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"Our Revolution" Needs to Belong to the People, Not a Party
"Our Revolution" Needs to Belong to the People, Not a Party
Bernie Sanders had a great run. He exceeded every expectation, mobilized millions, and changed the political conversation. He made the word revolution fashionable again.Now he’s focused on getting Hil ...
03 Aug, 2016
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3 min read
50 Ways the Democratic and Republican Parties Are The Same
50 Ways the Democratic and Republican Parties Are The Same
1. Both parties engage in and benefit from gerrymandering, the practice of redrawing district lines for partisan gain. In 2010, Republicans invested millions in statewide races to retake state legisla ...
03 Aug, 2016
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20 min read
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
Tracking the Candidates: Current Electoral College Rules Mean Most Americans Ignored
Tracking the Candidates: Current Electoral College Rules Mean Most Americans Ignored
In the weeks since the California primary, when Hillary Clinton joined Donald Trump in becoming her party’s presumptive nominee for president, FairVote has tracked both candidates’ campaign appearance ...
01 Aug, 2016
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5 min read
Harvard Study Shows How Useless Mainstream Media Was in 2016 Primary
Harvard Study Shows How Useless Mainstream Media Was in 2016 Primary
In early July, the Pew Research Center found that 65 percent of respondents said the campaign was not focused on important policy debates. A study released by Harvard's Shorenstein Center on  ...
29 Jul, 2016
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5 min read
Debriefing Democracy: Nonpartisan Movements In the Spotlight
Debriefing Democracy: Nonpartisan Movements In the Spotlight
A lot of people are working hard to fix our broken system. Problem is, most people don’t know just how many important efforts are making strides because the media doesn’t spend much time talking about ...
28 Jul, 2016
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8 min read
Why Tim Kaine Was The Safe, Smart VP Pick
Why Tim Kaine Was The Safe, Smart VP Pick
Tim Kaine is as vanilla middle as you can get. -- Robert Reich 7/24/2016In Robert Reich's op-ed on Sunday, he questioned whether Hillary Clinton 'got it' when it came to selecting Senator Tim Kai ...
27 Jul, 2016
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7 min read
#NeverTrump Republicans Find Refuge in Libertarian Party
#NeverTrump Republicans Find Refuge in Libertarian Party
Ted Cruz’s infamous “vote your conscience” speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention raised a flag for “Never Trump” Republicans to rally around nationwide. This group of disillusioned Republi ...
26 Jul, 2016
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3 min read
The Anti-Sanders Emails That Led Wasserman Schultz to Resign as DNC Chair
The Anti-Sanders Emails That Led Wasserman Schultz to Resign as DNC Chair
On July 22, Wikileaks released nearly 20,000 e-mails among DNC staffers, a number of which suggest bias against the Sanders campaign during the Democratic primary. Some e-mails show high-lev ...
25 Jul, 2016
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5 min read
Republican Turnout Spikes in Open Primaries; Democratic Turnout Drops
Republican Turnout Spikes in Open Primaries; Democratic Turnout Drops
FairVote has compiled and analyzed state-by-state data on voter turnout for the 2016 presidential primaries. Released today, it reviews trends in voter turnout nationally since 2000, as well ...
22 Jul, 2016
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7 min read