Candidates on the attack

Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz embrace new strategy to stop Donald Trump As everyone knows, 2016 is an election year. Along with that fact comes the knowledge that we, the American public, are about to endure a barrage of political advertisements berating the various candidates on both sides of the aisle. It is a well-known truth that campaign season […]

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PRIMARIES FOR DUMMIES

How the primary schedule affects candidates and their chances at the nomination. Everyone who has ever played a board game or a sport of some kind knows how important the rules of the game are. Without a clear understanding of them, the game cannot function properly. I remember playing wiffle ball games in my backyard with friends after school where […]

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Rubio surges in Iowa

Florida senator’s third place finish may have been a win for him in the long term Sen. Marco Rubio climbed on stage to flashing cameras and a roaring crowd Monday, Feb. 1. Just minutes before, the final totals for the voting in the Republican Iowa caucus had been received. “This is the moment they said would never happen,” Rubio said […]

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Status quo held in GOP debate

Rubio and Cruz continue to look strong in substantive and intelligent debate The Republicans held their fourth debate so far this election cycle Tuesday, Nov. 10. Coming off a controversial debate on CNBC, Fox Business made a strong effort to be much more policy focused while also taking some passive aggressive shots at CNBC in the days leading up to […]

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Rubio, Cruz win third debate

Republican candidates attack CNBC moderators for adversarial questions The third Republican debate Oct. 28 turned out to be much more controversial and interesting than I expected initially. CNBC, and specifically the moderators, were the big losers of this debate. The questions asked were beyond ridiculous and rarely dealt with any policy issues. Beyond this, the moderators were flat out rude […]

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GOP pushes tax reform

The Republican Party focus on new policies to promote economic growth A new buzzword being thrown around Washington nowadays is the term “reform conservatism.” Led by many of the top members of Congress, such as Sen. Mike Lee, Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Paul Ryan, this ideology has been pushed into mainstream political thought. “At its core, at least as […]

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