People like to argue over whether or not Martin Luther King. Jr was a Republican or a Democrat. In truth, when you look at it his words and actions, his mission went beyond partisan politics.

It does a disservice to his memory to try to use the words and deeds of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to force him into a political box or to prop up a political agenda that does not serve the interests of society as a whole -- only the selfish interests of the person, group, party, etc.

In just over a year, voters in New Hampshire will participate in the first in the nation presidential primary and play an instrumental role in narrowing the field of candidates for the 2020 election.

Unite America polled New Hampshire voters in December 2018 to get their views on the issues they care about, both major political parties, and the potential of a  bipartisan “Unity Ticket” in 2020.

In just over a year, voters in New Hampshire will participate in the first in the nation presidential primary and play an instrumental role in narrowing the field of candidates for the 2020 election.

Unite America polled New Hampshire voters in December 2018 to get their views on the issues they care about, both major political parties, and the potential of a  bipartisan “Unity Ticket” in 2020.

Here’s what we found:

San Diego, Calif.- Congresswoman Susan Davis was one of the members entangled in the President Trump/House Speaker Nancy Pelosi feud over the government shutdown and cancelled overseas trip.

President Trump cancelled the delegations overseas trip at the last minute while the government is partially shutdown.

Gretchen Bakke thinks a lot about power—the kind that sizzles through a complex grid of electrical stations, poles, lines and transformers, keeping the lights on for tens of millions of Californians who mostly take it for granted.

They shouldn’t, says Bakke, who grew up in a rural California town regularly darkened by outages. A cultural anthropologist who studies the consequences of institutional failures, she says it’s unclear whether the state’s aging electricity network and its managers can handle what’s about to hit it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWUXpMO3-88

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the USC Schwarzenegger Institute convened the Terminate Gerrymandering Summit on January 10 at the University of Southern California. The Summit brought together campaigns, academics, activists, and redistricting commissioners to celebrate the victories of the 2018 midterms.

San Diego, Calif.- It's official, Congressman Scott Peters will not be running for Mayor of San Diego in 2020. He will however be on the ticket in 2020 for re-election to the 52nd Congressional district.

In a statement sent to the media Wednesday, Peters announced he has "decided Congress is the place he can do the most good for our city and our nation. In 2020, he will run for re-election to Congress."

Louisiana held a special election for secretary of state in December, since no candidate got over 50% of the vote on Election Day. Yet, despite the fact that over 50% of registered voters turned out in the November election, only 17% turned out in December.

Louisiana held a special election for secretary of state in December, since no candidate got over 50% of the vote on Election Day. Yet, despite the fact that over 50% of registered voters turned out in the November election, only 17% turned out in December.

San Diego, Calif.- The City of San Diego is expected to file a lawsuit against San Diego Gas and Electric over costs and complications related to the Pure Water project, sources tell IVN San Diego.

The city is building the more than $1 billion water recycling project, that when completed, will purify about a third of the city's drinking water by 2035.