San Diego, CALIF.- Political fireworks at the Latino American Political Association event over Measure D.

The debate over Measure D, also known as the Citizens' Plan for Tourism Reform, took an unexpected turn Tuesday night.

Speaking before an audience of voters, political colleagues and special guests, outspoken opponent of Measure D Scott Sherman, a member of the San Diego City Council, admitted the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) rate charged by other tourist destinations has no influence on his family's travel decisions.

For the first time in modern U.S. history, a man who has never held public office, and has no experience in politics may become president. Yet, most voters do not seem to care. In fact, lack of political experience appears to attract voters.

Fundamentally, this occurred because most people no longer consider being a “politician” a real profession, although it is one of the oldest and most important jobs in society.

On my Chinese family's side, I'm a 4th generation American. On my English family's side, one of my distant great-grandfathers was the founder of Connecticut, Thomas Hooker.

As someone with part of my family immigrating within the last few generations, Donald Trump Jr's comments on the 'bowl full of Skittles' was distasteful at best, outright historically dishonest at worst.

According to a new NBC News/Survey Monkey poll, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson is leading among independent voters.

RNC Chair Reince Priebus is going all in on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and he wants to make sure any Republican with ambitions of a political future does as well. Making an appearance on CBS's Face the Nation, Priebus hinted at possible "penalties" for former GOP presidential candidates who do not uphold their pledge to support the GOP nominee.

San Diego, CALIF.- Former City Councilwoman Donna Frye is leading the effort to pass Measure D in San Diego.

Measure D would transform the way tourism dollars are allocated, and ensure a more transparent process for voters, but the lasting legacy for the city might lie in its effort to reimagine Mission Valley, a community Frye represented on the Council for 8 years.

© 2016 by reclaimtheamericandream.org. The article was written by Hedrick Smith, executive editor of reclaimtheamericandream.org.

Olga, WA – If you’re baffled by the latest good news/bad news for the American middle class – word that in 2015 typical family income got its best boost in five decades, but families are still worse off than in 2007, just think about trickle-down economics and how it works.

A bill for a Federal Reserve audit may be moving closer to a vote before Congress adjourns.

The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Friday that only Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and their respective running mates will be included in the first presidential debates. The announcement comes less than two weeks before the first debate in New York.