(The Verge)-Another debate has passed by and some are still wondering whom they are going to vote for. As we have seen, the town meeting format allowed undecided voters from the Hempstead area to ask questions to Governor Romney and President Obama, but were they fully answered? The answer to that question is absolutely not. […]
Current Events
Amanda Todd is Still Being Bullied
(The Verge)- A big news story in recent days has been the talk about Amanda Todd. Amanda uploaded a video on September 7th to Youtube, the biggest online video website in the world. In the nearly 9 minute long video, Amanda never speaks, nor never shows her face fully. It is silent except for the writing […]
Obama's Debate Recovery
(The Verge)- President Barack Obama came into this second Presidential debate with guns blazing in hopes of scorching America’s negative opinions following the debate that occurred two weeks ago. Governor Mitt Romney, however, did not learn from the past debate; still interrupting the moderator, still being competitively aggressive, and still disregarding the rules of the debate. […]
Lower Percentage of Student Voters
(The Verge)- Student issues of education and employment after graduation are high priorities during presidential campaigns, but after the phenomenon of young voter outreach during the 2008 presidential election, Democratic and Republican parties have a developed range of affairs from the larger electorate to address. A recent CBS and New York Times poll surveyed the most […]
Polls Uncover Fiscal Frustration
With the election near, the Monmouth University Polling Institute has worked tirelessly recording the voice of the people…which has clearly spoken: The economy needs a fix.
Specifically, The Romney Economy
Romney’s poll numbers are decreasing and his economic policy is based on claims that are not grounded in reality.
"Speak Softly But Carry a Big Stick"
With the election near, it can never hurt to reflect on one of our nation’s coolest presidents, especially when the celebrity image is so close to heart of late.
Foreign Turbulence Impacts Polls
Polls, turbulence in Libya and Cairo, and how much do we really know?
The Double Standard
(The Verge)- In the wake of the tragic killing of the US ambassador to Libya, I began to think of the double standard being applied by the conservative pundits. I turned on CNN on the morning of 9/12 and watched an interview with Newt Gingrich in which he stated that we Americans should use this opportunity […]
The Thing About The Deficit…
Although conservative economists and politicians have claimed that the Obama Administration is putting the country in a deeper hole through more and more spending, true economics says otherwise. Stimulus ‘injection’ and remedies to inflation (i.e. individual spending) are actually solidly grounded and ready to revive the economy…