The Managing Editor for Townhall.com, Kevin Glass, recently wrote an article about how independent candidate Greg Orman is winning the independent vote in Kansas.

Recent polls in the Georgia gubernatorial race show that Democrat Jason Carter and Republican Governor Nathan Deal are in a close race. Yet Libertarian Andrew Hunt may be making a late push to become a factor in the outcome.

While midterm elections enter their final frantic month, more attention is being paid to the races than any legislation, or lack thereof. The House of Representatives' approval rating is hovering at about 13 percent, largely due to their lack of progress in passing any legislation.

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On Thursday, October 9, 2014, the University of California-Berkeley hosted the third California secretary of state debate. The night promised to be an enlightening chapter for the highly contested position.

The Affordable Care Act, or what proponents and opponents refer to as Obamacare, President Obama’s signature achievement, has long been unpopular with Republicans. Now, independents seem to be unhappy with the law as well. A recent CNN poll suggests that only 7 percent of independents would keep the law as is.

The above image is the actual beginning to an email sent out by the Republican Party on Thursday, October 9, with the subject line, "IF we don't win..." It hasn't been photoshopped or manipulated in any way. This is exactly the message that both major parties try to sell to voters before any major election: if you vote for the opposing party, the apocalypse is nigh.

I made it clear that America is not – and will never be – at war with Islam  -- Barack Obama, 2009

In the last article, I discussed the religious landscape of the early republic, and that the Founders wanted to leave us a framework that we could use to avoid making religion an issue for contention.

A new report released late last month by Disabled American Veterans (DAV) indicates that female veterans feel left out of programs aimed at aiding veterans of recent conflicts. More women than ever before have served or are currently serving, nearly twice as many as in 1980, yet the report finds that many of the VA's services lag behind in serving female veterans.

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In the June 3 nonpartisan, top-two open primary, Californians chose Democrat Alex Padilla (30.2%) and Republican Pete Peterson (29.7%) to advance to the general election in the race for secretary of state. From a glance, both candidates look similar with platforms based on increasing voter participation (only 25.17% during the primary) and increasing transparency in the electoral process.

In an age where over 90 percent of elections are determined in the primary, it's a rare occurrence for candidates to focus on voters who are not affiliated with a political party during the general election.