US Republican Senate hopefuls in tight races warm to RomneyChicago TribuneOct 22 (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senate candidates in tight races in Indiana and Arizona have begun featuring. endorsements from Mitt Romney following the Republican presidential candidate's rise in the polls, campaigns said. Indiana Senate candidate …and more » us republicans – Google News
Read More...With the 2010 census completed it appears that Republican-leaning states will gain at least a half dozen U.S. House seats. This is because after a census each of the House’s 435 districts must be reapportioned to make them roughly equal in population. In addition, each House district represents an electoral vote in the presidential electoral college so the the 2012 election will tilt more Republican. The Census Bureau announced on December 21 that the U.S. population on April 1st was 308,745,538, an increase from 281.4 million a decade ago. Our…
Read More...The US Constitution does not place any restrictions on who may run for President. It does however place restrictions on who may serve as US President. Who Can Be President? Someone who is: A natural-born citizen of the U.S. At least 35 years of age A resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years. The Constitution restricts from serving as President: Anyone who has previously been elected to the Office of President twice; Anyone who has previously been elected to the Office of President once AND served more than half of the term…
Read More...The requirements for a citizen to run for the United States Congress are set forth in the United States Constitution. Who Can Be a Senator? Someone who is: At least 30 years old A citizen of the U.S. for at least 9 years A resident of the state where he or she is elected. Who Can Be a Representative? Someone who is: At least 25 years old A citizen of the U.S. for at least 7 years A resident of the state where he or she is elected.
Read More...Created in 1854, the Republican Party in the United States was founded by former members of the Whig Party, Free-Soil Party, Know-Nothing Party, along with some Northern Democrats. The founders became united in opposition of each of their party’s conciliatory attitude on the slavery issue. In 1856, John Charles Fremont became the first Republican presidential candidate. The first Republican elected to the presidency was Abraham Lincoln in 1860. Since the 1856 founding of the Republican Party through 2008, Republican presidents have governed for 85 years in total compared to 67…
Read More...The GOP BIG LIE Technique In 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt described a technique used by Republicans where they don’t use a small falsehood; always a big one, for its very fantastic nature would make it more credible – if only you keep repeating it over and over and over again. The Democratic Party, a Brief History The United States Democratic Party is the oldest political party in the world. Thomas Jefferson founded the Democratic Party in 1792 as a congressional caucus to fight for the Bill of Rights. In…
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