Tag: Midterm elections

Far-left agenda hurts blue wave

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Sam Stroud Staff Writer Although the Democratic Party retook the House in last week’s midterms, they failed to achieve the much-desired rout of the Republicans that had been talked about in the months leading up to the election.  The truth of the matter is, if they couldn’t achieve a blue wave this year, they never will.  If there was ever going to be an election for a mass Republican wipeout, this was the year for it. President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have seldom crossed the 50-point threshold; Democrats held a…

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Democrats must prioritize progressive legislation over impeaching president

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Scott Shelton Staff Writer Democrats have taken control of the U.S. House of Representatives. They now need to find the right balance of passing progressive legislation and keeping the executive branch in check.  Since the 2016 elections, Republicans have controlled both chambers of Congress and the presidency.  The GOP needed minimal to no Democratic support to push its agenda through Congress, but they still did not have much success with legislating. The only significant legislation passed was a highly unpopular tax reform bill.  Now, Democrats have a chance to show…

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Constitutional amendment cannot be a campaign issue

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Scott Shelton Staff Writer President Trump suggested he could get rid of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees birthright citizenship, by simply issuing an executive order.  “It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment,” Trump said in an interview with Axios. “Guess what? You don’t. “You can definitely do it with an act of Congress. But now they’re saying I can do it just with an executive order.” This would clearly be a violation of the powers of the presidency and the United States Constitution.  Any amendment…

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Can split result finally inspire bipartisanship?

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Pradyot Sharma Opinion Editor With most of the results from the midterm elections declared, the Democrats have regained control of the House while the Republicans are poised to increase their Senate majority.  The verdict from the midterm elections is a stark reflection of the political split in the country. However, this can serve as a golden opportunity for D.C. to show bipartisanship and address pressing issues in our government. There have been mixed signals from President Donald Trump who, on Tuesday, tweeted support for Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi from California, who…

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Downballot candidates, amendments increase midterm significance

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Scott Shelton Staff Writer During the midterm elections, the state of Alabama won’t elect a senator or a new president, so it might be tempting to stay at home on Nov. 6 and say it doesn’t matter. However, I believe we should care about every election because local and state elections affect us just as much as national elections.  The race with the most significance for Alabamians this cycle will be the governor’s race between incumbent Kay Ivey and Democratic challenger Walt Maddox.  But there are also other important races…

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