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Former Mass. Governor Bill Weld Endorses Kevin McCormick, Candidate for AZ Governor
Former Republican Governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld has endorsed Libertarian Kevin McCormick for Governor of Arizona.The announcement comes as McCormick is on the campaign trail, driving home his me ...
22 May, 2018
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Tornado Watch in Kansas
Last week I traveled to Kansas for an appearance at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. Nestled in the hills of Lawrence (seemingly the only hills in this flattest of ...
09 May, 2018
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Former Mass. Governor Bill Weld Wants to Help The Libertarian Party Win in 2020
In 2016 the Libertarian Party enjoyed 50-state ballot access for the first time since 1996, and polled higher than any third party had since Ross Perot took the 1992 presidential election by storm on ...
04 May, 2018
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New Survey: Americans Agree These Reforms Are Needed to End Two-Party Control
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih9Ir0B5uGEAt a briefing on Capitol Hill, the University of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation presented new public opinion data that shows American v ...
26 Apr, 2018
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"Hollywood for Ugly People": Independent Candidate Gets Candid About DC Corruption
"Hollywood for ugly people."It is not a phrase coined by Michigan independent congressional candidate Cooper Nye. However, Nye says he can see why some people have come to view Washington, DC thi ...
23 Apr, 2018
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"Fix Politics Now": New Campaign Draws Hundreds of Politicians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgBDGHGJSEkTransparency, integrity, and accountability. Three words that currently cannot be used to describe elections and the political system in the US. However, a n ...
15 Mar, 2018
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The Challenge To “Winner-Take-All” Launched
Beginning today, in four states across the country, lawsuits will be filed to challenge the way presidential electors are selected in America. The plaintiffs in these suits charge that the “winner-tak ...
23 Feb, 2018
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Election Reformers: Let History Guide You. Lessons of How Slavery Formed our Two Political Parties
For me, history, the study of it and the making of it, has been an essential part of life.Growing up in the underground of the poor black community, reading became my salvation, and reading ...
22 Feb, 2018
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Why Local Elections Are Now Just As Partisan As National Elections
In a democracy, the people have the power, but only if they choose to wield it. With the mercurial state of America’s representative system in recent elections, it’s becoming clear that more involveme ...
14 Feb, 2018
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The One Bill In Congress That Could End Gerrymandering for Good
The Gerrymandering Project at 538 has begun an interesting conversation by producing eight sets of national congressional maps, each with a distinct goal.They demonstrate what maps would lo ...
29 Jan, 2018
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