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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 ...

Not everyone will agree, but it may be time for Hillary to finally seriously panic about this race. Months have passed since her email scandal began, and since the rise of Bernie Sanders, and she is still not handling it that well. And the future doesn't look all that great either. Hillary has got to stop the tide. And she is trying. She is giving more interviews and she is out there more, b ut Bernie is still the one that has the momentum. Some would argue that even Joe Biden has more momentum than Hillary's campaign. Hillary's campaign doesn't seem to be focused, it's like they are in denial. Let's look at polling closer. Hillary Clinton is losing to Jeb Bush in Michigan. In Michigan. If a Democrat can't take Michigan, there are some real problems here. Moreover, she is only barely beating Trump there. Hillary has clearly slipped in the polls. On a national scale too, she has got some major problems. In the latest poll, she got 33% of the vot...

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...

As Hillary Clinton continues to slip in national polls, she switched up her defence on the email scandal. Clinton for the first time apologised for using a private server, and admitted that she 'made a mistake'. So far, Clinton has received heavy criticism for her handling of the situation, and sticking to the rhetoric that everyone knew about what she was doing, that she wasn't the only one who used private servers and that it was legal for her to do so. In the interview with ABC's David Muir, Clinton touched upon many aspects of her campaign, but everyone was listening to the email questions. It is rare that she even gives interviews, but her campaign felt that something must be changed as the former First Lady is dropping in polls all across the board. Mrs. Clinton will also appear on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and the Ellen show this week, in an attempt to show more of her personal side, and to divert attention from her scandal. Clint...

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 ...

Ever since the end of World War II, China has been rising in prominence and in about every other way possible. They are the most populous nation on the globe, and their economy is expected to overtake America's in approximately two decades. Yet, the US (government, at least officially) still lives in denial about the dangers of this lurking catastrophe that China could represent. There are many things that Americans in general disagree with Republicans about, but they do trust them about China. And they should. As the Republican race for the White House is in full swing, the candidates have been expressing their foreign policy aspirations too. And China was in the first place, even ahead of ISIS. They are worried about the debt and China's increasing ownership of American assets and the government itself. About the mass influx of Chinese influence and products that also take away US jobs. About the cyber warfare and the various hackings. And abou...

The past week has seen some grand happenings that shifted American society into a new direction. Earlier this week, the nation and the world was still shocked about the horrible news coming out of South Carolina. It seemed like it will be another bad week for Obama, under whom racial tensions in the US have became the most tense since the Civil War. It is hardly what America's first African American President hoped to achieve. In fact it is quite ironic. However, tides soon turned towards his favour. The nation mourned together, and focus shifted on gun laws. While it would be irrational to ban guns all together, much tougher laws and regulations are certainly needed to end tragedies like this. If things continue to go this way America will slowly defeat itself over the racial divide. Nobody wants that. Even many Republicans, such as Mitt Romney, and several GOP candidates have suggested tighter gun regulations. More over, they supported the removal of t...

It seems like that at least. She learnt a lot from her mistakes in 2008, and she is now avoiding them big time. Former Secretary of State/Senator/First Lady Hillary Clinton has held her first major campaign event in New York City, 2 months after announcing her much anticipated second run to  be the key holder of the White House. So far she has been lying low, and keeping to herself and to a few voters in the 4 states that will vote first. She only made townhouse visits and rarely gave interviews. She is controlling her representation in the media. But now as the Republican race is heating up and the Democratic field is slowly expanding, she has switched into top gear. Hillary enlisted pop stars Katy Perry and Mariah Carey, and recently joined Instagram, Snapchat and released her own Spotify playlist. She is campaigning to her millions of followers on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube in both English and Spanish, and sends out text-messages to those who signed up. Her Social M...