Mitt Romney rarely scores a knockout. Usually, his victory (or concession) speeches feature words of caution about it being a long race and that slowly but surely he will garner the delegates necessary to win the GOP nomination. He may think...
March 25, 2012 7:18 pm / 2 comments
The latest edition of WUPR is available now, online and in print around campus. Click on the cover to read more about the Republican Primaries, Personhood Amendments, and the growing importance of Iran in the Middle East. Let us know what you...
February 2, 2012 10:50 am / no comments
Greetings from across the pond. I may be abroad in the UK this semester, but even the Atlantic Ocean can’t separate me from the farce that is the GOP nomination saga. Which reminds me…
In a recent WUPR column, Ben Cristol finds...
January 31, 2012 1:17 pm / 4 comments
Spineless Massachusetts Moderate!
Come at me bro.
The battle for Florida has turned ugly. More than policies, more than ideologies, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are trading blows at the lowest level...
January 29, 2012 5:39 pm / 3 comments
As is wont to happen in an election year, President Barack Obama used last night’s State of the Union address to articulate new campaign promises, tout successes of his first term, and spin failures into palatable stepping stones on the road...
January 25, 2012 4:28 pm / 1 comment
Over winter break, I spent some time with my grandparents, both of whom are lifelong Democrats. They bleed blue and have never voted for a Republican candidate. Despite this, they are less than pleased with President Obama’s performance. ...
January 25, 2012 2:58 pm / 1 comment
The current direction of the Republican Party is set to doom it as legitimate, competitive political party. Instead of modernizing its political platform to fit the changing social views of society, it is regressing and becoming even more right-wing....
December 8, 2011 10:19 pm / 2 comments
We dedicated almost half of Thursday’s WUPRadio to the Newt Gingrich surge. Jonathan Bernstein warns about taking the boomlet too seriously:
“Just as was the case with Bachmann and Cain, [Gingrich] is surging in the polls without...
December 5, 2011 4:33 pm / 3 comments
After Herman Cain was accused of sexual harassment, his poll numbers rose and his campaign was flooded with donations. Although voters appreciated his lechery, they were ultimately drawn to somebody with more experience. The Republican party...
November 29, 2011 4:29 pm / no comments
I am sure many of you have seen this, yet another GOP memory lapse, but if you haven’t, please do so. Then proceed to assume the fetal position in the face of such terrifying ineptitude in the potential President of the United States.
Herman...
November 16, 2011 10:07 pm / 1 comment