The future of political volunteerism launched on April 3, 2010.
I’ve held off jumping into the iPad fray for the most part, waiting until I can actually buy the 3G version outright before making my own conclusions. But there was always one thing I knew the iPad could truly revolutionize- and it’s already in development.
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On “Real” Diversity and Thinking Critically
As an administrator of this blog, I can view links made to NextGenGOP.com itself or to particular posts here. Today, I had intended to tackle the latest folly espoused by the Speaker of the House. However, a link made to a post on this site instead drew my attention.
The Political Climate blog linked to a post here by Abby Alger [...]
Let’s Support the Cantwell-McCain Bill
In 1999, a bi-partisan effort led by the Democratic Clinton Administration and Republican leaders in Congress repealed the Glass–Steagall Act with the passage of the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act. The Glass Steagall Act had prohibited any one institution from acting as any combination of an investment bank, a commercial bank, and/or an insurance company, thereby blocking the [...]
Dear Young Voters: This Is What You Get When You Don’t Vote
Much of the focus on this blog has been about reaching out to win over young voters. However, in my hometown of Pittsburgh, recent developments are demonstrating exactly what happens when young voters don’t show up to the polls. As you may know, Pittsburgh’s economy has gone from its reliance upon the steel industry to [...]
The Youth Vote and the 2009 Elections
Sarah Burris of Future Majority beats me to the punch in rebutting a blog post about a “Rising Tide of the GOP Youth,” as described by The Weekly Standard’s Rachel Hoff. Burris writes:
First, while Rachel is right to congratulate McDonnell for his campaign’s youth outreach, I hardly think it has anything to do with young [...]
Deeds Gets Dirty, Doesn’t Win Anyway
Tuesday will mark the end of the Virginia Governor’s race and one would hope an end to statewide mudslinging. But if this rather dirty election campaign has taught us anything, it is that the type of mud that gets thrown around matters.
Republican Bob McDonnell’s mud has been substantive. He has labeled his Democratic adversary, Creigh [...]
Obama & The Berlin Wall
What does November 9th mean to you? To me, the day The Berlin Wall came crashing down at the hands of a people yearning to be reunited sure means a lot. It means the vindication of democracy over Communism, of human rights over oppression, of the rights of the people over the will of the [...]
