By Casey Harper The Nevada State Democratic Party issued a statement explaining exactly how Hillary Clinton was able to edge out a win at the convention Saturday despite Sen. Bernie Sanders going in with more delegate slots. A raucous protest broke out after the convention among furious Sanders supporters that eventually got so out of hand the…
By Juliegrace Brufke House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she isn’t a fan of the way Democratic presidential nominee is selected, although she plays a role in the process herself as a Democratic superdelegate. “By the way, I am not a supporter of superdelegates,” Pelosi said during a discussion at the Peterson Foundation 2016 Fiscal Summit. “I am one,…
For those of us old enough to remember, 3rd Rock From the Sun was a hilarious sitcom that showed aliens from another planet struggling to adjust to life on Earth. In this clip, Dick is faced with the gloomy and doom-ridden process known as American democracy. Many of us can relate to how he feels, especially this…
By Jonah Bennett Tom Stocky, the Facebook executive who runs Trending Topics at the social media company, which is currently facing allegations of censoring conservative news outlets, has donated $5,400 to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Public records at OpenSecrets.org show that Tom and his wife Avni Stocky each donated $2,700 to Clinton in October, 2015,…
Blake Neff In response to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ suggestion that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is not qualified to be president, Sen. Barbara Boxer responded with claims that Clinton is not only qualified, but is the best qualified person ever to run for president. Bernie’s attack on @HillaryClinton tonight was beneath him. She is the most…
By Connor D. Wolf and Steve Birr Teachers unions may have been some of the first to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, but their actual members aren’t too keen on the former secretary of state, according to Thursday reports. Federal Election Commission records reveal Sanders received more money in February from those who listed themselves as…
By Juliegrace Brufke Democratic 2016 hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders has recently gained momentum in the polls, but an interview with New York Daily News published Monday may have been just disastrous enough to give front-runner Hillary Clinton the ammunition she needs to take him down. Despite being asked questions pertaining to the major issues he’s been running on,…
For a number of years now, there’s been a growing trend on the left of playing victim politics. This is when a group of individuals attempts to derail civil, sensible political debate by pulling out the victim card, claiming racism, sexism, homophobia, or general bigotry when confronted with an opinion or argument to which they have…
Stop Being Idiots By Elias J. Atienza Last night, as I was browsing through the drudges of the internet, I stumbled upon a cancer. A NowThis Election Facebook comment section discussing Hillary Clinton’s win in Mississippi. Clinton won the state by nearly 70% and as with most of her wins, it was due to large…
Juliegrace Brufke Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton’s tax plan would actually reduce incentives to work, save and invest, a new report from a nonpartisan Washington-based think tank finds. Clinton’s proposal to increase marginal tax rates would reduce “incentives to work, save and invest,” and make the tax code more complex, according to the Tax Policy Center report published Thursday…