The man is all over national airwaves, newspapers, and internet memes. He is a presidential candidate, yes. But perhaps more than that, Donald Trump is a social phenomenon: a real-life hashtag, national trend, and constant re-tweet. Mr. Trump’s popularity has been repeatedly taken apart and examined under the social microscope. The conclusions are as varied […]
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Kamala Harris: A Bid For Boxer’s Seat
On Thursday, January 8, 2015, California Senator Barbara Boxer announced she will be retiring following the end of her term, leaving the first open California Senate seat since 1992, The Year of the Woman. Boxer’s leave has nothing to do with her age, she informed viewers of that she is leaving the Senate to return […]
A Bunch of Spam?
The last time an email caused this much of a political storm was, well, never. It’s unlikely anyone with even the slightest modicum of interest in politics would have missed the coverage of Hilary Clinton’s newest “scandal.” From Politico to the New York Times, which first broke the story, the internet is alight with commentary […]