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From media claims that we are a hopelessly divided country to ceaseless personal attacks on the presidential candidates’ characters and track records, it’s not surprising that most folks believe the American electorate is more polarized than ever. A closer look at the two parties’ respective platforms, however, reveals a story of a homogeneous citizenry, and a nation unified in its temperament and values. Political polarization oscillates back and forth depending on various social and political factors, both domestic and international. Since the mid-2000s, the Democratic and Republican parties have tended in opposite directions along the political spectrum on a variety...

"Campaigns need funding, and big donors expect influence. This practice breeds codependent leaders who are more beholden to money than solutions and more indebted to donors than voters, leading to political appointments based on allegiance rather than skill. The Roman Praetorian Guard began as an elite protective force, but eventually devolved into a politically-motivated group that prioritized loyalty and political affinity over competence and skill. Much like contemporary DEI initiatives, where job performance metrics are often overshadowed by political or social considerations, the Guard’s erosional shift led to a death march of the unit’s integrity. Similarly, in modern government, critical...

Prop 32 raises minimum wage to $18 per hour... Prop 33 is about rent control... Prop 36 increases punishment for crimes... Here is a guide to CA propositions... https://savecalifornia.com/election-center.htmlNewsom gave an interview, stating his opposition to Prop 36...He said that it is a bad idea to put more people in prison...He questioned why fiscal conservatives would be for Prop 36 because it would force government to spend more money for punishment...In any case, I have not seen Newsom campaigning very hard against Prop 36...I actually have not seen any TV ad for or against Prop 36...

Details still sketchy, but the Officer has been declared deceased: A Chicago police officer was fatally shot Monday night in the Chatham neighborhood, and another person was later found dead at the shooting scene, sources said. The shooting was reported during an officer-in-distress call shortly after 8 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Ingleside Avenue, according to police radio traffic. Microphones peaked as officers screamed into their radios while the chaos unfolded and a radio dispatcher tried to pin down the location of the officer who was shot.

Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, who helped build The Home Depot into one of America’s most iconic brands before turning to philanthropy and conservative politics and unabashedly backing Donald Trump’s rise in politics, died Monday night at the age of 95. Marcus’ death was confirmed to Just the News by a family friend Tuesday morning. Marcus established The Home Depot with co-founder Arthur Blank in 1978, growing the orange-clad store into a $400 billion hardware giant that became one of Americas largest employers with 2,300 stores.

This is the 2020 electoral map... Keep in mind... Republican states are blue, Democrat states are red. Dave maintains the historical original colors adopted by the political parties decades before the mainstream media and Democrats coopted the color blue in the 1990s. Blue has always historically been the Republican/Conservative color both in America and worldwide. Red has always historically been the Democrat/Liberal color both in America and worldwide. So it may take some adjusting for political newbies. Dave's site will allow you to modify this 2020 map to achieve the electoral vote totals that you are predicting... It's an awesome...

Nogales, Mexico — Migrants from all corners of the globe, from Latin America to far-flung countries in Africa and Asia, come to a shelter in this northern Mexican city hoping to enter the U.S. and escape economic hardship and, in some cases, deadly danger. "They tried to kill us," said Rosa Benalcazar, a migrant staying at the House of Mercy and all Nations, one of the biggest shelters for migrants on the Mexican side of the Arizona-Mexico border. Benalcazar said she journeyed to the U.S. after criminal gangs threatened to harm her and her family in Ecuador. Like the other...

PHILADELPHIA — As Donald Trump yet again tells his supporters he can lose Tuesday only if there's massive voter fraud and as he ramps up violent rhetoric about Democrats and other "enemies," members of the far-right group that put more "boots on the ground" than any other at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, say they're mobilizing. The last time Trump tried to overturn his election loss, the Proud Boys played a critical role, jumping into action on Jan. 6 just weeks after Trump gave the group a major recruitment boost by telling it to “stand back and stand...

