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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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BREAKING: Massachusetts Independent to Challenge U.S. Senator Markey
In an improbable attempt to challenge the political establishment, Millbury, Massachusetts resident Bruce Skarin has announced his entry as an independent into the 2014 race for U.S. Senate. The 37-ye ...
11 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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Would You Vote for 'None of the Above'?
For the increasing number of unaffiliated voters, choosing between a Republican and Democratic candidate may feel like a competition between the lesser of two evils. As political parties drift further ...
05 Feb, 2014
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185 Miles of Empowerment: Walking the NH Rebellion
The following is just one of the insights I discovered while walking in the New Hampshire Rebellion. The NH Rebellion is a strategy inspired by Doris “Granny D” Haddock and initiated by Harvard profes ...
29 Jan, 2014
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Hard Evidence Supports the Need for Voter ID Laws
As long as I count the votes, what are you going to do about it? - William M. “Boss” Tweed, c. 1871History shows that for as long as the right to vote has existed, that right has been threatened ...
16 Jan, 2014
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Support Grows for New Hampshire Walk Against Corruption
It is day four of a two week, 185 mile walk organized by the NH Rebellion, an activist organization focused on ending the systemic corruption produced by the way political campaigns are being funded. ...
15 Jan, 2014
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Activists to Walk Across New Hampshire for Campaign Finance Reform
Fifteen years ago, at the age of 88, Doris "Granny D" Haddock began a 3,200 mile journey across the United States to advocate for campaign finance reform. On January 11, 2014, activists have ...
09 Jan, 2014
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No Political Label Can Help Massachusetts Candidates on National Stage
The transformations that candidates go through can be especially interesting in my home state, the Democratic stronghold of Massachusetts. Ever since Massachusetts was the only state won by Georg ...
27 Dec, 2013
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Would Approval Voting Save the Republican Party from Itself?
The GOP is trying to redesign its nomination process aiming to rein in the recent rash of extreme nominees who keep losing winnable races. These fringe nominees have secondary effects as well. Many bl ...
14 Nov, 2013
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