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Why The Howard Schultz "Spoiler" Argument Is Simply Wrong
Why The Howard Schultz "Spoiler" Argument Is Simply Wrong
Former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd-Whitman and former Nebraska US Senator Bob Kerrey wrote an essay for CNN.com titled, What Howard Schultz -- Or Any Independent -- Needs to Have a Real Sh ...
05 Feb, 2019
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Organizations, Lawmakers Push for Open Primaries as Crowded 2020 Field Emerges
Organizations, Lawmakers Push for Open Primaries as Crowded 2020 Field Emerges
The 2020 presidential field is already taking shape. Nine Democrats have announced their campaigns since December, many of whose announcements went under the radar because the lack of media coverage:P ...
26 Jan, 2019
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5 min read
Former US Rep: Time for Florida to Lead on Nonpartisan Open Primaries
Former US Rep: Time for Florida to Lead on Nonpartisan Open Primaries
Contrary to Florida’s infamous reputation for election snafus, the voters in the Sunshine State have in many ways led the nation on issues of electoral reform.Floridians have voted many times to impro ...
28 Nov, 2018
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4 min read
The Electoral College: Something that Unites Us or Divides Us?
The Electoral College: Something that Unites Us or Divides Us?
Editor's Note: This article was co-authored by Kammi Foote and Donald Wilson Bush, president of the Woodrow Wilson Legacy Foundation.In 2016, for the fifth time in the history of the United States, it ...
25 Sep, 2018
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Will Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Primary Victory Really Shake Up Party Control?
Will Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Primary Victory Really Shake Up Party Control?
A thrilling victory by a young insurgent candidate, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, against a 20-year incumbent and party boss, US Rep. Joseph Crowley, in the June 26 New York primary seems to be reverberat ...
10 Jul, 2018
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4 min read
Sole DC GOP Candidate: I Strongly Support Nonpartisan Open Primaries
Sole DC GOP Candidate: I Strongly Support Nonpartisan Open Primaries
On June 19, residents of the District of Columbia can vote in one of four party primaries: Democratic, Libertarian, DC Statehood Green, or Republican. The party with the fewest candidates in the prima ...
01 Jun, 2018
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10 min read
Nebraska Libertarian Beats Out Governor's Pick in Nonpartisan Open Primary
Nebraska Libertarian Beats Out Governor's Pick in Nonpartisan Open Primary
Don't let anyone tell you that third party candidates do not stand a chance in nonpartisan open primaries.Incumbent Nebraska State Sen. Laura Ebke was among the top two vote-getters in the primary ele ...
16 May, 2018
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We the People: From the Past to a New American Revolution
We the People: From the Past to a New American Revolution
 "I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans, and I've seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset."- Langston HughesIn February, I traveled ...
04 Apr, 2018
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Top 2 to Top 5? New Ranked Choice Voting Option on the Table
Top 2 to Top 5? New Ranked Choice Voting Option on the Table
Mainstream business experts in America are waking up to the failure of our country’s political system.
20 Mar, 2018
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9 min read
Top 2 to Top 5? New Ranked Choice Voting Option on the Table
Top 2 to Top 5? New Ranked Choice Voting Option on the Table
Mainstream business experts in America are waking up to the failure of our country’s political system.Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School is without equal in his expertise on competition and ...
20 Mar, 2018
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9 min read