Federal Politics

Riordan Trying to reach out to Latinos

The Los Angeles Times has indicated that former Los Angeles mayor Richard Riordan has started an outreach effort toward Hispanics in California for the Republican Party. What is surprising is Riordan is white, not Hispanic. Regardless, the Republicans are in need of any kind of help they can get in California with respect to winning [...]

Clinton Praises Romney Business Career

Ex-President William Clinton suggested on Thursday, in an interview on television that he thinks the reelection campaign for President Obama should stop attacking the work Mitt Romney did in private equity. Clinton is a top surrogate for Obama and will help Obama raise money next week. He contradicted the Democrats directly over the business record [...]

Romney Gains Backing of Schultz and Rice

Two former Cabinet members George Schultz and Condoleezza Rice gave their endorsements to Mitt Romney at a Wednesday night fundraiser. Both said the Republican is the best suited to correct the economy and the country’s standing with the rest of the world. Shultz said he had served for Presidents Reagan, Nixon and Eisenhower and knew [...]

We Have Gone Backwards With Obama

Arthur Davis, a former Democratic Congressman from Alabama, who lost his reelection bid in 2010 after four terms, said he might seek public office once again in the state of Virginia. This time however, he said he would run for the Republican Party. He said he supported Obama four years ago because he had hoped [...]

Mormons Have Pride and Fear

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is located at Temple Square in Salt Lake City and is its world headquarters. Tourists stroll amongst the faithful, as a couple walks among birds and the many fountains, evoking a feeling of peace and tranquility. However, new anxieties from the upcoming election have many of the [...]

Obama Leads Romney by 34 points with Hispanics

A recent Telemundo poll showed that President Obama has a 34-point lead over presumptive Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney amongst Hispanic voters. Obama has started to campaign hard for the Hispanic vote knowing how important that voting bloc is in key states around the country. In just the past month and a half, Obama has [...]

Costliest Ever Presidential Race

The election battle taking place between incumbent President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for the White House will be the costliest ever by a large margin. There are two reasons that will make it the most expensive. First, both parties, for the first time, are declining post Watergate campaign financing and the spending limits that [...]

President Obama Says U.S. Influence Still High

At the Wednesday graduation ceremonies of the U.S. Air Force Academy, President Barack Obama hit back at Republican critics that said U.S. influence in the world is declining. He told Air Force graduates that a new confidence in the U.S leadership is being seen around the globe. Critics say otherwise, suggesting that the President is [...]

King’s Gifts Draws Fire

Independent Angus King, candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in Maine, has been criticized by candidates from the Republican Party. Republicans are upset because King contributed to the Democratic National Committee and to President Obama’s reelection campaign. King has yet to say if he wins the Senate race, which party he would caucus with. However, [...]

Bill Would Lure Talent through Visas

A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate on Tuesday would create two new visas to attract and maintain immigrants that are skilled in fields where the U.S. is weak. Those fields include technology, science, math and engineering. The new bill is designed to follow the Jobs Act success in helping new companies get start-up capital. [...]