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Libertarian Runner-Up Backs Pro-Election Reform Democrat in Georgia Sec. of State Runoff
Libertarian Runner-Up Backs Pro-Election Reform Democrat in Georgia Sec. of State Runoff
ATHENS, Ga. - Libertarian candidate J. Smythe DuVal, who ran for secretary of state in the 2018 midterms, announced Monday his endorsement for one of his general election rivals,  Democrat J ...
19 Nov, 2018
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3 min read
The Uses of Independent Power: What Happened on Election Day and Why
The Uses of Independent Power: What Happened on Election Day and Why
This is my post-election column where I analyze the impact of independent voters who came out in force last Tuesday, almost 34 million of us. Huge. The stats and takeaways are at the end of this colum ...
14 Nov, 2018
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10 min read
GOP Takes Senate, Dems Take House
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 ...
07 Nov, 2018
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4 min read
3 Election Day Shockers That Could Rattle the Partisan Pundits
3 Election Day Shockers That Could Rattle the Partisan Pundits
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - The 2018 midterms are coming to a close. Control of Congress is at stake. The future direction of US policy on a range of issues is at stake. In many states, the future of the elec ...
05 Nov, 2018
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6 min read
Dawn Of The Independent: Oprah, Hayes, Poizner Fueling "People's Party" Movement
Dawn Of The Independent: Oprah, Hayes, Poizner Fueling "People's Party" Movement
San Diego, Calif.- Oprah Winfrey is a registered independent, wait... what?The cultural icon said she has "earned the right to think for myself and to vote for myself."At a rally in Marietta, Geo ...
03 Nov, 2018
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4 min read
NEW: Georgia Sec. of State Hit With Another Lawsuit Over Voter Suppression
NEW: Georgia Sec. of State Hit With Another Lawsuit Over Voter Suppression
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - Another voter rights lawsuit is in motion in Georgia, this one explicitly targeting mail-in ballots.On Tuesday, the Coalition for Good Governance filed suit against secretary of sta ...
16 Oct, 2018
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In Georgia: Libertarian Gov. Candidate Says System Is Rigged; Calls Kemp, Abrams Corrupt
In Georgia: Libertarian Gov. Candidate Says System Is Rigged; Calls Kemp, Abrams Corrupt
Ted Metz, Georgia Libertarian Candidate for Governor:"If a vote for the Libertarian is really a vote for the Democrat, and some people would argue it's really a vote for the Republican, then that must ...
16 Oct, 2018
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Massive Georgia Voter Purge! Sec. of State Accused of Voter Suppression
Massive Georgia Voter Purge! Sec. of State Accused of Voter Suppression
ATLANTA, GA. - Brian Kemp, the Peach State's Republican candidate for governor, also happens to be Georgia's current secretary of state, responsible for overseeing elections and voter registration in ...
11 Oct, 2018
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2 min read
Safer Roads, Bigger Privacy Concerns: A Primer on Self-Driving Cars and Transportation Policy
Safer Roads, Bigger Privacy Concerns: A Primer on Self-Driving Cars and Transportation Policy
I. The State of Self-Driving Car Technology and The PossibilitiesIn the 1990 film, Total Recall (starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone), the protagonist played by the now former governor of ...
24 Sep, 2018
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5 min read
New: Georgia To Keep Unsafe Voting Machines for Midterms
New: Georgia To Keep Unsafe Voting Machines for Midterms
A federal district court judge has decided that Georgia will not switch to paper ballots this year and will instead keep its electronic voting system. Judge Amy Totenberg took state election officials ...
18 Sep, 2018
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4 min read