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O'Malley Launches Presidential Bid

Published: Sunday, 31 May 2015 19:24 | Hits: 1445

Martine O'Malley 2016 campaign button.May 31, 2015 - Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley,52, announced yesterday he was running for president in a speech at Federal Hill Park in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

Speaking before a crowd of nearly a thousand supporters, O'Malley said "today the American dream seems for so many us  to be hanging by a thread. This is not the American dream. It does not have to be this way. This generation of Americans still has time to be great. We must save our country now. And we will do that by rebuilding the American dream."

O'Malley joins fellows Democrats former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders in the race for their parties presidential nomination.

It will be an uphill race for O'Malley as the most recent polling shows Clinton with 57%, Sanders 15% and Vice President Biden with 9%. Currently O'Malley is polling at about 1%.

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Published: Monday, 25 May 2015 19:54 | Hits: 1157

 May 2015 - Should Jeb Bush follow his father President George H.W. Bush and his brother President George W. Bush to the White House it will mark the 7th time that a Bush family member has been on a national party ticket. Here is a photo essay as told in pictures of campaign buttons of the  presidential  history of the Bush family.

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Carson WIns Straw Poll in Oklahoma

Published: Sunday, 24 May 2015 12:52 | Hits: 1449

Dr. Ben Carson for President campaign button. May 24, 2015 - Showing some organizing muscle, Dr. Ben Carson won the presidential straw poll yesterday at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference held in Oklahoma City.

Carson won the straw poll with 25% followed by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker with 20% and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas with 16%.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former Texas Governor Rick Perry tied at 5%. Slightly behind Christie and Perry was former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.

Finishing out the poll all tied at 4% were Senator Marco Rubio of Florida , Louisianan Governor Bobby Jindal and Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky.

It should be noted that of the candidates listed above, Carson and Cruz were the two that put the most effort into trying to win the poll.

 

Carson Tied With Bush In Latest 2016 Poll

Published: Thursday, 14 May 2015 12:37 | Hits: 1447

Dr. Ben Carson for President campaign button. May 14, 2015 - Dr. Ben Carson is showing some bounce from his presidential announcement as he finds himself tied Jeb Bush for President 2016 campaign button.with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush in the newest poll on the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.

Both Carson and Bush find themselves with the support of 13% of those polled. Next up is Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker with 11% followed by former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee with 10%.

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida is in 5th place with 9% ahead of Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky with 7%. Tied at 6% each are Senator Ted Cruz of Kentucky and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

Each polling 2% are former Texas Governor Rick Perry, former Senator Rick Santorum and Ohio Governor John Kasich. Rounding out the poll is former CEO Carly Fiorina and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal both at 1%.

The amount of candidates and potential candidates being polled anywhere  from 15 to sometimes 20 shows the dilemma come August when the first Republican presidential debate is scheduled for Cleveland Ohio. A 90 minute debate with 15 people is considered to be impractical as it would only allow for about 4 minutes each for a candidate to speak when the time to ask questions and T.V. commercials are added. Whether a formula will be devised that includes poll numbers, fund raising amounts and the size of a campaign staff to be invited to a debate is at the moment being considered.

Obama Presidential Library To Be Located In Chicago

Published: Tuesday, 12 May 2015 12:57 | Hits: 1420

 

Barack Obama campaign button. May 12, 2015 - In a video statement released today by the Barack Obama Foundation, President Barack Obama Barack Obama campagin button.announced that Chicago would be the home of  his presidential library.

Chicago , the city were President Obama began his political career, beat out two other finalist cities, Honolulu , Hawaii where the President was born and New York City were he attended Columbia University.

In the video posted on the Foundation's web site Obama said " All the strands of my life came together and I really became a man when I moved to Chicago."  The President added "the people there , the community, the lessons that I learned , they're all based right in this few square miles where we will now be able to give something back and bring the world back home after this incredible journey."

While the library will be located on the South Side of Chicago , it is yet to be determined whether it will be located in Jackson Park or Washington Park.