In recent weeks with Mitt Romney’s surge in the polls, but his failure to make gains in the swing states, the possibility of one candidate winning the popular vote and another winning the Electoral College has greatly increased. There are three factors that are making this likely. The first factor is that Republican states are more Republican than Democratic states ... Read More »

Yesterday we took a look at the best prospects for the Democrats in the Senate, now let’s take a look at the Republicans likely wins. Mississippi, Wyoming, Utah, and Tennessee are all overwhelmingly Republican states with incumbent Senators who will all win in a walk. Texas— Ted Cruz might as well have been sworn in after the primary. Nevada— A ... Read More »

We are starting our Senate outlook with the Democratic side. It appears at this point that the Democrat’s will narrowly hold the Senate. They have the harder task of the two parties because they are defending 23 seats to the Republicans 10 seats. A quick not I include seats I thought the Dems would win in this section, seats I ... Read More »

Throughout this election commentators have been noting how unimportant foreign policy has been to the electorate. Issues like Iran, Afghanistan, etc. have taken a back seat to the economy. The beltway crowd clearly believes this is a temporary blip, and voters will return to their senses in future elections. This is based on the idea popular with the center and ... Read More »

The first problem with our system is evident to anyone who owns a television. The amount of money flowing into political campaigns is horrendous. I am not one of those people who think this flow of money has corrupted the system. The system was corrupted long before Citizens United.  The cold hard reality is that politicians starting serving corporations because ... Read More »

Follow up to the Lost American Dream article, when we see the 24/7 news cycle it tends to be horrible, bad news.   I want to give an example of a story that has just been reported, that exemplifies what true American’s are about. I don’t have to type much in this article but watch the video.  As I remind you ... Read More »

I watch as the forgotten generation sits and waits.  We aren’t forgotten long when we become a punch line in a political debate.  The generation to blame for the failing of America due to forgetting “family values, becoming video game obsessed” I could agree to some points but I don’t agree our generation is to blame.  Most politician are as ... Read More »

The first thing I noticed about the debate is that Candy Crowley violated the format repeatedly. I don’t care. The “town hall” style format is stupid, and is does not even resemble an actual town hall meeting. Having prearranged questions read by audience members is not any different than having the moderator read prearrange questions. The next thing I noticed ... Read More »

It is time to bring the troops home!  I’m reminded of something my Father told me before this war started.  My father had seen his fair share of war after serving three tours back to back in Vietnam, once again in the first Gulf War, and then it would be yet again in the current war.  Before it all started ... Read More »

I have a few observations of the Presidential race with less than a month to go. President Obama has had the lead effectively the entire election, and when this has occurred previously the result is usually a landslide. The American electorate is far too divided to deliver a landslide to any candidate at this time. Mitt Romney’s performance in the ... Read More »