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Caucus Collision: CA Assembly Factions Taking Shape For New Session
Democrats have a supermajority in Sacramento, having won or leading in 58 of the Assembly's 80 districts and could hold as many as 60 or 61 seats after all the ballots are counted.But that far from gu ...
14 Nov, 2018
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8 min read
Don’t Blow It: An Open Letter to the Newly Elected Congress
Dear newly elected Congresspeople,Yes you, the newbies, the previously little-knowns, the everyday men and women who finally had enough, and who responded to the call of their communities and fellow-c ...
14 Nov, 2018
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4 min read
Beyond the Midterms: Independents in History
I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican. I am an independent who believes that at this moment of partisan dysfunction and division that the health of American democracy depends on the capacity o ...
12 Nov, 2018
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6 min read
Medicare Part D Beneficiaries to Receive Much Needed Relief in 2019 - Here's Why
Medicare Part D beneficiaries may receive some much-needed relief on the cost of their prescription drugs starting in 2019.Back in 2010, the Affordable Care Act set a timeline to close the coverage ga ...
09 Nov, 2018
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3 min read
Midterm Polling Mishaps: White Rural Voters a Big Problem
Washington, D.C.- You don’t often see this sort of disclaimer:“We made 25,975 calls, and 642 people spoke to us.But remember: It’s just one poll, and we talked to only 642 people. Each candidate’s tot ...
07 Nov, 2018
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4 min read
Jeff Denham Reelected: Local Politics, Water Wave Overtake National Blue Wave Narrative
Democrats and pollsters expecting Josh Harder (D) to surf into Washington on a blue wave in California's 10th Congressional District Tuesday were met with the reality that all politics is local.Blood ...
07 Nov, 2018
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1 min read
GOP Takes Senate, Dems Take House
Washington, D.C. - The Republicans have held on to the Senate by grabbing some center-left leaning districts, while Democrats scooped up the 218 they needed to topple GOP control of the House of Repre ...
06 Nov, 2018
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4 min read
Political Ads in 2018: Civility v. Negativity in CA's 77th Assembly Race
San Diego, Calif.- According to a recent NPR poll, nearly 80 percent of voters are concerned that the negative tone and lack of civility in Washington will lead to violence or acts of terror.That ...
04 Nov, 2018
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1 min read
50 Major Ways The Democratic Party Has Sold Out Its Own Values
Many political commentators today are perplexed by what seems to be the increasing polarization of the two party system in America, and the rising tensions that have accompanied a rhetorical arms race ...
03 Nov, 2018
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15 min read
50 Major Ways The Republican Party Has Sold Out Its Own Values
Many political commentators today are perplexed by what seems to be the increasing polarization of the two party system in America, and the rising tensions that have accompanied a rhetorical arms race ...
02 Nov, 2018
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16 min read