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How Professional Journalism Reinforces Partisanship
It is quite well known by now that there is two-party dominance in the United States because of the first-past-the-post (FPTP) -- or plurality -- electoral system. Third parties can have an unintended ...
04 Jun, 2014
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Groups Promote Middle-of-the-Road Politics Within and Outside Party System
What does that term even mean today? Polls vary widely on the percentage of voters who can be defined by a centrist position. A recent poll by Esquire and NBC places this number at 51 percent. A Gall ...
23 Apr, 2014
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4 min read
The Art of Playing the Victim
On Tuesday, March 11, Michael Austin published a story examining the argument that the government should not be picking winners and losers. He said that he would vote this the "Most Obnoxious Talking ...
12 Mar, 2014
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Election Commission vs. Public Schools: Balancing Public Safety and Voter Accessibility
With the November general election a few months away and several primary and special elections ahead, the Presidential Commission on Election Administration released a report in January outlining seve ...
19 Feb, 2014
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4 min read
A More Inclusive Presidential Primary Would Motivate Voters to Participate
It seems that in every cycle there is debate about which states should hold the first presidential primary elections. Some state always seems to try to jump ahead of Iowa and New Hampshire. Since 1972 ...
13 Feb, 2014
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Republican Party Wastes Big Dollars on "Expert" Online Consultants
Caught in the middle of San Diego’s most recent political scandal is Ravneet “Ravi” Singh, the owner of ElectionMall Inc., who is being charged with funneling over $500,000 in illegal foreign money to ...
06 Feb, 2014
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3 min read
What Are the Different Types of Primary Elections?
Primaries first began in the early twentieth century as a response to increasingly strong party control over elections. At the time, voters wanted a larger say in who would be chosen as their candidat ...
16 Jan, 2014
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9 min read
Could An Independent Govern Massachusetts?
Nineteen years have passed since Angus King was elected Governor of Maine as an independent, sixteen since wrestler Jesse Ventura “shocked the world” by beating two well-funded rivals in Minnesota, an ...
08 Jan, 2014
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4 min read
Over 33% of Population Lives in a State Where Gay Marriage is Legal
Last week, both Illinois and Hawaii passed same-sex marriage making them the 15th and 16th states to do so. Overall, 2013 has been quite a year for the LGBT community. These last two states just seem ...
12 Nov, 2013
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5 min read
Independent Voters to Play Pivotal Role in 2014 Minnesota Elections
PPP, on behalf of the House Majority PAC, did a recent poll of one of the congressional districts in Minnesota that is set to be a "swing district" in 2014. By swing district, I mean it is -- so far - ...
25 Oct, 2013
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4 min read