The last time we had a president who didn't associate himself with a party was 1776, when George Washington was awarded the position. Since then, voters have slowly become more focused on a candidate's attachment to political parties rather than political platforms. If you've ever told yourself that you completely agree with either party on every ... [Read More…]

There are many factors that go into picking a favorite candidate for presidency - or at least there should be. For some it's as simple as picking a donkey or an elephant. For others that invest more time learning about the candidates and their stances, there is more consideration involved. However, there may need to be some rearranging on the ... [Read More…]

If there's one thing I have to say about both the Republican and the Democratic candidate in this election, it is that both of them are equally... dreadful. We've seen in the debates in recent weeks that both of them have no desire to work together. They talked over each other, and the debate moderator, and spent more time arguing one miniscule ... [Read More…]

During a recent outing with my family we ended up discussing the upcoming presidential election. I heard one of them say that the only way we will ever accomplish anything is if Republicans and Democrats work together. Even George Washington himself warned us about dividing into political parties. I dislike talking about politics because it leads ... [Read More…]

I don't pretend to be an expert on politics. I'm pretty ignorant and apathetic like most college students. But I think the reason I'm so disenchanted with it all is because what I want is honesty. Transparency. I want candidates to be utterly truthful to us. And I'm just not seeing that happen. During the debates, several websites fact check what ... [Read More…]

I'm not a Democrat. Or Republican. I think politicians are overpaid and don't fulfill their promises. Instead of watching the debates and the candidate's inspirational promotional videos, I prefer to watch the Bad Lip Reading versions of these videos on Youtube. I don't agree with President Obama about a lot of his political agendas and views. I ... [Read More…]

Politics is something that we can never escape. It is always around us. Some of us just accept what we hear. Instead of actually looking deeper at the candidates and researching what they believe, we make up our minds on who we are voting for purely on what we hear about them from others. When I was younger I was one of those people. I would ... [Read More…]