In 2008, Barack Obama defeated John McCain to become President, winning 28 states and 365 votes in what is still the largest landslide of the 21st century. Not only did Obama run up margins in traditional Democratic strongholds and capture swing states, but he also found himself within striking distance of McCain in multiple Republican […]
Is Trump’s “Big Tent” Coalition Faltering? Read More »
While the 2026 midterms probably don’t matter to most voters right now, they definitely do to the candidates running for them. In order to secure a spot on the ballot in the November general election, candidates of both parties are participating in a one year marathon in order to succeed in their own respective primary.
Three Primaries to Watch Out for in the 2026 Midterms Read More »
Trump’s second term has been very unorthodox, especially in its foreign policy. Here, I will discuss how Trump’s foreign policy has been different from the status quo of prior administrations. Ukraine: While every single administration in modern history has or would have supported Ukraine during Russia’s invasion (including Trump in his first term), second term
Trump’s Foreign Policy Recaped Read More »
On Wednesday, during his ‘liberation day’ speech, President Trump made good on his promise to enact ‘reciprocal tariffs’ on almost every US trading partner. While they were put in with the intent of bringing manufacturing back to the United States and reducing trade deficits with other countries, the tariffs have so far only caused a
How Trump’s Second Term is Already Very Different from his First Read More »
The 2024 Presidential Election will be one of the closest ever in modern history. While most presidential election cycles (even the “close” ones) usually have a designated favorite and then another candidate trailing a bit behind. However, this election will go down to the wire. Most polling averages show a completely neck and neck race,
Why this election will be one of the closest in history, and what will influence it Read More »
The 2024 Presidential election is almost certainly going to be a rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. However, while both Trump and Biden won their respective primaries relatively easily, they are easily some of the most unpopular Presidential candidates to date. With both having unfavorable ratings over 50 percent, it is clear voters are
Will third parties break through this year? Read More »
This Tuesday, February 27th, both the Democratic and Republican parties held primaries in Michigan. As expected, Trump continued to cruise towards the nomination, beating Nikki Haley resoundingly by almost 40 points. However, I think the Democratic primary is actually more important. Michigan is home to the largest population of Muslim and Arab Americans in the
Why the Michigan Primary Results are a bad sign for Biden Read More »
On January 21st, Ron DeSantis dropped out of the Republican primaries, only 2 days before the New Hampshire primaries. This is surprising news, as DeSantis had many events scheduled, and showed no signs of dropping out beforehand. However, it is clear why he did it. Many New Hampshire polls showed him below the 10 percent
Why DeSantis dropping out secures Trump the Nomination Read More »
With 2023 wrapping up, it’s only natural to set our sights forward to the 2024 Elections. While the major story thus far is Trump getting removed from the ballot in Colorado and Maine, these decisions will almost certainly be struckdown by the conservative leaning Supreme Court. This is why I want to talk about a
Carpet Bagging: What is it? Read More »
Mitch McConnell is getting old. Earlier this year he fell multiple times, and even got a concussion, and now just this week he froze for the second time this summer. Its clear that the 81 year old senator from Kentucky is not exactly completely up to the job, and should be replaced. But who will
Mitch McConnell Should Step Down. But who will replace him? Read More »
