According2Sam Podcast

Rachel and Garrett, a young married couple, were invited to a star-studded town hall event with Kamala Harris, hosted by Oprah Winfrey. Alongside numerous celebrities joining via Zoom, voters from across the country participated as well. A studio audience of voters also posed questions to Harris. Rachel and Garrett shared their struggles with housing costs, explaining that they had to share their...

When George W. Bush was sworn in as President in 2001, his first major initiative was a massive tax cut. The economy had been thriving during the final years of the Clinton administration, and the government was running surpluses. Bush argued that the surplus was the people’s money and promised to return it through tax cuts. However, just a few months after Congress passed his tax cut, nearly 3,00...

After the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession, there was widespread desire for a rapid recovery. Little attention was paid to learning from the crash or holding anyone accountable; the focus was solely on returning to normal as quickly as possible. However, some economists cautioned that a swift recovery would merely be 'kicking the can down the road' and could lead to an even deeper recessi...

During the George W. Bush administration, Dick Cheney was often seen as a villain by many Democrats. As Vice President, Cheney was widely believed to be the real power behind the throne. Democrats blamed him for the invasion of Iraq, for policies such as rendition and waterboarding, and for various other humanitarian concerns. They accused Cheney and Bush of war crimes and labeled their foreign po...

The Russians have been accused of attempting to influence American voters once again, marking the third consecutive election with such allegations. We were first told of Russia's alleged interference during the 2016 election, when reports surfaced that the GRU had purchased Facebook ads and collaborated with Wikileaks to release damaging documents from the DNC, which suggested they had rigged the...

The California State Legislature has passed a bill to include illegal immigrants in a new program aimed at helping Californians become homeowners. The program, called the "California Dream for All," offers up to $150,000 in down payment assistance for those who qualify. If Governor Newsom signs the bill into law, illegal status will not disqualify applicants. The controversial bill comes at a time...

Vice President Kamala Harris finally gave an interview after being the Democratic nominee for president for over a month. CNN's Dana Bash conducted the interview, of both Harris and her vice-presidential pick, Tim Walz. The interview was brief and predictively lacking substantial pushback or follow-up questions from Bash, contrasting sharply with her more rigorous questioning of figures like Donal...

This year’s presidential election is the first in half a century without a Bush, Clinton, Obama, or Biden on the ticket for either major party. This could mark the end of a long political dynasty. With 70% of Americans believing the country is on the wrong track, this is a change election. Kamala Harris is positioning herself as the change candidate, even though she is part of the current administ...

There was a lot of excitement about the final night of the DNC as rumors circulated about a possible special guest appearance. Don Lemon went viral with his speculation that it could be Beyoncé or Taylor Swift. Given the array of celebrities who had already appeared on previous nights, this wasn’t entirely far-fetched. Lemon also suggested that the special guest might be former Republican Presiden...

When Joe Biden and Kamala Harris first came into office, their first major piece of legislation was the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill. Republicans attempted to negotiate a smaller bill, approximately 25 percent of the Democrat’s proposal. They argued that Congress had just passed a $900 billion stimulus and a $1.4 trillion omnibus package only a month before Biden was inaugur...

When Governor Walz was first introduced to us as Kamala Harris's running mate a few weeks ago, we were given an impressive overview of his career. We learned about his achievements as a teacher, his success as a football coach who led his high school team to a State Championship, and his distinguished military service, including 24 years with the Minnesota National Guard. We were also informed abo...

Kamala Harris hasn't discussed much about her policy positions since becoming the presumptive Democratic Party nominee, and many strategists suggest this is intentional. She aims to generate excitement around her candidacy before committing to potentially controversial policies or ones that may diverge from her previous positions. However, this past weekend, she deviated from this strategy by anno...

Vice President Kamala Harris is running for president, but her campaign is anything but traditional. It's been three weeks since President Biden withdrew from the race, and the party rallied around Harris. However, she has yet to give a single interview with the press and has only answered a few questions while on the campaign trail. Her campaign has been unusually closed off to the media, and her...

The Democratic Party has long been associated with segregation, and even 50 years after the end of Jim Crow, they are still segregating Americans. For instance, a few months ago, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu faced criticism for hosting an "Electeds of Color" holiday party that excluded White elected officials. Additionally, two years ago, Nury Martinez, then-President of the LA City Council, resigned...

On Wednesday, both President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris were invited to the annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) for a discussion on election-related issues. While Harris did not attend, Trump participated, leading to a highly contentious interview. Rachel Scott from ABC News pressed Trump on various topics, including whether he believed it was acce...

Vice President, Kamala Harris's campaign is getting off to a terrific start. It started with a Zoom call that included 44,000 Black women, which raised $1.6 million. This was followed up with another Zoom call that included 160,000 White women, which raised an additional $10 million. Then 20,000 Black men joined a Zoom call and raised another $1.3 million, and there were also separate Zoom calls f...

The people protesting for a cease-fire in Gaza can no longer deny that they are supporters of Hamas, not after this week, when Hamas demonstrators took over Union Station in the nation's capital to protest Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The violent demonstration had many Hamas flags and Hamas headbands mingled in with Palestinian flags. No one asked those with Hamas flags to leave or...

The Director of United States Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle testified today in the House Oversight Committe. It was her first of hopefully many more appearances before Congress to answer for the security failures that very nearly costed President Trump his life. Cheatle stonewalled throughout the entire 3-hour hearing and answered few of the questions she was asked. At the end of the hearing bo...

The magic-bullet theory is the most ridiculous theory in the history of the scientific method. That’s because it isn’t a scientific theory. It was proposed by a young lawyer during the Warren Commission, after it became necessary to create the theory following the revelation that James Tague had been injured from a stray bullet. Their narrative only allowed Oswald to take 3 shots, so a stray bulle...

After the failed assassination attempt on President Donald Trump over the weekend, in which one of his supporters was killed, many leaders in the Democratic Party finally spoke out to condemn the violence at his rallies. In 2016, at many of the campaign events that Donald Trump held, there was violence. His supporters were hunted down as they left the rallies and beaten, simply for attending a cam...

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests that began in the summer of 2020 were violent and destructive. The violence and economic terrorism started in Minneapolis, but what happen there became the model for the protests as they spread nationwide. For some reason, President Trump became the target of the violence and BLM protestors attacked the White House. They set fires in Lafayette Square and attem...

The House Select Committee that investigated the January 6 riot at the Capitol after the 2020 election is often referred to as a 'bipartisan' commission, but the Democrat Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi appointed every member of the commission, even the two Republicans. The Republican minority selected no members to serve on the commission after Pelosi rejected members that they wanted on the commit...

Those who hate the Electoral College also hate our republic, because there would be no United States without the Electoral College. The Connecticut Compromise and Electoral College are the only reason the 13 different states could unite and come to an agreement to ratify the Constitution and create a new nation. These two previsions prevent small, less populated states from becoming the subjects o...

One of the most important events in United States presidential elections is the concession speech. After months of campaigning in an emotional quest for power, it is the concession speech that tells the losing candidate's staffers and supporters, "It's over, and it's time to unite behind the new president." It defeats the purpose of the concession speech if after conceding you tell your millions o...

CNN fact checker, Daniel Dale fact checked President Trump after his recent debate with President Biden. One issue he claimed Trump “lied” about was on the topic of the January 6 riot at the Capitol three years ago. Trump said he offered National Guard support to then Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, but she turned the offer down. Dale claimed that Trump, as Commander in Chief, had more authority to deploy...