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Vivek Ramaswamy campaign website: Home – Vivek 2024 By Ashley Bean Thornton I have been summarizing the opening campaign speeches from the presidential candidates. I have been trying to sift through the campaign rhetoric to pick out what they are saying about what they actually plan to do if they are elected. Vivek Ramaswamy announced his candidacy through…

Asa Hutchinson campaign website: Asa for America! (asa2024.com) By Ashley Bean Thornton I have been summarizing the opening campaign speeches from the presidential candidates to see if I can sift out what they actually plan to do.  In this post I summarize Asa Hutchinson’s announcement speech.   I have shortened, rearranged, and paraphrased quite a…

By Ashley Bean Thornton The Supreme Court is supposed to rule on the Biden student loan forgiveness program today.  Here’s a link to an article that seems to explain the nuts and bolts of the plan pretty well: Biden Student Loan Forgiveness FAQs: The Details, Explained – Forbes Advisor. I graduated from Baylor 40 years…

Will Hurd campaign website: Official Hurd for America Website – Will Hurd for President – 2024 (willbhurd.com) By Ashley Bean Thornton I have been summarizing the opening campaign speeches from the presidential candidates. I have been trying to sift through the campaign rhetoric to pick out what they are saying about what they actually plan to do if…

By Ashley Bean Thornton I think one of the next steps in my walk toward getting more involved in politics is going to be helping with a campaign. I ran a campaign for city council at one point, but I’ll be the first to admit I didn’t really know what I was doing. So, I’ve…

Marianne Williamson campaign website: Marianne 2024 – A New Beginning By Ashley Bean Thornton I have been summarizing the opening campaign speeches from the presidential candidates. I have been trying to sift through the campaign rhetoric to pick out what they are saying about what they actually plan to do if they are elected. Marianne Williamson started her…

Francis Suarez campaign website: It’s Time We Get Started (itstimewegetstarted.com) By Ashley Bean Thornton I have been summarizing the opening campaign speeches from the presidential candidates. I have been trying to sift through the campaign rhetoric to pick out what they are saying about what they actually plan to do if they are elected. Francis Suarez talked more…

Robert Kennedy Jr. campaign website: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Official Campaign | Kennedy24 By Ashley Bean Thornton I have been summarizing the opening campaign speeches from the presidential candidates. I have been trying to sift through the campaign rhetoric to pick out what they are saying about what they actually plan to do if they are…

by Ashley Bean Thornton I am fascinated by the current stand-off between the Texas House of Representatives (and Governor Abbott) and the Texas Senate (and Lieutenant Governor Patrick) regarding property taxes.  In the first post of this series  I took a little time to educate myself about my own property tax bill.  In the second…

By Ashley Bean Thornton I am fascinated by the current stand-off between the Texas House of Representatives (and Governor Abbott) and the Texas Senate (and Lieutenant Governor Patrick) regarding property taxes.  In my last blog I took a little time to understand my property tax bill.  In this post I am attempting to explain the…