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Dec 05 2022
Headline Roundup
Previewing Tuesday's Georgia Senate Runoff
Voters in Georgia will head to the polls Tuesday to decide the runoff Senate election between incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.
Key Quotes: “I think the question for Democrats or Republicans is how do you get back those people who voted for Brian Kemp but could not or would not vote for Herschel Walker? And I think the challenge for
NewsNation Politico Fox News (Online News)Jun 06 2012
News
Path to High Court Clear for Gay-Marriage Case
SAN FRANCISCO—The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday declined to rehear arguments over a California ballot measure banning gay marriage, after previously upholding a district court's rejection of the law.
The decision is the final marker before the case likely moves to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Tuesday's ruling came after proponents of Proposition 8—the 2008 California
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 29 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Biden Makes His First No-Win Decision
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
Joe Biden was sworn into office less than two weeks ago and he is already facing the type of seminal decision that could define his presidency. Worse, it’s not clear if either option he is considering is a particularly good one.
Biden’s time in office will almost certainly be defined by the way he handles the
Dan SchnurAug 20 2014
News
In Midterm Elections, a Miss for Obama Could Be a Hit for Clinton
President Obama’s international woes give his former secretary of state good reason to seek political distance. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s recent foreign policy criticisms made that clear.
Domestically, their interests diverge in a different way. A Republican takeover of the Senate this fall would hurt Mr. Obama for the final two years of his presidency, but it might help Mrs. Clinton if
New York Times (News)Jan 08 2015
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The Income Gap at the Polls
In 1986, the economist John Kenneth Galbraith declared, “If everybody in this country voted, the Democrats would be in for the next 100 years.” But for decades, the consensus among scholars and journalists has been the opposite. In their seminal 1980 study on the question, using data from 1972, political scientists Raymond Wolfinger and Steven Rosenstone argued that “voters are virtually a
PoliticoSep 21 2016
Opinion
Liberals keep denigrating the new nationalism as racist. This is nonsense.
Have you noticed that liberals think Donald Trump and his supporters are racists? You may have missed it if you didn't read the lead story on the front page of Saturday's New York Times, or watch one of three late-night talk shows on Monday night, or pay attention to Hillary Clinton's "deplorables" speech earlier this month, or follow the array of articles that appeared over the following week
Damon LinkerJan 05 2015
News
Hillary Versus History
When Hillary Clinton thinks about running for president, do you think she contemplates the fact that no Democrat has been elected to succeed another Democrat since James Buchanan in 1856?
We bring you this factoid in honor of the beginning of the 2016 election season. (Only 55 weeks until the New Hampshire primary!) We’ve got so much time. It’s the perfect moment for random irrelevant
New York Times (News)Oct 18 2022
Headline Roundup
Abrams, Kemp Debate in 2022 Georgia Governor's Race
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) and challengers Stacey Abrams (D) and Shane Hazel (Libertarian) squared off in a 2022 gubernatorial race debate Monday night.
Key Quotes: "In Georgia, it’s easy to vote and hard to cheat," Kemp said in regards to Abrams accusing him of having "assiduously denied access to the right to vote" during his tenure as governor. Abrams then said that Georgians need "
The Daily Caller The Hill CNN (Online News)Mar 13 2024
Headline Roundup
Biden, Trump Secure Party Nominations, Setting Up 2020 Rematch
A rematch of the 2020 presidential election is set between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Details: Following primary wins on Tuesday, Biden is projected to secure the Democratic Party nomination, and Trump is projected to secure the Republican nomination. Both candidates reached the threshold for delegates needed for the nomination.
Democratic Primary:
Associated Press Newsweek Washington ExaminerSep 18 2016
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IS THIS TRUMP’S BIGGEST FINANCIAL CON YET?
One of the biggest mysteries about the long con of Donald Trump's presidential campaign is how he has convinced millions of middle-class white Americans that he truly gives a shit about them. How can it be, I’ve often wondered, that a billionaire who lives in a pink-marble triplex high above Fifth Avenue, one who flies around in his own aging Boeing 757 and who owns a weekend home in Palm
Vanity Fair