Democrats Struggle to See Differences in Trump and Clinton by Josh Guckert In interviews conducted by Rhania Khalek of TheRealNews Network, Democrats at this year’s National Convention in Philadelphia had a hard time distinguishing between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. The questions posed by Khalek centered around issues as expansive as references to women as “trash,”…
Donald Trump Offers Comforting Words, But Where’s the Check? by Aya Katz When Donald Trump visited flood-ravaged Louisiana for a photo-op, many Americans were impressed by the gesture. Noting that President Obama was spending the day playing golf, and still critical of the policies of the Bush Administration during Hurricane Katrina, many television viewers felt…
Romney Has Yet to Announce His November Selection by Josh Guckert On Saturday, in an interview with Deseret News, Libertarian Presidential nominee Gary Johnson asserted that Mitt Romney would play a part in his eventual Presidency. Said Johnson, “If Mitt Romney wants to be a part of the administration, that would be a guarantee.” He…
Trump Campaign Gives Worrisome Answer on Key Policy Point by Josh Guckert In an interview Sunday morning on CNN’s State of the Union, Dana Bash asked Donald Trump‘s new campaign manager about the candidate’s previous plan for a “deportation force.” The manager, Kellyanne Conway, stated that he wishes only to support a plan to “enforce the…
Virginia Trump Spokesman Not Fond of Libertarian Voters by Josh Guckert On Saturday, Republican nominee Donald Trump‘s Virginia Campaign Chairman Corey Stewart made his feelings clear on Libertarians Gary Johnson and William Weld. Stewart insisted that Republican support for the ticket is “traitorous and destructive.” Said Stewart, “There is no such thing as an anti-Trump group. Anti-Trump is…
By Micah J. Fleck We’ve heard the arguments that “a vote for (insert spoiler candidate here) is a vote for (disliked two-party candidate here)” numerous times. The idea is to discourage people from voting on principle by garnering fear of a boogyman-like caricature of whichever of the two main candidates in the running is seen…
Trump Makes Likely Ineffective Appeal to Black Voters by Josh Guckert On Friday in a predominately-white suburb of Lansing, Michigan, Donald Trump made the case for his candidacy to black Americans. He began by reciting the common conservative refrain that black communities had suffered under Democratic leadership. He then asked “what do you have to lose…
by Dallas Brooks Secession! It’s a common battle cry in election years, especially when we’re about to elect a new president. The left likes to decry calls of secession, saying it’s a matter of settled law since the Civil War. The right tends to support it only if their guys are losing. Over 60%…
Trump Sounded Different Sixteen Years Ago by Josh Guckert In a video from 2000, Donald Trump, states that third-parties must be permitted to debate. He called their exclusion “disgraceful” and said that it is “amazing that they can get away with it.” He goes on to describe Republicans and Democrats as “concerned” and “extremely nervous” about the prospects of a…
Blake Neff Donald Trump said Thursday he regrets some of the remarks he has made while running for president, making a surprising concession in his first speech after a big campaign shakeup. “I regret it,” the Republican nominee told a crowd in North Carolina. “Sometimes, in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues,…