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SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - It didn't take long for people to move past the 2018 midterms, even with accusations of election fraud stalling congressional results in North Carolina and a recount set to begin in Maine. Potential Democratic contenders to President Trump are already signaling their intentions to run in 2020, including former VP Joe Biden. Biden is currently on a tour promoting his new book, and during one of his stops in Missoula, Montana, he said: "I'll be as straight with you as I can. I

San Diego, Calif.- As we wait for the final ballot count to determine the 77th Assembly district race, there are still about 20,000 votes remaining, Republican incumbent Brian Maienschein, who leads Democrat candidate Sunday Gover by 757 votes, was the recipient of some rare kudos from a Democrat. California Secretary of State Website Gonzalez Goes To Bat For Maienschein Even though California Democrats enjoy a supermajority in the state, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez spoke highly of Maiensc

AUGUSTA, MAINE - Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap's office announced Monday that the recount in Maine's 2nd Congressional District will begin on Thursday, December 6, and will take approximately 4 weeks. https://twitter.com/MESecOfState/status/1069659341547032578 US Rep. Bruce Poliquin is contesting his election defeat to Democratic challenger, Democrat Jared Golden. Golden won in the second round of ranked choice tabulation, with over 50% of the vote. Here's the thing: The recount wil

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Republican Party of Tennessee has asked state lawmakers to change Tennessee's open primary to a closed one for the first time by requiring voters to register with one of the two parties in order to vote in either of their primaries. The State Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Tennessee has taken up the issue of closing the Volunteer State's open primaries since as far back as 2010, but overturning this longstanding aspect of Tennessee politics has never found

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. officials familiar with the matter told CNN Wednesday that the U.S. Justice Department is about to announce a federal rules change that would ban so-called "bump stocks" throughout the United States. An official announcement from the Trump administration is forthcoming within a few days the report says. "Slide Fire" or "Bump" Stocks Defined: A gun stock or shoulder stock is the "butt" of a long gun (such as a rifle) that is placed against the user's shoulder when firi

“Bringing manufacturing back to America, creating high wage jobs, was one of our campaign promises and themes” Donald Trump proclaimed to a room full of reporters in early 2017, less than one month after being sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Trump’s focus on manufacturing jobs dates back to some of the earliest days of his campaign, and served as the rationale for pulling out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and renegotiating NAFTA. It also was the reason he lobbied Foxconn

In the latest podcast episode of In Full Color, independent author Wes Messamore, IVN Business of Politics Editor Lindsay France, and I discuss the latest development in Maine's 2nd Congressional District, where US Rep. Bruce Poliquin has filed an amended motion to get a new election for his district. A federal judge is set to hear arguments in the lawsuit on December 4. However, it seems unlikely the judge will order a new election because the congressman is disgruntled over his loss to Democr

AUGUSTA, MAINE - It sounds absurd, but it can't be made up. US Rep. Bruce Poliquin filed a motion in federal court late Tuesday requesting a new election in Maine's 2nd Congressional District should the court not stop the certification of the election results. Poliquin lost the first US House race to be decided by ranked choice voting to Democrat Jared Golden. Poliquin is challenging the constitutionality of ranked choice voting in federal court and has requested a recount in his district. Fed

Every two years when Americans go to vote, what issues do you believe they are voting on? Immigration has recently become mobilizing factor for both parties, and climate change has as well. But even when considering those two issues, it is clear that Americans wait in line to vote for their economic future more than anything. In fact, immigration and climate change could also be considered economic issues, but that is besides the point. Unfortunately, Americans and our policymakers have been m

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 improve the rules, level the playing field, and remove barriers to participation. In the 1900s, voters approved ballot measures to enact term limits and remove burdensome petitioning requirements for independent and third-party candidates. More recently, they approved gerrymandering reform. On Tuesday,