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50 Ways the Democratic and Republican Parties Are The Same
1. Both parties engage in and benefit from gerrymandering, the practice of redrawing district lines for partisan gain. In 2010, Republicans invested millions in statewide races to retake state legisla ...
03 Aug, 2016
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20 min read
Citizens' Plan, Chargers Initiative Make the November Ballot
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego City Council voted to put the Chargers downtown stadium initiative and the Citizens’ Plan initiative on the November ballot.By a unanimous vote of 9-0, the council passed bot ...
19 Jul, 2016
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Chargers Initiative Gets Green Light For November
San Diego-The San Diego Chargers stadium ballot initiative has secured enough valid signatures to appear on the November ballot.The initiative would raise local hotel taxes for a downtown stadium and ...
10 Jul, 2016
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2 min read
Breaking Through The Duopoly: A Brief History of Third Parties in America
third par·tynoun: a person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation, especially a dispute.Almost since the beginning of the American Republic, voters have had a third choice. A party ...
07 Jul, 2016
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10 min read
6 Overlooked Facts You May Not Know about U.S. Presidential Elections
It's looking more and more like at least 3 presidential candidates will win electoral votes this cycle, something that hasn't happened since 1988 when Lloyd Bentsen received one electoral vote from fa ...
30 Jun, 2016
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7 min read
N.C. Rep. Walter Jones in Fight of His Life against Party Consultant Taylor Griffin
This week, voters in eastern North Carolina will have the opportunity to decide the political fate of one of its more independent members.U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, a Republican representing North Caroli ...
06 Jun, 2016
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2 min read
Loretta Sánchez: “Estoy en desacuerdo con la Presidenta del Partido Demócrata; dejemos que los independientes voten”
En una entrevista para IVN, la Congresista Demócrata de los Estados Unidos Loretta Sánchez conversó con nosotros sobre sus posibilidades de ganar la contienda para ocupar el asiento de Barbara Boxer e ...
16 May, 2016
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9 min read
Why More Needs to be Done to Give Early Voters a Meaningful Vote
Zoom In: Frontrunners are full steam ahead in Acela PrimaryLast Tuesday, voters in the Acela Primary made their voices heard. Donald Trump swept the Republican primaries by large margins. In the ...
02 May, 2016
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Minimum Wage, the Constitution, and the Long Fight for Popular Control Over the Economy
On April 4, the governors of California and New York signed off on legislation raising their state’s minimum wages to $15 per hour. While the public may disagree about the merits of this mea ...
29 Apr, 2016
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11 min read
Over a Million Voters Denied Meaningful Say in Tuesday's Elections
Just when you thought independents couldn’t face any more voter discrimination this year, they will be hit with four closed primaries in a single day on April 26.This comes a week after independe ...
26 Apr, 2016
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1 min read