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AP Photo/Politico Donald Trump is the next President of the United States. Ooops, that is November 9 headline of Finchley 1959, not today's. But Nevada helped Trump a lot. Trump is now on course to win the Republican nomination. He can still be stopped, but the chances of that are decreasing. But surely, even if he wins among the Republicans, Bernie or Hillary can stop him right? Well, even that is doubtful. Last night Trump proved that he is electable. He can win states all around the country. He won with the young, old, evangelicals and both the highly and less-educated people. But most stunningly, he even won among Hispanics. And by a lot. And this is especially a staggering result, as both Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz have strong hispanic heritages. But even if you add their support, Trump still won. What can stop him now? Marco Rubio came in second, though a lot behind Trump. Rubio always expected to do well here, but since the rise of Trump, no one thought that he woul...

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham became the latest Republican Presidential candidate to suspend his candidacy. While Graham consistently received positive feedback from his debate performances, he has failed to convert them to higher poll numbers and fundraising. The veteran Senator had a very strong foreign policy credential, but will be most remembered for his quarrels with frontrunner Donald Trump. Graham's exit leaves 13 candidates in the contest, although the number of candidates with even decent chances is about half of that number. Graham's campaign was always considered to be a long-shot one, but with the endorsement of 2008 nominee, John McCain early on, he was taken more seriously. However even with McCain's endorsement, Graham failed to lift off. Early on he received heavy criticism for being too boring and lacking public speaking skills, but he actually performed really well during the undercard debates. But the emphasis is on the undercard, as he nev...

The last debates of the year for both parties occurred, and now it is time to get ready for the Christmas Campaign. The Democrats met up in New Hampshire, where Bernie Sanders seems to have a small, yet comfortable lead over Hillary Clinton. It may have been the honorary home state advantage, but Bernie Sanders won the debate. He came out very strong and excited, and delivered a great performance. There were two things that could have seriously hurt him. Guns, but he handled those questions well. Data breach. Data breach? What data breach? That's right, no one cares about that. It only showed that the DNC really is against Bernie rise to stardom, but their plan backfired as the Vermont Senator gained more support. The latest polls show that he is increasing his lead in New Hampshire, and he is slowly, but once again chipping away from Hillary's lead in Iowa and nationwide after weeks of stagnating results. Hillary didn't have a bad night either. She was better tha...

France held the first round of it's regional elections yesterday, resulting in a historic win for Marine Le Pen's National Front. In the first electoral test since last month's attacks on Paris, Le Pen triumphed by winning in her own region, and carrying 5 other races out of 12. Next Sunday, things could change in the second round, but the odds are in the National Front's favour. Whatever the results will be, it is clear that France is now a three party system. The people of France have raised their voices, and it is clear what they want. Just like in America, the anti-establishment sentiment is fast gaining ground. After the attacks on Paris that left 130 people dead, security has become the most important topic for people. Despite President Hollande's strong and confident response, his party couldn't do better than the third place. Former President Nicolas Sarkozy's party, The Republicans, have came second in a race that is seen as a very importan...

Once a rising star in the party, now just a failed Presidential Candidate. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal dropped out of the Republican Presidential Primary race this week. 3 down, 14 more to go. Governor Jindal was the latest victim of this unique race. And the third Governor in a row. Jindal stated that this wasn't his time, but in reality he had far bigger troubles than timing. He never succeeded to break out from the crowded field of Republicans and was always relegated to the Undercard debates which are viewed by a lot less people. People were just not very enthusiastic about him, that is if they knew about him. Jindal fell because the like of Trump and Carson rose. But honestly, he never really had that much of a chance in this race. Maybe years ago, but at least he tried. This is the year of outsiders, and Jindal is a firm insider. He has been involved with the Louisiana government for decades despite his young age, so he can't say that he is an outsider. He ...

Scott Olson/Getty Images Over the last couple of days there have been two Presidential debates in America. The Republicans met for the fourth time in Wisconsin on the 10th, while the Democrats met yesterday for the second time in Iowa. Both of the debates were significantly different from the ones they previously had, and it was interesting to see how the dynamics change. But at the end of the day, there are always winners and losers, and we were there to see it. Here is what happened: In the Republican debate, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz stood out. For Rubio it was the second consecutive debate in which he performed really well, gave clear policy answers and had smart comebacks for those attacking him. His chances look better and better everyday, and there is no an indication that he was able to keep his momentum going on from the strong debate performances on his campaign stops. He is rising in the polls and is getting more and more donations. Rubio is still comi...

Getty Images Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin has been elected as the 62nd Speaker of the House on Thursday. The Republican succeeds John Boehner who resigned last month after nearly 5 years. The Speaker is second in-line to the Presidency and sets his party's agenda in the house. Speaker Boehner resigned the day after the Pope's historic visit due to a rift in the party and the continued debate over the next possible Government shutdown. His resignation was seen as a victory to many in the year of political outsiders gaining momentum in Washington. Many blamed him for the lack of progress made in Congress over the past few years, despite the fact that he passed several key legislations during his tenure. Immediately after Boehner's resignation, California Representative Kevin McCarthy was seen as the natural successor to his boss, he however dropped out of the race soon afterwards due to disagreements and the fear of not getting the required support. Rya...

Mark J. Terrill/AP President Marco Rubio? Yes. Last Night the third Republican debate occurred, this time in Colorado. A lot of question were answered as it was a crucial night for many of the candidates. One thing is clear though, Marco Rubio is now the biggest hope of the party, and he should be chosen as the nominee.  It is also easy to see that several of the other candidates should withdraw, to allow for a clear, policy driven debate between the serious candidates, like the Democrats have been able to do. Unfortunately however, there is only a little possibility that the field will thin out enough in time before Iowans will go to the polling stations. Jindal, Pataki, Santorum and Graham should drop out now. The miracle is not going to happen for them. The participants of the undercard debate showed again why they are still at that debate, and not at the main one. It is time to go. We also think that Governor Huckabee and Senator Paul should follow them, as they ...

