Donald Trump’s slogan, “Make America Great Again” is a deceptively simple—and simply deceptive—bit of rhetoric. These four words embed two arguments designed to appeal to the worst elements of human nature: resentment (by suggesting that America is no longer great), and vanity (by asserting that exceptional greatness is something to which all Americans are entitled). It’s hard to go wrong appealing to the baser angels of our nature.

Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson told his supporters on Wednesday that he does “not see a political path forward.” Though he did not formally suspend his campaign, he announced that he will not be attending the Republican debate on Thursday.

Carson wrote in a Facebook post:

California will soon have a centralized voter registration database across all of its 58 counties. It’s called VoteCal, and it will give the 17.2 million voters in California the ability to check their registration status online, get real-time updates on whether their ballots were counted, and find their polling locations.

The Denver Post reported Wednesday that hundreds of Democratic voters were reportedly turned away from Colorado caucus sites Tuesday night because party officials were unprepared and overwhelmed by the larger-than-expected turnout.

Of all of his proposals, Bernie Sanders’ platform regarding higher education — namely, making college free for everybody — has been the most widely discussed.

On his website, he lays out a six-part plan on how to make this happen:

The concept of debate and the presentation of opposing views in a public forum can be traced to the ancient Greeks as they discussed such things as the meaning of life, democracy and free will. With a mindset well stated by Aristotle that “an educated mind can entertain an idea without accepting it,” these philosophers and early statesman honed their rhetoric and debate skills in a civil but sometimes heated manner.

One of the greatest things about political speeches is that often what is said is the least important aspect -- it's what was ignored, how the message was presented, or even the demeanor and tone of the speaker that is most telling.

NEW YORK, March 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Happy Super Tuesday! As primary results start streaming in today, there is bound to be plenty of analyzing, spinning, and no small amount of arguing. Nine in 10 Americans (91%) feel political discussions today are angry and bad tempered, with nearly four in 10 adults (38%) describing them as extremely angry and bad tempered. What's more, most Americans feel this tonality is on the rise:

Let’s be clear on something. The way we do primaries is bad. There’s the saying that imitation is the best form of flattery. No one is imitating us. No flattery going on. We’re just doing a bad job.

Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump is dominating the GOP field right now, despite the fact that few took his candidacy seriously when he launched his campaign last summer. His anti-establishment appeal has not only won over many Republican voters, but despite having an unconventional campaign, he has one some high profile political  and business endorsements.

Here is a list of his biggest endorsements to date:

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie

Maine Governor Paul LePage (previously endorsed Gov. Christie)