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The Most Effective Political Action You Can Take This November Has Nothing To Do With POTUS Race
The Most Effective Political Action You Can Take This November Has Nothing To Do With POTUS Race
Presidential politics has taken center stage this election year, for good reason. But if you're interested in making a political impact, you may be focusing on the wrong race.The truth is, when you vo ...
22 Sep, 2016
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At Least 8 States Will Have Marijuana on the Ballot in November
At Least 8 States Will Have Marijuana on the Ballot in November
Marijuana legalization is an issue gaining traction and popularity in the United States, a fact highlighted by the increase in ballot measures nationwide to legalize the drug for either recreatio ...
12 Sep, 2016
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Gary Johnson: The Founding Fathers Were Right... The Two-Party Duopoly Has Failed
Gary Johnson: The Founding Fathers Were Right... The Two-Party Duopoly Has Failed
In an op-ed published in the Washington Post, Gary Johnson says Founding Fathers like James Madison and George Washington were right... a political system dominated by two parties was doomed to f ...
07 Sep, 2016
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The Transpartisan, Grassroots Movement to Overturn Citizens United is Gaining Serious Momentum
The Transpartisan, Grassroots Movement to Overturn Citizens United is Gaining Serious Momentum
In recent years, there have been several top-down attempts to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. That decision, made in 2010, birthed legal entities known as super PAC ...
06 Sep, 2016
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Green Party Ballot Access at Highest Levels in 2016
Green Party Ballot Access at Highest Levels in 2016
Green Party ballot access campaigns have had more success in 2016 than ever before, according to Rick Lass, Ballot Access Coordinator for the Jill Stein campaign.You can check out the Greens' infograp ...
02 Sep, 2016
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POLL: 6 in 10 Americans Want Gary Johnson in the Debates
POLL: 6 in 10 Americans Want Gary Johnson in the Debates
A new groundbreaking poll released by Quinnipiac University found that a whopping 62 percent of likely American voters believe that Libertarian presidential candidate and former two-term New Mexi ...
29 Aug, 2016
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Massachusetts' Attack on Independent Voters
Massachusetts' Attack on Independent Voters
“Those who have been bred in the school of politics fail now and always to face the facts.”  ― Henry David Thoreau, “Slavery in Massachusetts”It was disappointing to read that Massachusetts Secre ...
26 Aug, 2016
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Ballot Access Blues: Controversial Cases From the 2016 Election Cycle
Ballot Access Blues: Controversial Cases From the 2016 Election Cycle
As with past election cycles, third party and independent candidates – as well as initiatives aimed at reducing the power of the two major parties – are struggling to achieve access to ...
19 Aug, 2016
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The Terrible Too's of an Independent Presidential Campaign
The Terrible Too's of an Independent Presidential Campaign
Evan McMullin’s first full week as a candidate for president has been both surprising and, for some of us, predictable. McMullin talks and acts like a seasoned candidate, and not like a novice travers ...
17 Aug, 2016
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Gerrymandering Robs Many Voters of a Meaningful Vote
Gerrymandering Robs Many Voters of a Meaningful Vote
© 2016 by reclaimtheamericandream.org. The article was written by Hedrick Smith, executive editor of reclaimtheamericandream.org.Gerrymandering Undermines Our DemocracyIn a prophetic column ...
15 Aug, 2016
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