Although he may not admit to it, Trump is slipping. In the latest national and statewide polls, he has been slowly losing his ground, most often to Ben Carson. In Michigan for example, Carson already overtook him, but the extravagant businessman still remains atop most polls. But if the momentum or current tide has its ways, and water usually does, that will change soon. There is nothing to suggest that this is only a temporary blip in Trump's system, although he has always surprised the audiences. When Trump launched his campaign, he was largely ignored. But he soon got all the headlines due to his controversial remarks, and god knows why, but he just kept rising in polls. He did everything in the opposite way, and it worked. Establishment candidates who followed the playbook, Rick Perry and Scott Walker bled out, and Trump kept on roaring ahead of everyone. Then came the first debate, and everyone still loved him. He was so different,...

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker became the second candidate after Rick Perry to drop out of the Presidential Race on Monday. The one time frontrunner shocked his staffers and supporters by dropping so early in the race. Although some analysts say that after the second disastrous debate performance, low polling numbers and fundraising, it was only a matter of time. So what went wrong? Well, Scott Walker was an early frontrunner in the race, and was championed to be the only true conservative this time around. Last year he travelled the country and gave speeches, especially in Iowa, where he was well received. Walker was leading Iowa with a considerable lead in this busy race, even well into the summer, and was nationally polling in the top 2 or 3 consistently. Then came Donald Trump. Trump sunk everyone's poll numbers, but Walker took an especially big hit. It became the summer, and then the year of outsiders in Politics. There was a very big anti-government, anti-Washington...

1 down, 16 more to go. Former (and longest serving) Governor of Texas, Rick Perry has suspended his campaign for the Presidency on Friday. While there have been rumours of financial troubles and lack of enthusiasm in the polls and rallies, it still comes as somewhat of a shock, due to it being so early in the race. Perry was not doing well in the polls, and failed to reach the top tier debate in August, but was expected to attend the next debate in 4 days time in California. His campaign has been saying that this debate will be different, and with Carly Fiorina gone, Perry could outshine the other candidates, and gain traction. That will not happen now. Governor Perry was once the frontrunner in the 2012 race, but eventually had to drop out due to several big mistakes. Most famously, he forgot the name of an agency he wanted to scrap during one of the debates. He was never able to recover, and endorsed Mitt Romney. After the disaster of 2012, he returned to being Govern...

Carly Fiorina provided an eccentric performance at the last debate Republican Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina will be on the main stage of the next GOP debate after all. CNN has agreed to change its rules as they realized that Fiorina is consistently polling well within the top 10 candidates. Mrs. Fiorina will now join the all male debate stage on September 16, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. Carly Fiorina's campaign team has been pressuring CNN for the past few weeks to change their rules, but the move still comes as a surprise to many. CNN previously stated that they will not change their rules, as they were published back in May, and every candidate knew what was required or expected from them to appear on the stage. Under those rules, months old polls would have been used to chose the ten candidates. Mrs. Fiorina only started to rise in polls after her stand out performance in the first debate. Under the new rules, any candidate who has...

Donald Trump is not going to be the next President. And we don't want him to be. But he has a very important role in the race, and ultimately he will be a factor that matters, and helps to decide the nominee. And here is why. Bad publicity is better than no publicity. While the Republican Party is receiving a lot of attacks and bashing due to Trump, everyone knows who he is, and everyone is watching them. He creates buzz. The first GOP Debate was watched by 24 million people. Four years ago it was watched by 3.2 million people. People wanted to see what Trump would do next. And they did. But an extra 20 million people also got the chance and opportunity to hear out the other candidates. Trump provides a platform, that allows other candidates to be heard by the masses. The viewers might not support them now, but they are going to remember them later. And while every channel, new broadcast or internet site is talking about Trump and the Republicans, very few outlets are ...

Scott Walker used to be a front runner in this race, and was often hailed as the only true Conservative. Lately however, he has been one of the establishment candidates who have slipped in the polls. Therefore it is possibly that he is only trying to generate some buzz around his campaign, as the race moves into the fall and picks up speed. Nevertheless, Walker too is open to the idea of building a wall. Trump style. You'd think. But no no, he is talking about securing the northern border with Canada. Yes, let that sink in. The Wisconsin Governor said that the discussion regarding a Canadian wall is 'legitimate' and should be seriously considered if the US wants to secure its borders. Activists say that much of the focus in the campaign has been given to the Mexican border, where people see  bigger threat. That's where most of the illegal immigration and drug trafficking is happening, but there are dangers elsewhere too. Canada has seen two ...

We are finally able to side with one candidate for the Republican nomination in 2016, it's: That's right, we are ready to endorse Jeb Bush, the former Governor of Florida, to be the Republican candidate come November.  This time around, it was hard to chose someone from the Republican crowd. Yes, a crowd. A crowd of 17. But when you look at it closely, it really is only a handful of candidates that even have a chance. And out of those few, some are so far from our values, that we were able to narrow it down quite well in the end.  We like Chris Christie. We like how outspoken he is, and how he just doesn't care about norms. However, he has been largely overshadowed by Donald Trump, who does the same thing. Christie's policies are good too, and he deserves respect for his record in New Jersey, but in the end, we just don't feel that he is strong enough in a final showdown.  Donald Trump. Well no, we would never endorse him, but we have to give him...