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Inflation: Comparing Trump and Biden...

Democrats hope to press the "affordability" issue in this year's midterm election season, but there's one potentially glaring problem for them, as illustrated by our friends at Unleash Prosperity... Biden Versus Trump on Inflation

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1st Amendment: Donor Privacy, Not Donor Exposure, Promotes Functioning Democracy
By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, August 13 2015
Do you trust the government with information on the political candidates, issue organizations and causes you support, alongside such sensitive personal data as your name, address, phone number and employer?  Should surrendering such information be a condition for simply exercising your First Amendment freedoms of speech and private association?  Are you in turn comfortable with neighbors, coworkers or anyone else with an Internet connection knowing which candidates or causes you support?  Should people who donate to certain charities, groups, candidates or movements be exposed…
 
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Notable Quote   
 
"The Democratic battle for control of the House of Representatives is entering its final stretch, with Republicans defending a narrow majority and Democrats seeking the handful of seats needed to take control of the chamber.With Election Day around the corner, competitive races have expanded across traditionally Republican districts, while a number of Democratic-held seats also remain in play…[more]
 
 
— Nicholas Ballasy, Just the News
 
Liberty Poll   

Do you believe that two years of a deeply divided Congress will produce the stimulus for more civil and collaborative government change or an even greater political divide?