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At This Point, Democrats Cannot Risk Crucial Swing States by Extinguishing the 'Bern'
At This Point, Democrats Cannot Risk Crucial Swing States by Extinguishing the 'Bern'
"This is what Democrats united to beat Donald Trump look like. Get ready, Donald – we're coming." -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)Ever since the days of Lyndon Johnson's presidency, t ...
06 Jun, 2016
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Dems Shout 'Shame' after LGBT Amendment Fails, But Fail to Turnout Votes to Pass It
Dems Shout 'Shame' after LGBT Amendment Fails, But Fail to Turnout Votes to Pass It
Amendment 30 to H.R. 4974 was defeated by one vote Thursday night, a measure that would have increased protections to LBGT workers of companies who contract with the government.Democrats chanted 'Sham ...
20 May, 2016
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Senate Candidate Everett Stern (I-PA) Urges Americans to Push Back against Rising Tide of Apathy
Senate Candidate Everett Stern (I-PA) Urges Americans to Push Back against Rising Tide of Apathy
Senate Candidate Everett Stern identifies an all-consuming sense of apathy as one of the major problems facing America today. Apathy and cynicism, he says, have robbed citizens of their hope ...
05 May, 2016
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What Now: The Longest Running Campaign Joke Is Now America's Nightmare
What Now: The Longest Running Campaign Joke Is Now America's Nightmare
In June, I watched donald trump in New Hampshire speak at a campaign appearance in a big home before an all-white audience. (donald trump appears in lower case, as I refuse to accord him the dignity h ...
03 May, 2016
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Why More Needs to be Done to Give Early Voters a Meaningful Vote
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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Over a Million Voters Denied Meaningful Say in Tuesday's Elections
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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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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Penn. Governor to Sign Historic Medical Marijuana Bill
Penn. Governor to Sign Historic Medical Marijuana Bill
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, a long time advocate of medical marijuana, will sign SB 3 this weekend. SB 3 will usher in Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program.The state's mostly Republican G ...
15 Apr, 2016
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How Many Superdelegates Has Bernie Sanders Picked Up?
How Many Superdelegates Has Bernie Sanders Picked Up?
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is on a winning streak, having won eight of the last nine contests. Though Sanders still trails in terms of pledged delegates (whose support is tied to electoral ...
12 Apr, 2016
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Cruz Leads in Wisconsin; But Infighting May Turn State Blue
Cruz Leads in Wisconsin; But Infighting May Turn State Blue
Wisconsin has long been an important battleground state in the modern election cycles for president. Its 10 electoral votes prove critical in most pathways to victory, but an important twist is happen ...
01 Apr, 2016
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