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I know, I know. It’s been too long since my last blog post. ::slaps hand::

Let’s just say I took a summer blog-cation. Ok? But what better way to knock me out of my summer blogging slumber than tonight’s first GOP debate for Election 2016! Today feels like Christmas. I’m so excited. #nerdalert

Never have I seen such a cast of characters in an election.

FOX News Debate Cast: The Top Ten, photo credit: DonkeyHotey, Flickr

Tonight 10 of the 17 (17?!?!?!?!) Republican presidential candidates will take the stage in Ohio for the debate set to air on FOX News at 9 p.m. EST/ 8 p.m. CST, and my bet is that it will be very entertaining (oh, and hopefully informative too). I’m expecting the unexpected, but also definitely expecting egos to be on parade. But hey, at least Trump doesn’t have to worry about former Gov. Rick Perry’s hair “trumping” his, since Perry lost out on making it onto that Ohio stage.

All joking aside, lately I’ve been reading a good deal about the presidential candidates on both sides of the political aisle. Before you watch (And you should watch! Come on, kids. Let’s be informed voters, please.) tonight’s debate, get familiar with what’s been happening in the election arena the past couple of weeks with the articles linked below:

Who’s in and who’s out? A rundown of the candidates included in the first GOP debate.
I didn’t know Hillary attended Donald Trump’s wedding until recently…and sat in the front row! Bet she’s regretting that now!
Speaking of the Clintons, they apparently have a long history of being chummy with (and accepting money from) The Donald.
Speaking of The Donald — I found these articles to be interesting: “The Moderate Republican’s Case for Trump” and “Hillary Clinton’s as unpopular as Donald Trump in key states – and it shows in key match-ups“
And here’s an article about a guy I particularly have my eye on tonight to see how he fares — “John Kasich is the most interesting GOP presidential contender“

So when will it be the Dems’ turn? Glad you asked! They released their debate schedule today, much to Bernie Sanders’ and Martin O’Malley’s dismay. The fun for the Democratic presidential candidates begins in October.

Since I last wrote about the race for the White House, several candidates have joined Sen. Ted Cruz as 2016 contenders. Things are starting to heat up, especially in light of the upcoming release of the already-controversial book by Peter Schweizer, Clinton Cash.

And though the Clinton campaign camp would like everyone to think that Schweizer’s some rabid partisan member of the press out to get the only current Democratic candidate for 2016, you should know the following facts reported this week in The Hill:

Schweizer has said that his next book will investigate the finances of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) who is expected to enter the presidential race soon.
“Schweizer was a vocal advocate for reforms to prohibit members of Congress from using nonpublic knowledge to profit from the stock market. He was centrally featured in a CBS ’60 Minutes’ report on the issue. Reformers’ efforts eventually reached fruition when President Obama signed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act into law in 2012.”
Schweizer gave The New York Times and the Washington Post early copies of Clinton Cash on the understanding that they could use his work as the foundation for new reporting. A) That tells me he doesn’t have anything to hide, and B) neither media outlet is exactly known for their right-leaning work.

Now, here’s a brief round-up of some of the more interesting pieces (and some simple summary pieces for those of you who may need to get caught up) I’ve been reading about the presidential race’s current candidates:

Sen. Marco Rubio (R)

Sen. Rand Paul (R)

Hillary Clinton (D)

A read that mentions all of the above

“Not another Bush or Clinton: political dynasties reach for ‘regular Joe’ status” by Dan Roberts – The Guardian

And just because you probably need a good laugh after all of that: