Paul Ryan pays a visit to Moon Township
Patrick Ryan, News Editor
October 20, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Political Polars, Top Stories
The presidential bid for office of the President of the United States made yet another stop this morning in Moon Township. En route to Belmont, Ohio, Vice Presidential hopeful Paul Ryan got off his flight at Pittsburgh International Airport and made an appearance at a rally. Other guests at the rally... Read more »
Presidential debate: round two recap
Patrick Ryan, News Editor
October 19, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Political Polars, Top Stories, Uncategorized
This past Tuesday in the presidential debate, Obama surprised everyone, clearly earning the, “most improved,” award. If you compare Obama’s appearance last ngiht to the one two weeks ago, he was much more aggressive and established his place on the stage. Was it enough to lessen the game between... Read more »
Presidential debate: round two preview
Patrick Ryan, News Editor
October 16, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Political Polars, Top Stories
Tonight will be the second presidential debate between President Barack Obama, and the challenger, Mitt Romney. The debate follows the Vice Presidential debate just a week before between Paul Ryan and Joe Biden, which, was a split decision on the victor based on whom you ask. That debate focused mainly... Read more »
Political Polars: Freedom of Speech or National Security?
Maria Mauti, Contributor
October 15, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Political Polars, Top Stories
Thousands have protested. Endless commentary, documentaries, internet video responses have been ignited. An attack on a U.S. Embassy and the death of an innocent leader--a public call for action by the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton and a commercial apology from President Obama. Over what? A film... Read more »
Paul Ryan and Joe Biden set to square off in debate
Patrick Ryan, News Editor
October 11, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Political Polars
Paul Ryan, the Republican Vice Presidential candidate and Mitt Romney’s running-mate, is set to square off against the incumbent Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday, Oct. 11. Depending who wins the debate, it could be either catastrophic for the Democratic party, more specifically Obama’s reelection... Read more »
First presidential debate breakdown
Maria Mauti, Staff Writer
October 10, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Political Polars, Top Stories
According to The Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Tracking Poll, Mitt Romney and President Obama are both gaining support from 48 percent of voters nationwide. According to www.rasmussereports.com, “One percent (1%) prefers some other candidate, and three percent (3%) are undecided." “Romney’s... Read more »
2012 Election Candidates
Patrick Ryan, Assistant News Editor
September 13, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Opinion/Editorial, Political Polars
This November, voters everywhere throughout America will be asked to choose the next leader of the United States. The voters must decide if they want to stay with the incumbent democrat, Barack Obama, or change gears and go with the republican, ex-Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney. Just as any other... Read more »
An analysis of the Democratic National Convention
Anthony Moretti, RMU Journalism Professor
September 7, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Political Polars, Top Stories
Voters in America’s 50 states are now less than 60 days away from electing the next President of the United States. Over the previous three nights, Democrats at their national convention made their case as to why the next president ought to be the current one. Voters ultimately will answer... Read more »
President Bill Clinton delivered; Mitt Romney needs to be worried
Anthony Moretti, RMU Journalism Professor
September 6, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Political Polars
President Bill Clinton is the best political orator of this generation and perhaps of any generation. On Wednesday night, he delivered again for the Democratic Party. Because he did, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will wake up Thursday morning with an even tougher task as he seeks... Read more »
Scoreboard reads “Democrats 1, Republicans 0″
Anthony Moretti, RMU Journalism Professor
September 5, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Political Polars
The initial night of the Democratic National Convention is over, and if it is fair to compare the Democrats’ opening night to the Republicans’, then the victory belongs to the Democratic Party. Before we analyze the Democrats, let’s flashback to one week ago: The Republicans had juggled their... Read more »
