‘Chinese Americans for Trump’ campaign aims to encourage political participation
As the 2016 Republican National Convention draws to a close, a Chinese-American organization has vowed to keep fighting for the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s vision. Part of the motivation of the group, which calls itself Chinese Americans for Trump (CAFT), is to set an example for overseas Chinese to be more active in politics. “We will fight for America in the upcoming election and beyond. We will fight indefinitely...
Trump launches Clinton election showdown
Donald Trump rallied Republicans by vowing he alone could fix a nation adrift in a dangerous world, storming into an election showdown with Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee determined to become America’s first woman president. The billionaire and former reality TV star electrified the Republican National Convention by delivering the speech of his life, promising to restore security, clamp down on immigration...
Facebook’s political influence under a microscope as elections rage
As the U.S. presidential campaign heats up, Facebook Inc is going out of its way to show its neutrality – an increasingly urgent matter for the social network as evidence of its power continues to emerge. Recent studies have shown the site has extraordinary influence. According to research scheduled to be published in August in the Journal of Communication, when people tagged their friends on Facebook in voting reminders,...
In Nine Democratic Debates, Not a Single Question About Poverty
And yet they found time for ten questions about socialism and communism. Over 45 million Americans live in poverty—but you wouldn’t think potential leaders of the country are expected to know or care anything about this, listening to the questions asked by the elite journalists who moderated the Democratic debates this primary season. A FAIR analysis of all nine democratic debates over the past seven months shows that not one question...
CNN accused of media bias against Bernie Sanders after focusing too much on super delegates
Host of online news show ‘The Young Turks’ said counting super delegates in the official tally towards a candidate amounts to ‘journalistic malpractice’ Bernie Sanders and his supporters have warned the media from announcing that Hillary Clinton has clinched the democratic nomination due to her lead on the number of super delegates before they have even voted at the convention. “Hillary Clinton will not have the requisite number...