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#NeverTrump = Always Roe

"The progress of evolution," noted historian Henry Adams, himself a direct descendant of two presidents, "from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset Darwin." Today, witnessing the prospect of a presidential showdown between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, perhaps that aphorism should be

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Michael Dukakis: The last Progressive

Beaming over the convention of the consonant caucus, the speaker uttered what would be the second most memorable line in the 1988 presidential race: "This election isn't about ideology, it's about competence…" This dramatic statement was later bested by George H.W. Bush'

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Should voters care about candidates’ religious views?

Religion is grabbing some of the biggest headlines in the current US presidential campaign.

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Schumer advocated ‘obstructionism’ over Bush high court pick in 2007

(CNSNews.com) – Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is describing current GOP calls to let the next president make a Supreme Court nomination "obstructionism," but in 2007 Schumer said, "I will do everything in my power to prevent one more ideological ally from joining (Justices John) Roberts and

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GOP candidates joust over foreign policy, immigration

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidates jousted over immigration and foreign policy in a raucous debate that was shaken by the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia hours before they took the stage. Scalia's death thrust the future of the high court into the center of

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Tweeting the South Carolina #GOPDebate

Staff members of the NewBostonPost took to Twitter on Saturday night to live-tweet the latest Republican debate from South Carolina. Here are some of the highlights:

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Executive experience and presidential candidates

Republican governors who are running for president have made much of the fact that they have had executive experience as governors. They claim such experience prepares them to be president and those candidates without it, like Marco Rubio, thereby are not as qualified. The argument goes only so far, and

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Still haven’t decided?

It's decision time! The New Hampshire primary is tomorrow, with Massachusetts and Vermont (March 1) not far behind. Other New England dates: Maine Republicans on March 5, Maine Democrats on March 6, and Connecticut and Rhode Island on April 26. Still haven't made up your mind?