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Forget about the bickering in the Republican primaries, because there is another interesting political battle brewing.  Attack ads are now flying back and forth between President Obama, and Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.  The first article listed below discusses the … Continue reading →

We have discussed attack ads in class and have worked on creating our own in the election projects. Also, we have learned how to identify an attack ad, such as noticing a black and white screen, unhappy music, or using … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how Republican Presidential hopeful Rick Perry was considering skipping upcoming debates, hoping to salvage his sinking poll numbers from previous bad debate performances.  Obviously he didn’t take his own advice.  Rick Perry … Continue reading →

In class we discussed political surrogates, which are basically people who are affiliated with a politician in any certain way. Our discussion included examples from the 2008 presidential election and the relationship between Barrack Obama and his controversial former minister … Continue reading →

This story discusses how Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain will cut back the amount of public appearances during the campaign in an attempt to reduce the growing number of gaffes he has had in recent weeks.  The former Godfathers Pizza … Continue reading →

This story discusses how Rick Perry will reveal his simplified tax plan to the American people, on the campaign trail.  While Perry entered the presidential race with great popularity, he has faltered of late due to poor performances in the … Continue reading →

This story, published in The Washington Post, discusses the Fox News/Google sponsored Republican Presidential Debate, held on September 22.  Currently, the contenders for the Republican ticket consist of Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, … Continue reading →