We now have the opportunity to observe the last Presidential campaign for what it was and, accordingly, peer more clearly into the future. Barack Obama’s reelection was not a failure of democracy but can be viewed as a failure of American voters, marking a shameful period in American history. Rather than using the …
The line drawn in the sand separating two political views had something to do with Obama’s 2012 win, but not everything. While the Democratic Left proposed to protect entitlements with tax increases on the wealthy, the Republican Party still declared tax and budget cuts to be the answer. Obama didn’t really …
It was announced Thursday that The Richard Nixon Office of Correct Decorum (RNOCD, or OCD for short) will be traveling with Vice President Joe Biden for the remainder of the 2012 Presidential campaign. This is the first time the OCD has been assigned to a Vice President, whose scope of responsibility …
Colorado Springs, Colorado recently made TIME Magazine’s top 5 list as a city with the most “Cash on Hand.” As TIME put it, the city is “raining” political dollars. Headlining as an electoral asset to both sides of the election, Colorado Springs’ significant Christian conservative base of voters almost gives Romney an edge; however, many in …
If you ask me, democracy is really just a bureaucratized system of informed mob rule. Emotions run high during election season, and candidate supporters enter a kind of frenzy you wouldn’t see from most of them under other circumstances. As a prime example, a near-riot occurred after the Romney Victory …
This map from the Los Angeles Times underscores the seriousness with which the presidential candidates will need to pursue eight swing states: New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Colorado. Mitt Romney is visiting Colorado today, Sunday, September 23rd, on the first leg of a tour of …
Gaffes and goofs are not only part of the political arena, they serve as humorous anecdotes after the politician has left office and retired from public life. One Ronald Reagan faux pas during the height of the Cold War didn’t win him any friends at the time, but it is …
We’ve all heard the age-old adage, “He who has the gold makes the rules.” According to the Federal Election Commission, Barack Obama raised $155.4 million more than Mitt Romney for this presidential election (“Campaign,” 2012). The results of the election will illustrate whether this rule still holds true. If Obama …
Napoleon once said, “Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.” Thank goodness Comedy Central has been making big decisions easier (and therefore less precious) for young Americans trying to decide how to approach this election season. For instance, more adults between the ages of 18-34 …