2011 was the Year of the Protester, according to Time Magazine. The insurgency targeting the ruling political elites in Tunisia, and then in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain, has not been confined to the Middle East. Protests have taken place in Spain, Greece, Italy, France, Britain and Israel. And most importantly the United States with the Occupy Wall Street
Read morePolitical strategists in both parties say the number of reliably Democratic states should give President Obama at least 196 electoral votes, and the solidly Republican states should give the GOP nominee 191. With 270 electoral votes needed to win, the campaign will be fought in the battleground states of Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina,
Read morePaul vs. Romney: Republican Iowa Caucus Based on the latest Rasmussen poll Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Texas Congressman Ron Paul are leading the pack in Iowawith just two weeks to go until the Iowa Caucus. But large numbers of voters (nearly 50%), remain uncommitted and much could change between now and January 3rd. According to Intrade, a “futures
Read moreIts 33 day from the Iowa Caucus and barring another unexpected resurrection of another GOP candidate, the GOP nomination will come down to Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. “From the beginning, the race for the GOP nomination has been between Mitt Romney and I’m not Mitt Romney,” according to Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports. “Currently, Gingrich is the leading
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WILLIAM STICKEVERS 