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High-Stakes Virginia Election to be Decided by Name Drawing
It’s been a dramatic week in the race to fill the 94th District seat in Virginia’s House of Delegates. After the initial tabulation from the Nov. 7 election, incumbent David Yancy (R) led challenger S ...
21 Dec, 2017
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Forget Nasty Tweets, Here Are 5 News Stories That Deserve Your Attention
Read our centrist recap for the week below. We shine a light on the spin and useless stories from the Left and Right and detail what you should focus on, before people can pull wool over your eyes.Wha ...
18 Dec, 2017
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Founding Fathers Would Have Been Disgusted by Alabama Senate Race
I am really, really glad I wasn’t an Alabama voter last Tuesday.The choices: A Democratic candidate who, though apparently a decent fellow, can be expected to largely vote the big government, big spen ...
16 Dec, 2017
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What Everyone Seemed to Miss About the Alabama Senate Race
Many people woke up this morning to the news that Democrat Doug Jones won the special election for US Senate in Alabama. Jones won with 49.9 percent of the vote, while Moore took 48.38 percent. The wr ...
13 Dec, 2017
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Dying Parties, (Very) Bad Behavior, and It’s Still a Happy New Year
Some days I turn on the TV to catch a few segments of “Morning Joe,” the morning political talk show on MSNBC. I tuned in last week for a roundtable discussion of a new poll done by Harvard’s In ...
13 Dec, 2017
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The Moore Endorsement: Another Chapter In "The Art of the Deal"
Over the years, many a prominent politician has said, to paraphrase, “I may not be the smartest guy in the world, but I can count votes.”Such is the case with President Donald Trump, and it may be the ...
12 Dec, 2017
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RNC Member Applauded for "Standing Up to Party Bosses" on Roy Moore
RNC Committeewoman Joyce Simmons of Nebraska resigned her position with the party in protest of its continued financial support of Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.Moore is facing multipl ...
11 Dec, 2017
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Partisan Story of the Week: Did Roy Moore Accuser Forge Yearbook?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6AeoBdQyQVideo Credit: ABC NewsABC News conducted an exclusive interview with Beverly Young Nelson, one of eight women accusing Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moor ...
08 Dec, 2017
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Atlanta's Partisan Machine Dupes Voters to Score Narrow Victory in Mayor's Race
With just the right amount of grease applied to its gears, Atlanta's partisan political machine reversed momentum in the race for mayor and defeated independent Councilor Mary Norwood by 759 votes out ...
07 Dec, 2017
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Doug Jones Hits Roy Moore: The Most Racist Mailer Ever?
A new mailer is gradually making its rounds on social media allegedly from the Doug Jones for Senate Committee, in the special US Senate election in Alabama.The focus is on current sexual assault alle ...
06 Dec, 2017
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