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 this month marking the one hundredth anniversary of California adopting its initiative process, a Field Poll released Thursday hints that voters feel more disconnected from the state ballot initiative process than in the past- as well as from their elected representatives. By a 60% to 27% margin, more than
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Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul may have handily won this weekend's Values Voter Summit straw poll over businessman Herman Cain in Washington DC, but that didn't stop the head of the Family Research Council (FRC) from dismissing the victory as not representing the sentiments of
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As numerous Occupy protests continue in major cities across the country, the Los Angeles City Council has formally indicated its support for the movement's demonstrators by introducing a politically-charged resolution that pins blame for California's foreclosure crisis on banks and takes aim at certain political opponents.
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Americans across the political spectrum still give higher marks to their state and local governments compared to the federal government- reflecting a possible libertarian sentiment that could become a factor in the near future. "With the two major political parties broadly sharing control of the nation's statehouses
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A large majority of voters across the political spectrum continues to believe that term limits should be imposed upon members of Congress. The poll numbers serve as yet another indication that the political system needs an injection of fresh competition. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey found that 71% of Likely
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With a GOP presidential field lacking a clear frontrunner, I'm going to suggest a radical and what might be considered a far-fetched idea: The Republican Party Establishment is currently being rocked by an unforeseen independent-minded force. Two men at the moment are at the forefront of stirring this
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As California Gov. Jerry Brown seems to be revealing his Independent approach, a Field poll released this week indicates that he's receiving relatively strong support from both partisans and non-partisans. In addition, the poll hints at the possibility that more voters could be receptive toward joining California'
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As media-christened "frontrunners" Gov. Rick Perry and Mitt Romney went missing from the California Republican Party's Fall convention, Texas Congressman Ron Paul seized the day by capturing another straw poll. As announced by Tom Del Beccaro, chairman of the California Republican Party (CRP), Congressman Paul won
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As the California GOP's fall convention is set to take place this weekend in Los Angeles, a Field Poll study finds big differences in the state's Republican voter preferences for President based on how much these voters identify with the Tea Party. California Republican voters who
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While a majority of Californians are of the opinion that the nation is headed in the wrong direction, a recent study from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) indicates that overall statewide voter registration has increased, with likely voters tending to lean conservative. "As of February 2011, voter
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California's voters may soon be able to register online to vote just in time for the 2012 elections. By a 45-26 vote, the California Assembly recently approved legislation by State Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) that claims to put in place stronger fraud safeguards than the current paper
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Threatening to withdraw his Congressional Black Caucus membership if no action was taken, Florida Congressman Allen West sent a letter to Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman Emanuel Cleaver urging him to condemn the recent disparaging comments from fellow members about the Tea Party movement. "It has come to my