The number of voters who refuse to affiliate with any political party continues to rise in Arizona. According to the most recent registration report from Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, released late last month, Independents now account for 32.9% of the state's registered voters making the unaffiliated the second largest bloc of registered voters in the state, ahead of the Democrats and steadily gaining on Republicans. Only 30.5% of the state's voters are registered with the Democratic party and 35.6% continue to affiliate with the GOP.

Finding Romney delegates from the caucus states is like finding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Everyone says he’s got ‘em, but nobody can name a one.
Doug Wead, Ron Paul’s Campaign advisor

What videos and images are able to get leaked out of Syria to the media are atrocious to say the least.  I say "are able to get leaked out" because Syria doesn't really let in outside journalists. So what see is taken covertly and then somehow smuggled to the outside world. They are images and videos of a nation being torn apart. A ruthless and brutal dictator on the one end who cares nothing for his people on one end and the people of his country who want freedom for themselves.

The fundamental themes of the Democratic Party echoed throughout the San Diego Convention Center on Saturday, day two of the 2012 California Democratic Convention.

Speaking to the economic state of California, State Controller John Chiang identified financial education, a quality Board of Directors, health care reform, deep retrofitting, and job creation within the state as a "strong recipe for California's future success."

In a press conference today at the California Democratic Convention, Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by Chairman John Burton, spoke on the issues facing California and the nation. Here are some of the highlights:

The Afghanistan War has hit the half-a-trillion dollar mark today.  Launched under President Bush and intensified under President Obama, the war has lasted over eleven years.  Just last month, 26 US soldiers died in this war theater, and 3 have died so far this month.

When it comes to watching the GOP presidential debates this election cycle, Independent voters are more removed from the process than both Republicans and Democrats.  The finding comes from a survey released this week by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.

It's no secret that politics at both the state and federal level have become increasingly polarized. Candidates who have been funded by the parties find it increasingly difficult to make decisions independent of their party's position.The changes from the old “closed” primary process to the new “open” primary process were intended to have the following outcomes: