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COMMENTARY: “Secrecy does breed suspicion,” and the deeply corrupt system that exists in our state is one of the reasons why my people — no, scratch that — why a lot of people choose to opt-out of participating in civic life. Continue Reading
In Houston, Hillary Clinton celebrates a win in Nevada and sets her sights on Texas, a firewall in her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Continue Reading
Plenty of political observers faulted Jeb Bush’s performance as a candidate, often coming off as awkward on the campaign trail. Continue Reading
The 2016 race for the White House is the most expensive money and media circus ever. Continue Reading
A while back, Congress voted to curb soaring compensation for corporate officers by limiting tax deductions. Here’s how it went wrong — and what we can learn from it today. Continue Reading
Let me share why Hillary is by far the strongest, most accomplished, most experienced, and best-suited candidate to be president. First, though, let me make a couple of observations about Eric Griego’s recent commentary disparaging her. Continue Reading
A week after his win in the Iowa caucuses, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz was jockeying for third place in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, finding himself among a pack of GOP also-rans swamped by real estate magnate Donald Trump. And after conceding to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, Democrat Hillary Clinton needs Texas more than ever. Continue Reading
We must continually engage conservative voters, as progressives do through the Progressive Voter Alliance, and we must ensure they go vote their values. Continue Reading
Do I wish Bernie were a woman or a person of color or both? Yes. Is it worth casting my vote for someone because of their gender or race despite being out of step with my own hopes and progressive values? No way. Continue Reading
The candidates who led the field in Iowa ran more positive ads than negative ones, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis of data. Continue Reading
The 2016 White House race is well on its way to being the most expensive in history. Continue Reading
Hillary Clinton went to Iowa in 2016 to exorcise what plagued her 2008 failure to win the caucuses. Instead, she ended up with another fight she could not avoid. Continue Reading
With his win Monday night in the Iowa caucuses, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is riding a wave of momentum that can boost his prospects in a state where he was already poised to beat expectations: New Hampshire. Continue Reading
Ceil Levatino will have to resign from her position as a Las Cruces city councilor if she wins a state Senate seat she’s seeking this year. Continue Reading
Steve Reed remembers a different kind of presidential campaign from when he was young. They did not last as long as they do now, the Iowa Republican said. Continue Reading