“His disrespect towards those who fight and die for our country may have been pushed out of the minds of voters due to his admiration of the niceties that come with the military and his love for the power he is granted as Commander In Chief. However, when it comes to respecting the sacrifices made by those who are actually in uniform, Trump has fallen short time and time again. This same pattern can be seen with other Republican voting groups, like white Evangelical Christains.”
Read More“The U.S. postal service has warned 46 states that it cannot guarantee all ballots sent by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted. This has the potential to disqualify tens of millions of votes. But if we let that get in the way of us actually casting our ballots then that means we have given up on our democracy.”
Read More“Last week’s full allegation from Dawn Wooten accuses a facility contracted gynecologist of being a “uterus collector,” stating, “Everybody he sees has a hysterectomy—just about everybody.”
Read More“Misogyny is and has always been a factor in the presidential election. A Sage Journal study on the perception of male and female candidates shows that women having ambition is a turnoff for American voters. Despite the many similarities between Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden in terms of ideology and political history, he is polling significantly better than she was four years ago. One could easily argue that his surge in polls is a direct result of nearly four years of living in Trump’s America, but it is worth pondering if the results of the 2016 election would have been different if Clinton were a man.”
Read More“As November 3rd inches closer, President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden continue to battle it out for those coveted 270 electoral votes. Check out the five swing states that could make or break the election.”
Read More“The death of Justice Ginsburg further shocked a nation already marred by polarization and a pandemic, and the tasteless jockeying for power that immediately ensued in her wake set the stage for a partisan showdown of epic proportions to determine the future of all three branches of government. When future generations look back on the political significance of 2020, all of the tumult and electoral uncertainty accounted for, they will doubtlessly read about her passing. It promises, in the short term and long, to have seismic consequences.”
Read More“Joseph P. Kennedy III, the grandson of Former U.S. Senator and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, announced on September 21, 2019 that he would challenge incumbent Sen. Ed Markey in the Massachusetts Senate Democratic primary. Kennedy, once considered to be a rising star in the Democratic party, made headlines with the announcement as he would be the third member of the Kennedy family to represent Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate if he won. However this continuation of the Kennedy political dynasty did not come to fruition, making Joe Kennedy the first in his family to lose an election in Massachusetts, leaving the legacy of his family’s Camelot in the past.”
Read More“With the general election right around the corner, many have called for voting by mail as the COVID-19 pandemic persists. However, President Trump is adamant that voting by mail is essentially a gateway to fraud, saying that such an act is only done by “cheaters.” And right by his side is the nation’s most recognizable lawyer, Attorney General William Barr.”
Read More“Rittenhouse is not the first and will most likely not be the last white person whose suspected murder is no cause for suspicion to law enforcement. White vigilantes have proven to be a deadly force whose violence is propagated by their ties to police in the United States.”
Read More“While the Republican National Convention occurred in Charlotte this week another convention occurred simultaneously: the Convention on Founding Principles, led by Republican leaders disillusioned with Trump’s presidency. The Convention strove to bring together disillusioned former Republican and independent voters in opposition to the renomination of Donald Trump and support of a new, more unifying vision for the party and country.”
Read More“The founding fathers’ iconic belief of “We The People” has been echoed in a new group with a similar belief: “Where We Go One, We Go All (#WWG1WGA).” To Donald Trump, they’re yet another right-wing group of fans who “love our country.” To the FBI, they’re terrorists. Meet Qanon.”
Read More“Over the past two weeks, Democrats and Republicans gathered virtually to formally nominate their respective candidates for President and Vice President and to present a compelling case for their party ahead of November. The main event — the nominations of Biden and Harris, and Trump and Pence — operated smoothly. The real challenge though, for both parties, is to lay out a convincing appeal to voters of their vision for America’s future.”
Read More“Every post-George Floyd shooting should be a stark, tragic, and necessary reminder of what real progress, real activism, in this country actually looks like — Hint: it’s not pretty, not straightforward, and certainly takes a lot more than just your newfound ‘awareness’ of the issue.”
Read More“The names of victims from police brutality have been -- and continue to -- circulate within the general public and several media outlets: George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbey, Breonna Taylor. And last Sunday, Jacob Blake’s name was added to the long and troublesome list.”
Read More“While Washington continues to ponder over a second stimulus bill, the American economy is experiencing its worst period of the last decade and the average American is struggling in the wake of slowed economic growth. With no certain second stimulus in sight, many Americans are hard-pressed for economic relief from their lawmakers.”
Read More“President Trump has long been an outspoken opponent of vote-by-mail, mistakenly arguing that it creates conditions for voter fraud. His Democratic opponents, however, believe that his opposition to vote-by-mail is rooted in his desire to suppress voter turnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. The postal service is a critical part of vote-by-mail infrastructure, and slowdowns could potentially disqualify millions of votes.”
Read MoreDC residents lack a representative and two senators, meaning they have never had an elected representative to vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court justices, declarations of war, the passage of federal budgets, or impeachment proceedings, despite the fact that they pay federal taxes. And, while Congress normally allows DC to pass legislation without too much pause, if a proposed law or budget is exceptionally partisan and there’s a Republican-held Congress (as DC is overwhelmingly Democratic), District laws often end up on the chopping board.
Read MoreThere is a new political agenda emanating from the streets and boroughs of America, defined by the pain and hope of Black Americans, and its advocates will not go quietly. As the nation comes to a boil, no less in the heat of the summer, thousands have resolved not to ask for change, but to make the change.
Read MoreUnfortunately, no one can say with much certainty when the outbreak will subside. Citizens are looking to their local governments for both action and reassurance, making the pandemic an intense test of trust in our institutions.
Read MoreWith Super Tuesday now in the rearview, and several candidates having dropped out abruptly before and after, it seems the Democratic primary is finally down a two-person race (apologies to Tulsi Gabbard). As it stands now, former Vice President Joe Biden has a narrow edge on Senator Bernie Sanders, leading by 639 delegates to 564.
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