POLITICO – Upset in the Making in TX Senate Race
Tea Party favorite Ted Cruz is leading the current Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the latest poll conducted by the same pollster who signaled a Dick Lugar loss.
There has not been much in the way of coverage of recent protests across Mexico against their latest election results. The July 1 election saw PRI candidate Enrique Pena Nieto grab the presidency. His party is well known for its 70 year rule of the country riddled with corruption and repression.
By Lucy Ma, Independent Voter Network California Capitol Correspondent
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article titled “Review & Outlook: The Price of Green Virtue”, which examines California’s penchant for all things green despite potential harm to its already struggling economy.
In a new poll, just 17% Of Californians think highly of Congress and almost half are weary of the two-party system. What is scary is the sentiment the poll found, unless it is indicative of a larger motivation: that people just want Congress to get to work:
This election, an estimated five million eligible voters will be disenfranchised from the political process due to new voter identification laws. These de-facto voter suppression laws not only make it harder to register to vote, but also place restrictions on voting, creating an obstacle to eligible voters who lack government issued identification.
