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    military is a melting pot of culture, religion, and political opinions with individuals who care deeply about them. Presidential campaigns summate most of these topics in one discussion. Most conversations start with, “Who do you support and why?”. The why, is where most heated debates begin. Today, more pressure than ever has been placed on service members to comment on presidential campaigns. In addition, more avenues to comment are now available. In my paper, I will explain why support for the

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    the Oval Office” poll seeks to address who the American people will be happy with in the White House. Most polls do not address the very important question of support; instead the polls only ask about favorites. Recent polls regarding the Presidential election only ask participants for their number one choice. Instead, it is vital to find out whom the American people will support and be content with in office. One example from the news is Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. Ted Cruz has not given an answer

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    Upon reading about John Edwards and the downfall of his presidential campaign, several things resonated within our group ranging from Edwards’s shocking characterization in Chapter Seven to the scandal that ruined his campaign in Chapter Nine. Chapter Seven began by giving insight and background on John Edwards and his achievements before he announced his bid for presidency. Edwards believed that he could take Hillary down, completely disregarding Obama. Interestingly, he did not initially see Obama

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    Texas Political Climate

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    “Texas became a state in December 1845, participating in its first presidential election in 1848. Texas seceded from the Union in 1861 and was not included in the 1864 or 1868 elections. From 1872 through 1976, Texas went Democratic in the vast majority of elections. However, that changed in 1980, and Texas has sided with the Republicans ever since” (www.270towin.com). Unsurprisingly, Texas went red in this most recent presidential election, thus giving all 38 of their electoral college votes to President-elect

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    part, if you will, isn’t it? Perhaps it could be if Trump hadn’t then gone on to also say the his opponent Hillary Clinton was the person who originated the ridiculous claims that President Obama’s birth certificate was a fraud during her 2008 presidential campaign, thus beginning the infamous ‘Birther Movement’. In an opinion piece from The New York Times, columnist Gail Collins shares her thoughts on this matter. Through her knowledge about the issue, Collins is able to make a very convincing

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    you can find at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2uIQdTqSZQ is from the 2016 Presidential Campaign of Governor Gary Johnson. Governor Johnson is the former Governor of New Mexico and was the Libertarian Party’s nominee for President in 2016. This video was one of the main issues videos from the campaign and was the last one created before the election. The video outlines some of the main platform points from this election cycle. Governor Johnson believes in having a small government, a simpler tax

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    This source is influential for readers because they are able to learn about the struggles of race, gender, and capitalism in the 2008 election as well as economic equivalences. Jean Ait Belkhir is an associate professor of sociology at Southern University at New Orleans and University of New Orleans, and argues that gender and race matters regardless if you are a Democrat or Republican. Belkhir demonstrated that candidates in politics are usually white males, older of age, and upper class men. Throughout

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    The war on terrorism in Afghanistan has been the longest war in the history of the United States of America, the war that nobody wanted is finally coming to an end. Ever since the September 11th attack on the twin towers in the heart of New York, the United States has led a 13 year long war on terrorism in the war-torn country, Afghanistan. The ending of the war is a major turning point in the history of America and Afghanistan. The ending of the war will be the greatest test on the people of Afghanistan

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    Oftentimes people have a difficult time connecting with history. They do not see the relevance between something hundreds of years ago and today’s issues. The Broadway musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda does a great job of bridging that gap. Many of the issues that were faced in the time period of Alexander Hamilton are also faced in the world today. An example of this is politicians riding the fence on important issues. A main character in the play is criticized greatly for doing this just as

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    various ways over the course of history. Not only has it changed politically, it has changed culturally, demographically, and more. The transition of Texas from a Democratic primary state to a Republican primary state happened in the 1970s with the elections of a Republican governor and senator. In this paper, I will further discuss the transition of Texas from a Democratic to a Republican state, and share my opinions on how I believe Texas government could stay a majority Republican state. Texas is

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