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The Simpsons Donald Trump Presidency Prediction
by Dan Glenn | April 5 2016
In case you haven’t been a resident of Planet Earth for the last 30 years, we have this animated television show called “The Simpsons,” and it’s awesome. It’s so awesome, in fact, that the show often predicts the future. 16 …
Which Hogwarts House does each Candidate’s Supporters Belong to?
This presidential primary process has been a spectacle of epic proportions to witness these past eight months. It really has been “must watch T.V.” Never in my life did I think that an infomercial guy, a Canadian, a professed socialist…
Why Is Donald Trump So Popular?
by Mister X | March 22 2016
Why is Donald Trump so popular with a large number of Republican voters? Donald Trump is the frontrunner in the race for the Republican nomination, yet he started off as something of a joke. Everybody laughed at him throwing his…
What is a Superdelegate?
by Dan Glenn | March 21 2016
Fun Fact from the 2008 Democratic Primary. Hillary Clinton finished with more votes than Barack Obama but he had more delegates than her. Neither had a majority of the popular vote nor the delegates. It was the superdelegates who broke…
Powerball Lottery Gives False Hope
by Dan Glenn | January 15 2019
I had never purchased a lottery ticket in my life. As an adult with a college education who earned a part-time MBA while working a stressful job, I believe that success is several parts hard work with a touch of…
What are Ariana Grande’s Politics?
by Dan Glenn | July 8 2019
If you are like me you are in your thirties, you dig politics, you don’t live under a rock, and you had to ask yourself this week “Who the heck is Ariana Grande?” For those of you who do live…
What is the Electoral College?
by Dan Glenn | July 30 2019
I was in high school during the 1996 Election. I remember being caught up in how great Bob Dole seemed. I totally bought into the storyline that he was a hero, a World War II veteran who had his arm…
2016 Presidential Power Rankings: Republican Primaries
by Wonk Report | May 8 2015
2016 Presidential Power Rankings: Republicans
Let us preface these 2016 Presidential Power Rankings by saying we are not Charlie Cook. Our official Wonk Report 2016 Presidential Power Rankings are not based on any science or historical trends; they are simply…
What is a Congressional District?
by Dan Glenn | September 3 2015
When I first started becoming interested in politics, I used to hear the term “Congressional District” used by political junkies all the time. I figured it had something to do with the Congress and the territories each member of Congress…
2016 Republican Presidential Candidates Pressing
by Al Mayo | April 23 2015
So now there are three announced 2016 Republican presidential candidates. Marco (Heartthrob) Rubio, Rand (Goldilocks) Paul, and Ted (Carnival) Cruz. The only acknowledged Democrat front-runner so far is Hillary (Bad News) Clinton. Clinton is thus far the only one of…
The Simpsons Donald Trump Presidency Prediction
by Dan Glenn | April 5 2016
In case you haven’t been a resident of Planet Earth for the last 30 years, we have this animated television show called “The Simpsons,” and it’s awesome. It’s so awesome, in fact, that the show often predicts the future. 16 …
Which Hogwarts House does each Candidate’s Supporters Belong to?
This presidential primary process has been a spectacle of epic proportions to witness these past eight months. It really has been “must watch T.V.” Never in my life did I think that an infomercial guy, a Canadian, a professed socialist…
Why Is Donald Trump So Popular?
by Mister X | March 22 2016
Why is Donald Trump so popular with a large number of Republican voters? Donald Trump is the frontrunner in the race for the Republican nomination, yet he started off as something of a joke. Everybody laughed at him throwing his…
What is a Superdelegate?
by Dan Glenn | March 21 2016
Fun Fact from the 2008 Democratic Primary. Hillary Clinton finished with more votes than Barack Obama but he had more delegates than her. Neither had a majority of the popular vote nor the delegates. It was the superdelegates who broke…
Powerball Lottery Gives False Hope
by Dan Glenn | January 15 2019
I had never purchased a lottery ticket in my life. As an adult with a college education who earned a part-time MBA while working a stressful job, I believe that success is several parts hard work with a touch of…
What are Ariana Grande’s Politics?
by Dan Glenn | July 8 2019
If you are like me you are in your thirties, you dig politics, you don’t live under a rock, and you had to ask yourself this week “Who the heck is Ariana Grande?” For those of you who do live…
What is the Electoral College?
by Dan Glenn | July 30 2019
I was in high school during the 1996 Election. I remember being caught up in how great Bob Dole seemed. I totally bought into the storyline that he was a hero, a World War II veteran who had his arm…
2016 Presidential Power Rankings: Republican Primaries
by Wonk Report | May 8 2015
2016 Presidential Power Rankings: Republicans Let us preface these 2016 Presidential Power Rankings by saying we are not Charlie Cook. Our official Wonk Report 2016 Presidential Power Rankings are not based on any science or historical trends; they are simply…
What is a Congressional District?
by Dan Glenn | September 3 2015
When I first started becoming interested in politics, I used to hear the term “Congressional District” used by political junkies all the time. I figured it had something to do with the Congress and the territories each member of Congress…
2016 Republican Presidential Candidates Pressing
by Al Mayo | April 23 2015
So now there are three announced 2016 Republican presidential candidates. Marco (Heartthrob) Rubio, Rand (Goldilocks) Paul, and Ted (Carnival) Cruz. The only acknowledged Democrat front-runner so far is Hillary (Bad News) Clinton. Clinton is thus far the only one of…