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New Poll: Half of US Voters Say They Voted For 'Lesser of Two Evils' in 2024
Citizen Data polled US voters following the 2024 elections and found that nearly half (47%) said they cast their ballot, not for the candidate they supported the most, but for the candidate they determined was the 'lesser of two evils.'
09 Dec, 2024
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Drops Party Affiliation to Launch Independent Bid for Michigan Governor
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has long been registered as a Democrat. But in 2026, he will run for governor in Michigan as an independent.
05 Dec, 2024
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Do Politically Disengaged Voters Still Have a Civic Responsibility to Vote?
Perhaps one of the most pervasive myths in American politics is that a voter should vote because it matters to them personally.
30 Oct, 2024
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Maine Question 1: Kyle Bailey Discusses Effort to Rein in Super PACs
Kyle Bailey is a former Maine state representative who managed the landmark ballot measure campaigns to win and protect ranked choice voting.
29 Oct, 2024
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Trump Lost Independent Voters in 2020 -- Can He Win Them Back?
Trump won over independent voters in 2016, lost them in 2020. Can he win them again in 2024?
06 Oct, 2024
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An Electoral Tie: It Could Happen, But What Happens If It Does?
The 2024 presidential election is considered extremely tight and much like the 2020 election will be decided by less than 100,000 votes in a small handful of states – if polling is any indication of the state of the election.
24 Sep, 2024
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The November Election Is Going to Be Close -- It's Okay If We Don't Know the Winner on Election Night
Close and contested elections are a part of American history, and the upcoming presidential election will likely continue this tradition.
19 Sep, 2024
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Deep Dive: RFK Jr Blasts Media Censorship, DNC Hypocrisy
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his campaign Friday, citing "media censorship," a “sham Democratic primary," and “continued legal warfare” the DNC has waged on him to keep him off the ballot.
27 Aug, 2024
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Not Sure About Ranked Choice Voting? League of Women Voters Explains Its Appeal
The voting reform with the most momentum behind it right now is ranked choice voting (RCV) -- which is increasingly being used in jurisdictions across the US.
20 Aug, 2024
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Georgia Election Board Is Taking Election Certification in the Wrong Direction
For a democracy to function, one simple, central fact must be clear to all: who won. There is no disagreement about the winner of the Super Bowl or the Olympic gold medal in the shot put, and the same should be true for election results. But in polarized America, we’ve lost that clarity and public consensus.
12 Aug, 2024
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