In 2012, it looked as if incumbent President Barack Obama might be vulnerable and the Republicans could possibly retake the White House. He had used considerable political capital passing the Affordable Care Act in his first term, and in the mid-term elections, control of the House of Representatives changed from the Democrats to the Republicans. ( Read more... )

In a previous article in this series, it was reported that for the Republican Party, the Iowa Caucuses have been a less reliable predictor of who will eventually win their nomination contest. The success rate is 43%. In 2020, the 2012 Iowa Republican caucuses took place on January 3, 2012.They would have an interesting result in that they would ( Read more... )

Is Pennsylvania a swing state? It depends who you talk to. The Republicans certainly think it is, and have been working hard in the state to take it down from what has been called "the blue wall". This is a term used by CNN's Jon King and other political analysts. It is based on the theory that in Presidential elections, the Democratic Party are ( Read more... )

New Hampshire only has four electoral votes, but the way this election is looking, four votes may decide the election. New Hampshire gains notoriety every election cycle, holding the first presidential primaries. The winner of the state primary is always seen as being a leading contender for his or her party's nomination, and on past election days ( Read more... )

As of the time that I am writing this, RealClearPolitics has the race between Hillary Clinton a tie, with their aggregate poll numbers giving each candidate 46.4% of the vote. Nate Silver in his website fivethirtyeight.com has Trump slightly ahead with a 50.7% chance of winning the state, compared to 49.3% for Clinton.


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If the 2016 election comes down to one state, that stay may not be Ohio or Florida as in past years. It's very possible that the state of Nevada may be the one which decides who takes the oath of office next January.


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One week from today will be election day, and in recent weeks the polls have shown that the election may be closer than many have expected. In this the last week of the 2016 Presidential election, I'd like to look at some of the swing states that may decide who occupies the White House for the next four years ( Read more... )

In 2012, it looked as if incumbent President Barack Obama might be vulnerable and the Republicans could possibly retake the White House. He had used considerable political capital passing the Affordable Care Act in his first term, and in the mid-term elections, control of the House of Representatives changed from the Democrats to the Republicans. ( Read more... )

As this post is being composed, history is being made as another election year is underway. For April, our theme will be a look at the 2016 Presidential campaign thus far, from a historical perspective (but not from a political one). Let us begin with a look at what has happened to the two parties since the last election. In September of last year, ( Read more... )

Unlike many modern Presidents, Barack Obama has used his veto power very sparingly, just four times thus far. One of his most famous vetoes concerned a project known as the Keystone Pipeline. The Keystone Pipeline is an oil pipeline system planned to run between Canada and the United States. It is intended to deliver oil drilled from the east side ( Read more... )