Tag Archives: Republicans

Is Jeb Bush the right choice for the Republicans?

2014 was an important year for Republicans due to their huge victory during the 2014 Midterm election. However, will the Republican still carry out their victory to the 2016 Presidential Election? Republicans are trying to tie Democratic candidates to President … Continue reading

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Why Isn’t There More Buzz Around Rand Paul 2016?, or, Anyone But Bush (Please!)

With the 2016 election looming in the distance, it seems that the conversation has largely been focused around the central question of: “Hillary vs. ???” It seems the playing field for Democrats has been essentially dominated by Clinton. The potential … Continue reading

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Jeb Bush moving toward 2016

Jeb Bush has been consistently discussed as one of the contenders for the Republican nomination for the Presidential election of 2016. Recently, his potential seems to be gathering momentum in a few different areas. Firstly, according to Real Clear Politics, … Continue reading

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To Our Nation of Electoral Overreactors

For those eagerly speculating on how the 2014 midterms have affected the 2016 Presidential race, I am sorry to say that your speculation is nothing more than such. I agree, it is fun to take these wins and losses and … Continue reading

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Who could be in it to win it

  Hillary Clinton: Probably the strongest candidate to enter a primary. She is greatly popular amongst the Democrats and would be making history as the first woman president. Gov Martin O’Malley: He was one of Hillary Clinton’s most durable supporters … Continue reading

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Does the public even care?

Yes, Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate. But did much else change? NBC News and the Wall Street Journal conducted a poll that concluded the following interesting facts:  More than ¾ of Americans believe the election won’t substantially change … Continue reading

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What Happened?

Now that it’s been a couple of weeks since the Midterm Elections happened, it seems like a good time to write a reflection of everything that happened during this season of elections. I last wrote about the Bannock Street Project; a project that … Continue reading

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Did Voter ID Laws give Republicans the win?

Was the reason for a Republican sweep that voter ID laws have been made stricter? Was voter turnout historically low because Republicans targeted Democratic voters? In North Carolina, early voting was cut by seven days, which was a window used … Continue reading

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The Aftermath of the Midterms

Alright, the midterms have come and gone. Let’s be blunt: this election really, really sucked for the Democrats. It wasn’t much of a surprise–Democrats have been trailing in the polls for months–but still, it’s hard to accept the Republican victory. … Continue reading

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Midterm GOP Results May Influence 2016 Electoral Votes?

In class we have discussed the various efforts to limit or enhance voting ability, and how voter ID laws favor republican candidates, and same-day voter registration favors independent or democrat candidates. We have also discussed how our current system of … Continue reading

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