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Nov 08 2019
News
Democrats in Battleground States Prefer Moderate Nominee, Poll Shows
A New York Times/Siena College survey in six key states also showed voters want a candidate who can work with Republicans.
Democrats in the country’s most pivotal general election battlegrounds prefer a moderate presidential nominee who would seek common ground with Republicans rather than pursue an ambitious, progressive agenda, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll of
New York Times (News)Feb 28 2020
Opinion
Bernie Sanders Can Beat Trump. Here’s the Math.
Most available evidence points in the direction of a popular vote and Electoral College victory.
Whatever you think about Bernie Sanders as a potential president, it is wrong to dismiss his chances of winning the office. Not only does most of the available empirical evidence show Mr. Sanders defeating President Trump in the national popular vote and in the critical Midwestern states
New York Times (Opinion)Apr 23 2013
News
Boston Bombings Shake Up Massachusetts Senate Race
The last time terrorists struck while Massachusetts Democrat Stephen Lynch was campaigning for office, on Sept. 11, 2001, he coasted. He easily won the Democratic primary that day and clinched a seat in Congress with a gauzy television ad in the general election that intoned, "At a time like this, we're not Democrats or Republicans. We're Americans."
National JournalJan 07 2020
Opinion
Trump was right on Iran. Democrats are suffering from mass amnesia.
The commander in chief took out the world’s most notorious terrorist, one with plenty of American blood on his hands. Trump is the good guy here.
I have spent the past 20 or so New Years’ Eves glued to the SyFy channel’s “Twilight Zone” marathon. My wife and I love the writing, the plots and picking out famous actors in their one-off roles for the classic television series.
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Scott JenningsDec 15 2017
News
White House: FBI has ‘extreme bias’ against Trump
White House spokesman J. Hogan Gidley ripped the FBI in an interview with Fox News on Friday, saying the bureau has an "extreme bias" against President Trump in the wake of the release of anti-Trump text messages between two FBI officials.
The HillAug 24 2017
News
Trump Asks Americans to Heal Divisions
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Americans to “heal the wounds that have divided us,” a day after he accused the news media of “fomenting divisions” and criticized lawmakers in his own party at a rally.
Wall Street Journal (News)May 18 2017
Perspectives Blog
Special Counsel Appointed
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller to be the special counsel overseeing the investigation into any links between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia. The appointment has been praised by Democrats and many Republicans. However, some wonder if this will just add to the political theater and distract from more important issues, and the White John Gable, AllSides Co-founderFeb 12 2018
News
Media's Olympic-level North Korea fawning is a disgrace
American mainstream media outlets delivered plenty of propaganda on North Korea’s behalf this weekend. Somehow, as Kim Jong Un’s totalitarian regime continues to starve, torture and murder its own people—western news outlets are mesmerized by the dictatorship’s presence at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Fox News (Opinion)Aug 03 2020
News
Senate GOP divided over whether they'd fill Supreme Court vacancy
Senate Republicans are conflicted about what to do if a Supreme Court seat becomes vacant during the remainder of President Trump's first term, a possibility that has come more into focus in recent weeks in light of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s health problems.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has made clear that he intends to fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020, despite
The HillMay 02 2019
News
Facebook bans 'dangerous individuals'
Facebook is banning several prominent figures it regards as "dangerous individuals".
The social network accused Alex Jones, host of right-wing conspiracy website InfoWars, its UK editor Paul Joseph Watson and ex-Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos of hate speech.
Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam leader who has expressed anti-Semitic views, will also be excluded.
BBC News