By Lucas Eaves | 01/03/2013 | US Senate
During the 113th session, for the first time in the history of the Senate women will compose 20 percent of its Members.
Elections 2012
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Elections 2012
More voters today are registering as independents than at anytime in American history. As partisan campaigns seek to divide the nation into a superficial left v. right or Democrat v. Republican mentality, the independent-minded voter looks for candidates that think and speak for themselves. The 2012 elections will be an important test of how independent-minded voters will assert themselves at the polls.
By Blake Bunch | 01/03/2013 | US Senate | 6 Comments
South Carolina Senator Jim Demint’s departure from public office to head up The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, further signifies a reconstruction period for the Republican brand at large.
By Shawn M. Griffiths | 01/02/2013 | Congressional, Organizations, US Senate
The legacy the 112th leaves is that of polarized division. It was a Congress that put partisan politics before solving the nation’s biggest problems.
By Debbie Sharnak | 12/27/2012 | Activism, Ballot Initiatives, Elections 2012, Legislation, Maine, Movements | 53 Comments
Great strides were made for marriage equality in 2012. In particular, the United States’ Supreme Court announced they would hear the DOMA case.
By Alex Gauthier | 12/23/2012 | California, Elections 2012, Headline, States | 11 Comments
Although campaign finance reform is not likely nationally,SB 52 has a chance in California’s legislature, given the Democrats’ supermajority.
By Chad Peace | 12/20/2012 | Elections 2012, Headline, IVN, Open Primaries
The Republican party has become a party of panderers. They are a mechanical party that says what the reactionaries within want to hear; what the polls say will work; what their leadership says is ok.
By Alex Gauthier | 12/19/2012 | Campaign Finance, Congressional, Elections 2012, Electoral Reform, Headline, President, US Senate | 6 Comments
Super PACs are unpopular with the majority of Americans, mainly due to poor oversight of disclosure and unlimited funding allowed.
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