Governor Jan Brewer has been in the spotlight a lot recently due to her passing of SB 1070, the immigration bill that has stirred up controversy nationwide. While many would think that this would have caused her approval rating to drop, it has in fact done the opposite. However she will still have quite a [...]
Since 1924, each year the President of the United States hosts a dinner where the political and social leaders can put aside their differences and have an enjoyable evening together. First attended by President Calvin Coolidge, the WHCA dinner has grown into a night where everyone can relax and laugh over the events of the [...]
Since many of America’s founders came from Great Britain, it is not absurd to think that there are some similarities between our two forms of government. While Americans desired a government “by the people, for the people”, the basic structure is the same. Recent politics in Britain are showing that perhaps the emulation works both [...]
Most of the political reports on the news these days have the Democrats and Republicans at each others throats. It seems like getting along is the farthest thing from their minds. However, there are some that are going that extra step. Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have teamed up to raise money [...]
The retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens means that there will soon be a vacancy in the Supreme Court. There are only 9 justices who serve lifetime appoints, so President Obama is in a unique position to appoint someone new. Considering the recent debates between Democrats and Republicans, achieving a majority is not going to [...]
Each year as elections roll around, news sites are flooded with reports of candidates receiving millions of dollars for their campaigns. In an effort to make campaigns more equal as well as more focused on the issues than the finances, several states have passed clean elections acts. Maine is one such state that has been [...]
In a recent article by newsobserver.com, they discussed the challenge that many Senate incumbents will face in the upcoming election. Many Americans are displeased with the actions of both Republicans and Democrats and have decided to take matters into their own hands. As a result, states such as North Carolina have experienced a record breaking [...]
Job loss and over-extended budgets are something that we have all felt in the last year or two. With elections right around the corner many politicians are beginning to feel the pressure, and New York is no exception. The rapidly growing non-partisan voter advocacy group “Unshackle Upstate” recently announced that they will scoring all 212 [...]
The state of Illinois is currently in great debate. While everyone agrees that the state’s legislative districts need to be reconfigured, they cannot agree on who should do and how it should be done. Many currently in office in the legislature believe that they are the ones best equipped to handle the task; however, many [...]
Project Vote Smart (PVS) is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States. It covers candidates and elected officials in six basic areas: background information, issue positions (via the Political Courage Test), voting records, campaign finances, interest group ratings, and speeches and public statements. [...]