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Record Number of New Yorkers Cite Possible Cases of Fraud in Primaries
Record Number of New Yorkers Cite Possible Cases of Fraud in Primaries
Horror stories abound in New York after the Tuesday primaries as voters report being dropped from rolls, turned away by poll workers, and subjected to long lines in understaffed polling places. City a ...
21 Apr, 2016
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Trump's Predictions Have Economists Debating America's Financial Strength
Trump's Predictions Have Economists Debating America's Financial Strength
It's hard to believe, but Donald Trump finally said something I tend to agree wholeheartedly with -- that America is sitting on a financial time bomb waiting to explode.I don't tend to be a doomsday p ...
05 Apr, 2016
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WATCH: Crowd Chants 'Let Her Speak' as Third Party Candidate Forcibly Removed from Debate
WATCH: Crowd Chants 'Let Her Speak' as Third Party Candidate Forcibly Removed from Debate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9t7Q4H7efgDr. Margaret Flowers, a Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland, was physically ejected from a Monday Goucher College senatorial debate featur ...
30 Mar, 2016
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Five Reasons to Reject the "Biden Rule” Argument Against Merrick Garland
Five Reasons to Reject the "Biden Rule” Argument Against Merrick Garland
From the way that Mitch McConnell and other Republicans have been talking this week, one might suspect that “the Biden Rule” is an actual thing—that it existed as a term or a concept before last Wedne ...
18 Mar, 2016
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The “Let the People Have a Voice” Fallacy in Supreme Court Nominations
The “Let the People Have a Voice” Fallacy in Supreme Court Nominations
I feel bad for Senator Mitch McConnell. He has been placed in a no-win situation by the nomination of Merrick Garland to fill Antonin Scalia’s spot on the Supreme Court.On the one hand, Garland is abo ...
17 Mar, 2016
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Voice of the People: Americans Not Sold on Defense Spending Increase
Voice of the People: Americans Not Sold on Defense Spending Increase
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Barack Obama and leading Republican presidential candidates have called for increasing defense spending. However, given the opportun ...
09 Mar, 2016
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Maryland State Senator Proposes Independent, Multi-Member Congressional Districts
Maryland State Senator Proposes Independent, Multi-Member Congressional Districts
Maryland state Senator Jamie Raskin is at the forefront of the state's efforts to end partisan gerrymandering and enact fundamental election reform. In a state that has been called one of the mos ...
22 Feb, 2016
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13 States Consider Expanding Use of Ranked Choice Voting in 2016
13 States Consider Expanding Use of Ranked Choice Voting in 2016
With a new year comes a new legislative session in state houses around the U.S. 2016 has seen state legislators nationwide use this opportunity to empower voters by introducing bills that create new u ...
09 Feb, 2016
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In Virtual Tie with Sanders, Hillary Reportedly Wins 6 Iowa Precincts by Coin Flip
In Virtual Tie with Sanders, Hillary Reportedly Wins 6 Iowa Precincts by Coin Flip
The Democratic primary race appeared to be incredibly close during the Iowa caucus Monday night, where candidate Hillary Clinton reportedly won at least six precincts by way of a coin toss.While the c ...
02 Feb, 2016
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Let's Be Honest, Does Voting Even Matter in the Current System?
Let's Be Honest, Does Voting Even Matter in the Current System?
The first rule of Voting Club is that we do not complain unless we have voted. The second rule of Voting Club IS THAT WE DO NOT COMPLAIN UNLESS WE HAVE VOTED!The cliché saying goes, “If you don’t vote ...
02 Feb, 2016
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