by Josh Guckert Since election day, many have wondered why third parties like the Libertarians and Greens, represented by Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, respectively, did not perform better in the 2016 election. After all, in Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, they faced the most hated presidential candidates in modern history. However, what if that…
by Brian Nichols Alright, my liberal friends… It’s time you and I had a heart to heart. You want to know why you lost an otherwise guaranteed election? Well, I’ll tell you, but you’re not going to like it. In any normal election year, the Democratic candidate would have trounced Trump. He was literally the…
by Kody Fairfield During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly talked with a more dovish tone about the United States’ seemingly constant involvement in world affairs, and more specifically intervention in foreign nation’s governments, such as in Iraq in 2004 or Libya in 2011. This is a stance which has been one of his strongest…
by Phillip Stucky Over half of the anti-President-elect Donald Trump protesters arrested in Portland, Ore., didn’t vote last Tuesday, according to a Monday report by Charlotte NBC affiliate WCNC. Seventy of the 112 protesters that were arrested over the course of the weekend didn’t show up to the polls as of press time, but investigators…
by Publius In the wake of Donald Trump’s surprise victory over Hillary Clinton in the electoral college, thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest. One of their loudest rallying cries is that Secretary Clinton was the most popular candidate. Clinton won nearly a million more votes than President-elect Trump. This is only partially…
by Josh Guckert As the final votes are being counted for the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton could end up with a healthy victory in the popular vote. As of this writing, Clinton has earned 61,845,761 votes (47.8%) to Donald Trump‘s 60,882,946 (47.0%). It is already the largest discrepancy in American history between the popular vote and…
by Phillip Stucky Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton lost the electoral college by a large margin, but the 2020 election season could feature a showdown between Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. The list of potential Democratic contenders for 2020 is growing, with Sanders and Clinton making the top of a list compiled by The Hill…
by Josh Guckert Just like every President before him, Donald Trump made hundreds of policy proposals during his campaign. Now that he has won the election, his goal will be finding ways in which to implement these ideas. While some of his thoughts were downright horrifying, others would be excellent. These are the top five promises…
by Micah J. Fleck According to reports, a Change.org petition to fix the “rigged” election results by forcing the Electoral College to mirror the popular vote has now surpassed three million signatures: The petition posted on Change.org has garnered nearly three million signature and urges the electors to ignore their states’ votes and cast their ballots…
by Micah J. Fleck Apparently, the Clinton campaign is still in the denial stage of grief in regards to their unbelievable loss on November 8th. They are now claiming that the mainstream media was actually biased in favor of Donald Trump, and that this led to what they call a “devastating loss.” According to The…