Ohio’s Gov. John Kasich is a hawk who served for 18 years in the U.S. House of Representatives before, at the urging of Republican party leaders, he ran for the office of governor in Ohio. He was re-elected to a second term in 2014 in a landslide vote, winning with a lead of 30 percentage […]
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Voting in Oregon—Register to Vote by Tomorrow!
Oregon’s turn to vote is almost here and luckily for us Oregon has one of the most convenient voting systems in the country—vote-by-mail. Properly registered voters receive a ballot two to three weeks before the election, giving individuals time to research candidates and issues. The key phrase in that sentence is properly registered. Ballots will […]
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Register to vote, then do it
More than 111 million Americans of voting age didn’t vote in the 2012 presidential election. Data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that the least likely of all to vote are 18 to 24-year olds—just 17 percent reported voting in 2014. By age 65 and older, that jumps to 59.4 percent, which is better, […]
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Presidential Primary Preview
Party play and superdelegate side deals
By now, delegate votes are being racked and tallied and the presidential primaries are getting exciting. In April, the big dates to watch for the Republican and Democratic primaries will be April 19, when New Yorkers will vote, and April 26, when five states will hold primaries including Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. […]