Tim Kaine and Mike Pence Clash Sharply Over Their Running Mates

The vice presidential debate was October 4, involving Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's running mate, Senator Tim Kaine, and Republican nominee Donald Trump's running mate, Governor Mike Pence. Both Pence and Kaine addressed topics such as faith, insult-driven campaigns, and foreign affairs. Kaine, however, was on the offensive the entire night, addressing or rather attacking Donald Trump's various blunders and policies. Pence, however, took a more defensive approach, choosing to avoid addressing the attacks on Trump and making only a few attacks on Kaine's running mate, Hillary, while Kaine openly praised Hillary every chance he could get. What is your opinion on Pence's defensive approach versus Kaine's offensive one? Do you think the outcome of the vice presidential debate will have any lasting impact on the election?

Rather Than Responding, Pence Dodges Questions About Trump

In Tuesday night's vice presidential debate, Gov. Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Kaine went head to head for the first time to discuss their candidate's policies. This article focuses on how, rather than giving clear answers to questions about his running mate's, Donald Trump's, policies, Pence often deflected questions, choosing to change the topic and not answer questions directly.  I found this interesting because Pence's behavior seems to be similar to Trump's when he was in the same position last week. (An interesting sidenote: I read that this year's VP debate had the lowest number of viewers since the one in 2000...)

Clinton Uses Trump's Voice in Ads Against Him

In her most recent ads, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton uses clips of Donald Trump in order to paint a picture of a man who is unfit to be president. Supporters claim that these ads are effective because the viewer can relate to the people in them while others believe that the ads are ineffective and offensive. Have you seen Clinton's ads? Do you believe they are effective?

Mark Cuban slams Donald Trump: Not paying taxes is greedy, not ‘smart’

A fellow billionaire criticizes Republican nominee Donald Trump for not paying taxes. Telling him you can not just, "Take take take." Do you believe the upper class should be paying taxes just like everyone else? Does Trump's statement change your opinion of him, for better or for worse? Why?

Hillary Is Not the First Politician to Delete Their Emails

During George W. Bush's presidency he had "lost" 22 million emails. These emails were on private servers owned by the Republican National comittee, similar to how Hillary Clinton's emails were on private servers. Should George W. Bush be criticized as much as Hillary Clinton is now? Do you think we should ignore or not criticize Clinton as much because it is commonplace in Politics? Why or why not?

The Economics of Politics

This article discusses the relationship between Presidential terms and the market. The article argues that how the stock market is doing at any given time relies more on the overall economic trends than it does on who is in power. Does this change your view of past presidents who happened to be in power during times of prosperity or recession, such as Bill Clinton or Obama? Does it change your current view on the presidential debate- if who's in power doesn't matter to the economy as much as previously thought, would you change your preferred candidate? (Ex: Many people quote Trump's business acumen as a reason to vote for him).

The First Presedential Debate of the 2016 Election - Who Won?

After the first Presedential debate of the electoral season, most national news outlets view Hillary Clinton as the overwhelming winner in their post-debate polls. However, other news outlets used Internet polls and found the complete opposite results. Who do you think won the debate? Why?