Former President Donald Trump concluded the final campaign rally of the 2024 election at 2:09 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Election Day in Grand Rapids, Michigan, defying opponents who claimed he was losing his energy. As he did in 2016, Trump concluded his presidential campaign in Grand Rapids, beginning his remarks before a packed crowd shortly after midnight and speaking for the better part of two hours. “Can you imagine a crowd like this at, like, one o’clock or some ridiculous time in the morning, on a Monday-slash-Tuesday?” he asked the cheering crowd. “What a compliment,” he said, gratefully, before...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth announced Monday that early voting numbers across the county could be off due to a formatting issue within the spreadsheet they use to keep track of the numbers. In a statement, Hudspeth said cells shifted for some of the voting centers in the spreadsheet and showed "incorrect numbers for other locations." Editor's note: The video atop this article is from a previous report. It's unclear how many locations the shift affected. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. The weather is expected to be a factor in Southeast Texas, so be prepared...

In another stunning election development, the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire has announced its endorsement of Donald Trump. Could this swing the state New Hampshire is home to the Free State Project and a significant number of libertarian-leaning voters. Could this swing the state?

Megyn Kelly delivered remarks at a Trump rally in Pittsburgh on Monday where she called out Mark Cuban. "So here I am at a Trump rally, a strong, intelligent woman, to prove Mark Cuban wrong again," Kelly said. "I won't take up much of your time, but I do want to tell you the main reasons I am voting for Donald Trump. Number one, immigration. He mentioned it." MEGYN KELLY: Hi, everybody. Hey, it's great to see you. Can you believe this guy? Can you believe the energy and the stamina on this guy? At his age... I'm ready to...

This is a tough message for me to write. Because of my production schedule with our printing plant for Wisconsin Christian News, and the deadline I have there, I must write this message prior to election day on November 5. Even worse, this issue of Wisconsin Christian News won’t come out until after the election. Such are the challenges of publishing a monthly newspaper. So I must comment on the situation ahead of time — now — not knowing how things will go on the most significant day America has faced in a very long time. What do I say?...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – Many voters in Champaign County are not able to vote this morning after an issue that has brought most polling locations down. The Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons confirmed to WCIA this morning that there are network issues that are preventing people from voting. He told us there is no timeline to be resolved. He states it is all polling locations.

Right Angle News Network @Rightanglenews BREAKING - Polling stations across Pennsylvania are experiencing MASSIVE issues with voting machines. Numerous reports indicate that the machines are failing to scan ballots, with poll workers stating that the ballots will be “scanned in later.

A true American presidential wipeout in 1984 for Ronald Reagan.

Polls have not opened yet in Philly and FOUR of our Court appointed election workers were kicked out and told they can't work. Democrats don't want our people on the polling places. #electioninterference. Reported to DA Krasner..let's see if he takes action. @gop

Illustrating how the fourth estate is now brazenly a branch of the political establishment, MSNBC’s Joy Reid asserted that the media has “said all they can” to help Kamala Harris win the election. Reid made the revealing comments during her show last night. “We begin our final sprint having arrived at that point in the election season where basically we, on this side of the TV screen have said, all we can, we’ve laid out the stakes in this crucial election,” she said. The talk show host went on to engage in her usual blathering word salad of implying all...

The title of the classic book “To Kill a Mockingbird” means to destroy innocence. The Biden-Harris administration has certainly done that, and many a Blue State government has done the same. Take New York’s government—please. The Empire State’s Department of Environmental Conservation actually sent multiple agents into a couple’s home to abduct their pet squirrel, Peanut, and subsequently murder him. I know that sounds preposterous, but does it really…in a post COVID-1984 world? One wouldn’t think the NYDEC would be in the business of aborting squirrels after birth, but who knows anymore. NYDEC also confiscated and offed Fred the raccoon,...

The race for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District took an unexpected turn this weekend as Democratic nominee Eugene Vindman’s military record came under intense scrutiny during an appearance on Washington’s WUSA9. During the interview, Vindman was repeatedly pressed on accusations that he had exaggerated his military credentials, including his rank and combat experience. Given multiple opportunities to clarify his record, Vindman declined to provide a direct response. Instead, he avoided directly addressing questions regarding allegations that he had misrepresented his battlefield experience, opting for what many observers described as evasive language. Vindman, the twin brother of Alexander Vindman, who gained national...