Recently Senator McCain has gone in depth on some foreign policy issues and analysts bored with the horse race between Hillary and Obama are beginning to give some of his positions a lot of scrutiny. It seems as good a time as ever to update our old records of McCain’s relations to the market’s defense […]

General Petraeus appeared in the Senate to be interviewed about the Iraq war recently. Here’s an excellent take on the presidential candidates and the recent happenings on Capitol Hill. We at electionstocks would like to remind you that when issues regarding defense such as the Iraq war come to the front page of the news, […]

There is a widespread feeling that the Iraq war will probably be a campaign issue in the general election. It has waxed and waned as an issue among Democrats.
Stratfor, a private intelligence agency, just published a look back on the five years of the Iraq war. While it takes a few minutes to […]

Using a technique known as the Copernicus method we can say, with 60% certainty, that we will by out of Iraq within 1-4 years. What does this have to do with anything you ask? For one thing, we will have to pull out of Iraq eventually, and according to this rather soon. Will 1-4 […]

This is a quick overview of some basic impacts that the current presidential candidates positions on not only the Iraq War but also homeland security in general could have into the homeland defense sector of the market. The defense sector is composed largely of, but not limited to, many of the companies listed in our […]

That used to be one of the ultimate fashion faux pas. Romney’s slip during a S. C. Chamber of Commerce meeting:
“Actually, just look at what Osam — Barack Obama — said just yesterday. Barack Obama, calling on radicals, jihadists of all different types, to come together in Iraq. That is the battlefield,” Romney said, […]

Dr. Ron Paul, the so-called “fringe candidate” by many of the so-called “political pundits,” reported 3rd quarter political contributions in the amount of $5.1 million. Not bad. This would be about McCain territory, and 5X Huckabee territory.
“It’s really fascinating,” Paul said, seeming as surprised with the news as was much of the […]

The first question in tonight’s Democratic debate invited the candidates to address an important issue: Withdrawing troops from Iraq. Tim Russert asked each candidate, starting with Obama and Clinton, whether they would assure that all troops would be withdrawn from Iraq by 2013, the end of their first term. Russert followed up […]

Join the forum discussion on this postChris Cillizza of The Fix, one of the Washington Post’s political blogs, points out today the canny strategy Barack Obama is following.
No, he doesn’t have much in the way of political experience. Yes, he voted against the Iraq war from the beginning. Emphasis on his […]

Join the forum discussion on this postAccording to Mike Gravel, taken exactly from a MySpace bulletin off his site today.
The Real Lessons of 9/11
As we mark the six anniversary of the 9/11 attack, it is time for Americans to face the real lessons of that horrible morning. Until we dispel the myths which the […]