Florida has had a tough time throughout this whole caucus/primary process. Florida attempted to move their primary up, against the rules of the Democratic National Committee. Florida was stripped of all her delegates in the 2008 presidential race.
The last state to face such harsh punishment was Delaware. However, Delaware is no Florida.
There has been uncertainty […]

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About a month ago, I had a friend come up to me and ask me what the difference was between “pledged delegates” and “super-delegates.” More than being flattered that she had come to me to explain this confusing part of politics, I was shocked. For this wasn’t just any old friend.
This was a friend who […]

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By Charles Cadwallader
SEATTLE, WA – One week ago I was sitting in a jet on my way back to my home state of Washington, I had just spent the previous five days frantically running around Texas reporting what our professor has called the “primicaucus.”
Now I’m back in Seattle and still covering the ongoing nomination race […]

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This election could make history in more than one way.
Yes, it’s true. We all know that this election is a historical one, to say the least. We have the first African American candidate, and the first female candidate, to make it this far in the Presidential race, ever.
Pretty remarkable.
But in addition to these notable points, […]

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Lately I’ve been wondering, if not a Clinton/Obama ticket than who?
There are so many potentials for Vice president, both on the Democratic ticket and the Republican. Come National Convention time, a presidential nominee will be chosen, a vice presidential candidate will be decided on soon after. A running mate is usually chosen in such […]

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A few weeks ago when I interviewed the mayor of Akron Ohio, Donald Plusquellic (who has openly endorsed Hillary in her bid for president), for an article about negativity in Clinton’s campaign he made an offhanded comment that seemed like a fluke. Therefore I decided not to include it in the article when he mentioned […]

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