Political Studies (American Politics) graduate from The Master's College. Written for Religion News Service, Human Events, Cybercast News Service, and USA Today. Leans libertarian. Focuses on internet's role in underdog political campaigns.
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With the gradually dwindling field of Republican presidential candidates setting its sights on ousting President Barack Obama, electoral energy in the next election may not be as intense among Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents, according to the latest Gallup figures. It now turns out that 49% of registered Republicans and Republican-leaning
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Governor Jerry Brown has announced the filing of a tax initiative with the state Attorney General’s office, one touted as capable of generating nearly $7 billion in dedicated funding for the protection of education and public safety. It’s a plan that- along with the recent Think Long proposal-
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Usually clashing over the state budget, both the California Teachers Association (CTA) and the California Republican Party have taken aim at a recently introduced proposal put forth by the Think Long Committee- a bipartisan group of business leaders and former politicians. "The Think Long Committee Report was supposed to
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As California's economy continues to struggle, a bipartisan group of business leaders and former politicians is looking to overhaul the Golden State's tax system on the 2012 ballot. The group bills itself as the Think Long Committee, a union of business and political leaders that the
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As Occupy Wall Street demonstrations across the nation have started encountering resistance from city authorities, recent data from the Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling (PPP) firm indicates that voters are less fond of the Occupy movement today compared to last month. “Last month, when PPP first asked about the movement nationally,
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As the mainstream media delivered yet another dose of the silent treatment to Congressman Ron Paul at this weekend's CBS/National Journal presidential debate, there's an approach that could be embraced by his loyal supporters looking to disrupt the media's definition of a "
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With California's top-two open primary system and redrawn congressional districts almost certain to play a major role in the 2012 election, San Luis Obispo financial planner Matt Kokkonen is on a mission to ensure that former Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado is kept from winning the state's
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While some claim that the Occupy Wall Street movement is nothing more than a mass effort to re-elect President Barack Obama, a Fordham University poll attempting to map the political DNA of protestors has revealed an intriguing find- there's a high disapproval rate of Obama and the political
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Despite the electorate's discontent with the federal government's handling of issues like the U.S. economy, its desire for political change appears to be evident as interest in national politics, in a non-election year, remains high. The new Gallup poll shows that Americans' interest in
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As Occupy Wall Street demonstrations have continued across the nation for yet another week, a Google Trends analysis of online search patterns indicates that interest is higher in this more recent movement than in the Tea Party. "Search interest for [Occupy Wall Street] jumped ahead of the [Tea Party]
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As Occupy Wall Street supporters seek to gain more traction for their movement to challenge the nation's biggest financial institutions, a new Gallup survey finds that Americans are more than twice as likely to blame the federal government for the poor U.S. economy than its financial intitutions
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As Texas Congressman Ron Paul gears up for a vital turn in his presidential campaign this week, a study from the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) lends credence to what many followers have long suspected: Even with a strong presence in several polls, Dr.