Ryan Rivera

Ryan Rivera

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Ryan Rivera recently completed an MA in journalism at the USC
Annenberg School for Communication. His work has appeared in the Cape
Argus
(Cape Times, South Africa), Orange County Register, and
OCWeekly.com.

Blog Entries by Ryan Rivera

Obama Supporters Woo 18,000 New Citizens In L.A.

2 Comments | Posted July 11, 2008 | 05:49 PM (EST)


If you were a campaign's field director and learned that 18,000 people eager to vote for the first time were gathering in one spot, you'd probably show up with at least a few clipboard-wielding volunteers to register them, right? Yet John McCain's supporters were nowhere to be found Friday morning...

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New Citizen Voters in Colorado

2 Comments | Posted June 27, 2008 | 01:39 PM (EST)


A key factor in a Barack Obama victory in Colorado, New Mexico, or Nevada will be his ability to turn out Latino voters. Though John McCain may be the best-positioned Republican in terms of appeal to Latinos -- he has championed comprehensive immigration reform in the past and is a...

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McCain Out Of Sync On Gay Marriage

Posted June 4, 2008 | 01:45 AM (EST)


On the heels of an initiative banning gay marriage qualifying for the November ballot in California, John McCain reiterated his position that he believes in the "unique status of marriage between man and woman," telling a supporter "that's what I support and that's what I will fight for."

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Poll: CA Gay Marriage Could Be Short-Lived

Posted May 23, 2008 | 02:57 PM (EST)


The findings of a Los Angeles Times/KTLA poll suggest supporters of gay marriage should temper their celebrations in response to last week's California Supreme Court ruling and prepare for a rough and tumble fight over a ballot initiative that could place the one man, one woman definition of marriage into...

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Gay Marriage And Nazism

Posted May 20, 2008 | 06:59 PM (EST)


It's an old political ploy. You're either with us or you're a Nazi.

"Once you inject 'Hitler' or 'the Third Reich' into a debate, you have evoked the ultimate form of evil, put your opponent in an indefensible position... and for all practical purposes halted the conversation," Anne Applebaum wrote...

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