanders focused on his beliefs of creating a moral and just society in which there is wealth equality, meeting the needs of the underprivileged and providing free health insurance for everyone. After receiving […]

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Warren impacts 2016 race

Frontrunner’s flaws may push other Democrats into the presidential contest We are fully in presidential campaign mode. Both Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton have announced their candidacies in the last two weeks, and the media is abuzz with speculation about the upcoming elections. One very interesting development is the overall disdain for Clinton as a candidate. With the latest debacle […]

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Hillary Clinton buried in emails

Former secretary of state caught in contention over breach of mail protocol Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state and senator from New York, is in the news once again. During her time in President Barack Obama’s cabinet, Clinton used a personal Internet domain for her emails instead of using the “.gov” email address given to her. A House committee […]

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