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Hot Takes

Hot Take: Is Joe Biden the Democrat Party's best chance of winning the White House in 2024?

Hot Take: Is Joe Biden the Democrat Party’s best chance of winning the White House in 2024?

Mila Armstrong wrote:  Yes. Sam Gordon wrote:  No, I don’t think so. His age is only going to hurt him going into this election as it becomes very obvious fodder for Republican attacks. Additionally,...

Hot Take: What Are Your Thoughts on the Tennessee Three?

Hot Take: What Are Your Thoughts on the Tennessee Three?

Isaac Canel wrote:  It’s pretty interesting that the majority can choose to remove whoever they’d like. Isa Harrison wrote:  The desperation that Tennessee Democrats find themselves in due to...

Hot Take: What are the implications of the Russia strike on the U.S. drone?

Hot Take: What are the implications of the Russia strike on the U.S. drone?

Sam Gordon wrote: This move seems unsurprising considering the escalation in Russian rhetoric surrounding US involvement in the war in Ukraine and increasingly close ties with China. However, I don’t...

Hot Take: What Are Your Thoughts on Tonight’s Chicago Mayoral Election?

Hot Take: What Are Your Thoughts on Tonight’s Chicago Mayoral Election?

Teddy Jack, William Karr, Isa Harrison, and Alex Two
February 28, 2023

Teddy Jack wrote: Paul Vallas's fascist and unconstitutional calls for the expansion of police powers should be rejected as a shallow solution to a deeper problem. Only Brandon Johnson will solve the...

Hot Take: How Do You Think the Balloon Situation Will Influence United States’ Foreign Policy?

Hot Take: How Do You Think the Balloon Situation Will Influence United States’ Foreign Policy?

Sam Gordon wrote:  I think this will mostly be used by Republicans to push for a tougher policy on China or paint Biden as soft on defense. I don’t think the balloon situation will deter Biden from...

Hot Take: What Are Your Thoughts on the Standoff over the Debt Ceiling?

Hot Take: What Are Your Thoughts on the Standoff over the Debt Ceiling?

William Karr, Avi Shah, and Reagan Subeck
January 24, 2023

William Karr wrote:  It is quite fascinating that when the U.S. Congress is unable to act on pressing matters due to polarization, between the two parties and within each party, the responsibility falls...

Hot Take: Will Kevin McCarthy be elected Speaker of the House?

Hot Take: Will Kevin McCarthy be elected Speaker of the House?

Sam Gordon wrote: No - I don't think he has the capacity to unite the various factions of the Republican Party. Unfortunately, I feel like someone far more radical will be ultimately chosen as the far...

Hot Take: What's at Stake in Tonight's Senate Runoff in Georgia?

Hot Take: What’s at Stake in Tonight’s Senate Runoff in Georgia?

Sam Gordon wrote: To me, Joe Manchin’s power is the most important thing at stake for the runoff. If Warnock wins, it would immensely limit his ability to almost single-handily dictate senate policy....

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