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State-by-State Efforts to End Partisan Gerrymandering
State-by-State Efforts to End Partisan Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering is nearly as old as America itself, named after James Madison’s vice president and governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry. The advantageous practice of drawing legislative districts ...
10 Oct, 2016
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5 min read
Green Party Ballot Access at Highest Levels in 2016
Green Party Ballot Access at Highest Levels in 2016
Green Party ballot access campaigns have had more success in 2016 than ever before, according to Rick Lass, Ballot Access Coordinator for the Jill Stein campaign.You can check out the Greens' infograp ...
02 Sep, 2016
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Jill Stein's Ballot Access Campaign Gets Major Boost from Bernie Defectors
Jill Stein's Ballot Access Campaign Gets Major Boost from Bernie Defectors
Green Party signature coordinators across the country are reporting an influx of Bernie Sanders supporters to the Greens' campaign. How far the new momentum will take the party in the 2 ...
02 Aug, 2016
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4 min read
Support for Trump is More Diverse Than You Think
Support for Trump is More Diverse Than You Think
Donald Trump’s fan base looks different from what you might imagine. Some characterize Trump supporters as caucasian men, likely living on a farm in rural Wyoming. However, Trump support is quite dive ...
01 Aug, 2016
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2 min read
An Imperfect System: Presidential Elections Where The Voters Didn't Decide the Outcome
An Imperfect System: Presidential Elections Where The Voters Didn't Decide the Outcome
“Americans vote for their president.”Well, yes and no. America’s presidential election system relies on the Electoral College, a group of men and women chosen by state parties to vote in their favor. ...
15 Jul, 2016
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9 min read
Primaries: A Major Party Failure Is A Third Party Opportunity
Primaries: A Major Party Failure Is A Third Party Opportunity
Let’s be clear here. Major-party primaries in the US are absurd.Parties in most countries select their nominees privately and pay for it on their own dime. That’s not surprising either considering tha ...
04 May, 2016
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7 min read
Is Kasich Right About DC Statehood Opposition?
Is Kasich Right About DC Statehood Opposition?
Republican presidential candidate John Kasich is often plain spoken, even about his own party's flaws.In a meeting with the Washington Post's editorial board, Kasich gave a brutally honest reason for ...
25 Apr, 2016
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2 min read
RNC Rule 40: What The Ron Paul Rule Now Means for Donald Trump
RNC Rule 40: What The Ron Paul Rule Now Means for Donald Trump
The 2016 RNC convention in Cleveland is only three months away, but it is perhaps a rule used in 2012 that will have the greatest impact in Ohio.In 2012, Republicans were worried about Ron Paul's  ...
25 Apr, 2016
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3 min read
Why A Four-Way Presidential Race Is Not As Crazy As You Think
Why A Four-Way Presidential Race Is Not As Crazy As You Think
With the summer fast approaching, and as establishment leaders in both parties frantically try to simmer the flames of the primary chaos, there is still a chance that this election could become even m ...
22 Apr, 2016
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Millions of Voters Disenfranchised on Super 'Undemocratic' Tuesday
Millions of Voters Disenfranchised on Super 'Undemocratic' Tuesday
Super Tuesday (March1) is one of the most heavily covered events in the presidential election process. With over a dozen contests and a quarter of the delegates up for grabs on the Democrati ...
01 Mar, 2016
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