Kyle Bell

We’re getting closer to the midterm elections. As such, I will be posting my projections more frequently. Today, we’re going to have a look at the West Coast: Alaska Incumbent: Lisa Murkowski (R) – Defeated Challenger(s): Joe Miller (R), Scott McAdams (D) Prediction: Toss-Up What a difference a few weeks make. Not even two weeks [...]

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Now that health care reform has passed both chambers of Congress and is going to be signed into law today by President Obama, the election year political messaging begins. A lot of attention has been given to the 17 House Democrats seeking re-election in districts John McCain won in 2008 after having voted for health [...]

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The sign on the door of the GOP is simple: “Moderates Need Not Apply”. The latest moderate GOP politician, if you can call him that, is Delaware’s lone Congressman Mike Castle. He is running for the Senate seat formerly held by Joe Biden before he became Vice President. Biden’s son Beau decided against running for [...]

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Sonia Sotomayor was today confirmed by the United States Senate by a 68-31 vote (Senator Kennedy expressed support but was unable to attend the vote due to illness). Justice Sotomayor will be the first Latino ever to sit on the Supreme Court. She is replacing Justice David Souter after he announced his retirement in June. [...]

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In a recent interview with Christianity Today, a leading voice for the Republican Party not only disavowed gay marriage, he also went so far as to say that he would not allow gay people around his children. Joe the Plumber (aka Samuel Wurzelbacher) spoke out on the topic when asked what he thought about the [...]

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With the election of the first African American president, Barack Obama, America won in last night’s election. Not only will he be the first black president, he will also be the first Democrat to win a majority of the popular vote since Jimmy Carter in 1976. With not all of the vote yet counted, Obama [...]

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Just a few years ago John McCain was one of the biggest advocates for deregulating our financial system. Today, with the stock market in ruin and financial institutions collapsing, John McCain is all of a sudden changing his philosophy. He now believes in government regulation! It’s as if he woke up one morning and saw [...]

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A sad, sad display of how little experience Sarah Palin, John McCain’s choice for VP, has as a governor of Alaska for a year and a half. A heartbeat away from the presidency and this is the best the Republicans can offer? var wordpress_toolbar_urls = [];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL2t5bGViZWxsLmNvbS8yMDA4LzA5LzAyL21jY2Fpbi1jYW1wLW9uLXBhbGlucy1mb3JlaWduLXBvbGljeS1leHBlcmllbmNlLzx3cHRiPk1jQ2FpbiBDYW1wIG9uIFBhbGluJiM4MjE3O3MgRm9yZWlnbiBQb2xpY3kgRXhwZXJpZW5jZTx3cHRiPmh0dHA6Ly9reWxlYmVsbC5jb208d3B0Yj5LeWxlIEJlbGw%3D”;

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Hillary Clinton delivered perhaps her best speech of her political career tonight. I’m an Obama supporter and while I was disgusted by the tactics that the Clintons used against him in the primaries, Hillary gave a rousing speech tonight and deserves much credit for the effort she put forth. As the first woman to have [...]

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