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We watch Dr. Mehmet Oz on television, and we feel that we have a decision to make. In his long career in the public eye, why didn't he talk about more of these issues before? Why did he first start talking about politics only when he became a candidate himself? Is he really ready to be the best senator we can get? We watch Herschel Walker on television and we feel that we have a decision to make. If this story is a lie, how did his own son fall for it? And if it's true, why wasn't the campaign...

If the final election returns, when they finally come in, match the current polls, Joe Biden's Democrats will win a trifecta: the White House and majorities in both houses of Congress. Biden currently leads Donald Trump 51% to 44% in the RealClearPolitics average of recent polls and leads by a smaller margin of 49% to 46% in six target states. Current polling shows Democrats leading in races that would give them a 51-49 majority in the Senate, and they seem well positioned to hold their majority in the House. Of course, those numbers are not etched in stone. Plenty of...

This month, the state of Israel held its 3rd election in less than a year due to a handful of small parties failing to form a majority coalition. Meanwhile, in the U.S., pundits hysterically argue that a two-party political system divides and furthers polarization. In reality, the American system avoids much of the more extreme polarization and division often seen in other systems around the world. Like Israel, many European countries use some form of a proportional election system that almost always results in many different small parties entering parliament. Israel has 6 parties in parliament — a lot of...

Republicans’ and Democrats’ views of each other are more vitriolic than they have been in nearly a quarter century, a new in-depth survey by the Pew Research Center released last week concluded. “For the first time in surveys dating to 1992, majorities in both parties express not just unfavorable but very unfavorable views of the other party,” the researchers noted [emphasis added]. “And today, sizable shares of both Democrats and Republicans say the other party stirs feelings of not just frustration, but fear and anger.” According to the survey of 4,385 randomly selected Americans, “more than half of Democrats (55%)...

Critics of Proposition 14 are eager to assail the ballot measure that would change California's primary system as a "backroom deal" that would derail the democratic process.But with less than three months until voters decide whether to abolish party primaries, there is no major campaign to fight the measure, which the Legislature placed on the ballot as part of last year's budget package.It's starting to look like opponents, including the state Democratic and Republican parties, aren't too eager to put their money where their mouths are. "What do I care?" asked California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton, a vocal critic...

The views and opinions expressed in this POST are my own, and is not copywritten, however I would ask that you appropriately credit my work if quoted. I had always thought of myself as an independent, up until the year(s) I voted for Ross Perot. '92 & '96.---- I resisted the "urge" to vote for the Republican because I thought Ross Perot was the better choice, and by geeorge I was going to vote for the best candidate ---- well if I knew then what I know now, I would have voted for the Republican -- not because I thought...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Gov. Jeb Bush said Thursday the financial struggles of the "pathetic" Florida Democratic Party are unhealthy for the two-party system. The second-term Republican governor was responding to questions about the Democrats' newest difficulties in the aftermath of a disclosure this week that the Internal Revenue Service filed a lien for unpaid payroll and Social Security taxes in 2003. "How could you not know that you haven't paid your FICA and your Social Security taxes?" Bush said. "Hello! That's just the craziest thing I've ever heard." New state Democratic Party Chairwoman Karen Thurman hired former statewide prosecutor Melanie...

Jay Leno said it best. The comedian with the unusually large chin quiped, "Its amazing that we live in a country that has 50 contestants for Miss America, but only two for president." We are five days away from the Nov. 2 Presidential Election, and the two choices for commander-in-chief we are realistically left with have reached the political equivalent of the 12th round of a boxing match. As of yet, neither President George W. Bush nor challenger John F. Kerry have delievered a knock out blow, leading one to suspect the judges to decide the winner. The judges of...

State GOP pays tribute to former Gov. Clements Associated Press AUSTIN (AP) - Texas Republicans on Friday paid tribute to Bill Clements on the 25th anniversary of his first election to the governor's office, crediting him with being the catalyst for the party's rise to statewide dominance. Clements, 86, broke a centurylong Democratic hold on the Governor's Mansion when he was elected in 1978. He lost a re-election bid to Democrat Mark White in 1982 but came back to win the office again in 1986. His two full four-year terms make him the longest-serving governor in Texas history. "Governor Clements...

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With the San Angelo Colts’ baseball diamond as a backdrop and flanked by two red, white and blue campaign signs, Republican Rob Beckham announced the Democrats had thrown a foul ball. At issue is the New Jersey Supreme Court’s 7-0 ruling to allow Democrats to replace the lagging Sen. Robert Torricelli with former Sen. Frank Lautenberg on the Nov. 5 ballot for U.S. Senate. Beckham, vying for the 17th Congressional District against incumbent U.S. Rep. Charlie Stenholm, held a press conference Thursday to air his grievances. “They are not following the rules,” he said “It’s power at the polls not...