It is commonplace in our politics today to view the decision between a Democrat and a Republican is nothing more than a forced choice between competing evils. It can be difficult, however, to find data that might provide us with greater insight into the prevalence of the lesser of two evils mentality among the American voting public.

As we posted on our Tumblr, The Washington Post has provided some great resources for tracking the 2012 Presidential Election. Here are a few of our favorites at IVN.us:

Tracking TV ads in the Presidential Campaign

The flames that rained down on Sodom and Gomorrah could not compare to the firestorm Chick-fil-A is under after President and COO, Dan Cathy, publicly voiced his stance on the issue of same-sex marriage and said that his company, which is privately owned and family operated, endorses the biblical definition of the family unit.

Much has been made of Mitt Romney's purported gaffes during his recent trip abroad. Press coverage of his trip to Israel, Poland, and the United Kingdom induces one to believe that, as President, he would display the ineptitude that Rufus T. Firefly did as leader of Freedonia, absent the frenetic humor. Dull and incompetent, you can't get much worse than that.

There has been considerable discussion of Governor Romney's views about the causes of climate change and about policies such as cap and trade. It's not easy, however, to find detailed documentation. For that reason, I've assembled as much information as I could find about what Romney has said and done over the years, with links to sources (including video or original documents when I could find them).

Forget a press release. Presumed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be announcing his much-anticipated pick for Vice President via a mobile app called "Mitt's VP".

Andrew Johnson is a US President you might not have heard too much about. One reason could be that he wasn't actually elected. Johnson Served as the Vice-President from March 4, 1865 to April 15, 1865 under none other than Abraham Lincoln. After Lincoln was assassinated on April 14^th Johnson took up the mantle of the President of the United States. But who exactly was this man?

Forget a press release. Presumed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be announcing his much-anticipated pick for Vice President via a mobile app called "Mitt's VP".