Democrats' Distance from Obama

"They may not come out and criticize Obama, but they'll all be saying, "This hasn't been a good recovery for most people," said Dean Baker, an economist and a co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, As stated in article, major Democratic presidential candidates such as Hilary Clinton that were once supportive of Barack Obama's policies, are now expressing disapproval and finding ways to indirectly criticize that he has not done enough, etc. For instance, Hilary Clinton has stated that she "will not support the Trans Pacific Partnership that she had championed as Secretary of State and which Mr. Sanders has come out forcefully against." 
It seems ironic to me that both Clinton and Sanders are pushing forth promises that they may do a better job as president and will use a different means / methods from that of Obama's. However, it seems that for Hilary Clinton, trying to push away from Obama may not be so simple. Cases such as "Obama's unstable relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that lead to argue that Obama has not been a strong ally of the Jewish state, has extended those criticism to Clinton, who carried out Obama's policies for four years in her role as his secretary of state." (http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/11/politics/jewish-voters-florida-hillary-clinton-election-2016/index.html). Interviews from Jewish voters from Florida have implied that many "have lost trust, confidence, and respect for Obama and don't particularly side with Hilary Clinton" because of distrust and unease toward Obama's policies toward Israel and Iran and feelings that he "is not for Israel."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/12/us/politics/democrats-debate-obama-legacy-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders.html?ref=politics

Obama Tells ‘60 Minutes’ Hillary Clinton Made Email ‘Mistake’

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/12/us/politics/obama-tells-60-minutes-hillary-clinton-made-email-mistake.html?ref=politics

If the President of the United States thinks Hillary Clinton's use of her personal email for governmental purposes was a "mistake", her opponents will surely use this to undermine any of her efforts for a bid at the Democratic nomination. Hillary Clinton's email scandal has been at the head of the politic media for some time, and this issue is not being let go. With the Democratic Primary being held, Tuesday 10/13, Democrats will use this lack of thought and Hillary's initial stance against the War in Iraq to try and hurt her poll numbers. In this article President Obama says, “As a general proposition, when we’re in these offices, we have to be more sensitive and stay as far away from the line as possible when it comes to how we handle information, how we handle our own personal data.” Certainly we can see from this that Hillary Clinton is incapable of handling her duties and her personal life. As former Secretary of State, she could not handle her personal data from her work data, so if elected President will she be able to break away from this habit. The 2016 presidential election is about a year away now and Hillary's email blunder will surely hurt her in the poll numbers.

John Kasich on Social Security cuts: 'Get over it'

After Kasich has mentioned that there should be cuts in the social security program, he has received many negative views on his perspective from the democrats. He proceeds by asking everyone in the room if they are near getting their social security benefits and if they cared if it was lowered for there to be more money in the budget. Only one person had a problem with it and he responded with, "you'll get over it."

I am very indecisive about the idea of having social security. The reason I do not fully support it is because it is said to become bankrupt soon. The fact that it will become bankrupt before I will be able to receive it makes me feel it is unnecessary to have. Why should we be paying for social security when we will not even be able to receive any later on in life? The whole idea of it takes too much from the people. The younger generation should not be having to pay it at all if they are already paying enough taxes.

Marco Rubio's Stance on a Sharing Economy

In New York City,  Marco Rubio expressed his support for the continuation of the sharing economy, as he sees it as a great innovation to the progress of the American economy. A sharing economy, an economy in which people can borrow or rent assets owned by someone else (usually via the internet), is becoming extremely popular as seen by the use of companies such as Uber and Airbnb. Some people are against these types of companies as they see them as a threat to labor rights and are a way for big corporations to make money by hiding under the name of "sharing economy". However, Rubio sees the sharing economy as innovative and a concept that can maintain America's position of having the best economy in the world. I agree with Rubio as times are changing and a sharing economy exemplifies the use of the internet and new technology to allow consumers to more easily find what they are looking for at a more cheaper price. We do not need government regulation to interfere with the progression of a sharing economy because even though a sharing economy creates a competition with taxi cabs and hotel chains, causing them to lose a lot of many, it is the way the economy naturally works. When someone comes up with a newer and more efficient way to reach consumers it creates competition among companies, encouraging other  companies to think of better way to appeal to consumers. This allows for new businesses to thrive and give consumers more options to choose from.

http://www.ibtimes.com/marco-rubio-hopes-sharing-economic-plan-outreach-young-tech-entrepreneurs-will-2129194

Bernie Sanders vs. The Lamestream Media

News channels and mass media have always played an influential role in American culture, often creating a sensational story by displaying bias and blowing things out of proportion. In the 2016 political race, it's much more profitable for them to headline with scandalous statements said by candidates, rather than focusing on educating the public about the candidate's stances. While mainstream media has created more damage to the GOP (and Trump in particular) than to the Democratic party, Bernie Sanders, the consistent politician that he is, has always been against the press and their way of twisting words to create a story. He doesn't  flip-flop all the time over his beliefs "on labor, Wall Street, the banks, poverty, socialism, education, the environment, women's rights, income disparities, foreign policy, and the woes of the middle class". Mass media, or what he refers to as "corporate media" tends to trivialize the important issues- if they cover them at all. "It wants to cover campaign fights, not campaign debates. It over-relies on entertaining soundbites. Its news agenda is about generating profits, not producing quality journalism that will "educate" the voters. And as powerful as the corporate media is, it seeks even more concentrated power through acquisition and consolidation". Basically, the media is produced by the rich, and is no longer being used effectively, or for the right reason. 

I definitely agree with Bernie Sanders on the fact that mainstream media isn't focused on education or honesty, but rather profit. It's hard to keep a consumer's attention for longer than 30 seconds, so soundbites are very effective, but can also be detrimental. There are people who only watch Fox News and believe every word that those "reporters" say aloud on national television. Many of those same people also believe that Sanders is a socialist set out to destroy the nation, but I believe that Bernie Sanders is right, in more ways than one. He displays his strength of character by continuously refusing to talk badly about another candidate (namely Clinton) and refusing to sink down to the levels that the media wants him to. Like our nation, mainstream media is in dire need of modification and revision.  

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/10/bernie-sanders-vs-the-press-213235 

Trump reaches out to religious leaders, tries to convince voters he has faith

Republican candidate, Donald trump, is trying to convince the republican voters of his faith. He was seen Saturday making new efforts to show his support within the faith communities. At a press conference he was joined by several dozen Evangelical and African American church leaders. Robert Jeffress, a pastor with the First baptist Dallas in Texas said, "some Evangelical leaders believe that that Christians are abandoning their values if they support trump" but he believes this is too harsh a judgement. With his new support of religious leaders he hopes to gain the support of more Republicans.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/10/trump-reaches-out-to-religious-leaders-tries-to-convince-voters-has-faith/

Oregon shooting survivor offended by Ben Carson's remarks

Following the Oregon shooting at Umpqua Community College, Ben Carson addresses on Fox News that he would've done something to prevent the gunman from going on a killing spree:

"not only would I probably not cooperate with him, I would not just stand there...I would say, 'everybody attack him'...he may shoot me, but he can't get us all". 

It's ironic that Carson is making this statement because his recollection of his gun incident at Popeyes suggests a completely different viewpoint. What justifies his heroic remark when he chooses to diverge the Popeyes gunman's attention to the cashier in order to protect himself? Ultimately, this makes me question whether or not Carson has actually experienced such a dangerous incident (because if he did, he should understand the terror and panic at that moment and the inability to think rationally and thoroughly), and whether or not he is aware of what he's putting out to the press and to supporters of his campaign.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/07/politics/oregon-shooting-ben-carson-survivor/