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How Texas’s Senate Race is a Blueprint for the future of American Politics

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Throughout my previous posts, I have discussed extensively about the ideological divides inside political parties. On the Democrat’s side, there is a growing divide between firebrand progressives who make headlines for constantly opposing Trump, and more grounded, moderate candidates who tend to focus on so-called “kitchen table issues”. On the Republicans side, more and more […]

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Three Primaries to Watch Out for in the 2026 Midterms

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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.

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What the 2023 Elections say about 2024

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Joe Biden is not popular. One year before the 2024 election, the 80-year-old commander in chief has a meager 39 percent approval rating, the worst since Jimmy Carter, who went on to lose reelection by a landslide. Adding to Biden’s apparent unpopularity, a recent NYT-Sienna poll shows Trump leading Biden in 5 swing states. However,

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How Congress Averted a Government Shutdown, and what’s next to come

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This week, a lot has happened in Washington. New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez has been indicted on bribery charges, longtime California senator Dianne Fienstien died, and most importantly, Congress was able to avert a government shutdown. But how? Earlier this morning, a shutdown seemed all but certain. Let’s get into it. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

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Why Democrats can’t Implement Universal Background Checks

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On Tuesday, May 24th, a gunman in Texas killed 21 people in a school in Uvalde, Texas. The act of violence has been condemned by politicians across the aisle, with Senate Democrats calling for more gun control, including background checks, more specifically the approval of HR-8, which has already been passed by the house, but

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Republican’s most vulnerable seats in the 2022 Midterm

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The 2022 midterm primaries are officially underway, and both sides are gearing up for the fight of their lives. With abortion rights, inflation, and a foreign war on the line, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Let’s break down the biggest races in the Senate for the Republican party. Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Republican Pat Toomey announced he

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