Presidential Election

Cutting Services Coast to Coast: How Far Is Too Far?

Dominic Carter | Posted 05.30.2012

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The argument about fiscal austerity has been drilled into all of us. The U.S Marines couldn't have done a better job. It's our new way of life.

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Why Are There So Few Latino Libertarians?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 05.29.2012

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Of course, there are Latino libertarians out there. But in general, talking Hispanics into espousing the Ron Paul agenda is only slightly easier than getting the pope to show up at the Stonewall Inn for a drink.

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Romney: Going Negative, Subtly

James Zogby | Posted 05.26.2012

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It is important to note some worrisome signs indicating that Mitt Romney and his campaign may have opted for a more subtle approach to establishing the "otherness" of Barack Obama.

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Mitt Romney's 'Nice Guy' Strategy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 05.23.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney has charged that President Barack Obama's campaign is engaging in "character assassination" by running ads that paint him as...

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Real Patriotism This Presidential Election

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.23.2012

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We are a nation of laws, but we can also strive to be a decent nation. In the quest for national decency, I suggest the following non-partisan rules for the upcoming election.

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Mitt, The Incidental Candidate

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 05.20.2012

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WASHINGTON -- He barely speaks in his own first general-election ad. On the top floor of his Boston campaign headquarters, the most visible poster is ...

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Obama's 'Perfect Beast' vs. Romney's 'Hard Times' Pitch

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 05.16.2012

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CHICAGO -- Jim Messina, President Barack Obama's campaign manager, is a soft-spoken Montanan who loves order, detail and teamwork. In 2008, when he...

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Red to Purple to Blue -- The Collapse of the Republican Electoral College Base

Mark Siegel | Posted 05.15.2012

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Demographics and politics are creating a new America, different from any of the Americas we have ever known or studied in the past. With the "blue-ing" and " purple-ing" of America, the elephant may soon become a dinosaur.

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If You Can't Recall You Were a Bully...

David M. Abromowitz | Posted 05.12.2012

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Deflecting responsibility for your own unpleasant actions away from yourself also takes a special kind of personality.

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Obama and Gay Marriage: One Key Advantage

Michael J. O'Neil | Posted 05.10.2012

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What impact will Obama's endorsement of gay marriage have on the presidential election? I am tempted to respond the way Chou En-lai did when he was a...

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Obama's "Bend Toward Justice"

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 05.10.2012

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Personally, I salute President Obama for his statement, for speaking out for equality. Now he needs to be the defender of Social Security and Medicare and not the advocate of a "grand bargain." He needs to champion making it in America, not peddle more corporate trade pacts.

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Divisive Presidential Politics Takes Aim At The American Muslim Community

Ben Herzig | Posted 05.09.2012

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Alienating fellow American citizens based simply on their beliefs, as some candidates have done, is not only un-American -- it's bad politics.

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The Real Solyndra Scandal

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.08.2012

Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.), the 20-term incumbent facing a surprisingly competitive race in California's 15th congressional district, drew headlines r...

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The President Bragging About His Wartime Success in an Election Ad?

Martin Lewis | Posted 05.02.2012

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How disgusting it is that an advertisement for President Roosevelt's re-election campaign is shamelessly referring to the success of this year's D-Day invasion and the recent liberation of Paris in his campaign for re-election!

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Media: Buy Us!

Steven Weber | Posted 04.29.2012

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The joke is, of course, any amount of digging will eventually reveal a very different truth than the one packaged and sold by the media masters, one in which the intellectual and social welfare (ahem) of the citizenry is the last thing on their greedy little minds.

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How You Can Help Protect Victims of Human Trafficking by Voting in the Next Presidential Election

Deborah Bergman | Posted 04.29.2012

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Enforcing obscenity laws will not combat human trafficking because the vast majority of trafficking victims do not work in the pornography industry. It will only consume resources that should be used to aid the victims of all forms of trafficking and to prosecute their traffickers.

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John Boehner: Americans 'Do Not Want To Vote For A Loser'

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 04.29.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's privileged background and personal wealth will not prevent Americans from voting for him in November's presidential electi...

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Independent Voter or Independent Poser? Take the Test

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 04.23.2012

As with many things in life, when it comes to being an independent voter, actions speak much louder than words. If your actions show that you are a party loyalist, then embrace it. If your actions show that you are an independent voter, then embrace it.

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Potential Veep Picks Coy About Running

The Huffington Post | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.22.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Potential Republican vice presidential candidates Mitch Daniels and Marco Rubio on Sunday declined to speculate about whom GOP president...

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Don't Blame Hogan Gidley for Rick Santorum's Sweater Vest: An Exit Interview with Rick Santorum's Peacock Message Man

Death Race | Posted 04.20.2012

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The calls from reporters started coming in at 10 a.m. -- every 20 minutes or so at first, then increasing in pace, so that in the two hours it took him to get from Richmond to the campaign headquarters in Burke he'd received between 60 and 70 calls.

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Enfranchising Americans Through Electoral Reform

Howard Barbanel | Posted 04.18.2012

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We need to move toward a one-day national primary, just as we have a one-day national election. There's no reason to have a protracted six-month primary schedule with states jockeying with one another for the distinction of being one of the first.

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The Republican Path to National Failure

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 04.12.2012

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From immigration to health care and education reform, the Republicans are arguing for restricting access not only to the poor, but chiefly to the middle class. At the same time, they are arguing for a greater concentration of wealth among the elites.

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Two Romney Problems Clash: Elitism Versus Tin Ear Syndrome

Martin Long | Posted 04.16.2012

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If Mitt Romney could only learn to show a little bit of the normal humanness that he lets out of the lock-box for his Hannity banter, perhaps he could actually communicate with people.

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The Future of American Politics

Michael J. O'Neil | Posted 05.28.2012

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The 2012 campaign for the Republican nomination for president has provided a clear indication of the shape of post-Citizens United politics in America.

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Building a "Civil Society" in the Young American Republic

Zachary K. Pearce | Posted 05.27.2012

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Looking at the roots of American civil society is incredibly revealing. While today's political climate may lead one to worry about the future effectiveness of our government, especially the Congress, I choose to remain optimistic.

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