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How Many Republicans is George Soros Backing in November?
How Many Republicans is George Soros Backing in November?
Soros Fund Management, the private investment management fund of George Soros, is generally very "left-leaning" and supportive of Democratic candidates, but sometimes the far-left financiers of the So ...
19 Sep, 2018
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3 min read
Iowa News Groups Dodge Questions over Libertarian's Dubious Debate Exclusion
Iowa News Groups Dodge Questions over Libertarian's Dubious Debate Exclusion
I recently experienced what was undoubtedly the most depressing experience of my journalistic career. I'm used to being stonewalled with half-answers by politicians, but I never expected to get the sa ...
19 Sep, 2018
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5 min read
The Shortlist: 4 Contenders to Take on Trump in 2020
The Shortlist: 4 Contenders to Take on Trump in 2020
We are just over two years away from the election night 2020, and we are now around the time where campaign teams are beginning to form, and front-runners are beginning to emerge. President Donald Tru ...
17 Sep, 2018
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8 min read
Weeks before Midterms, Independents Vastly Outnumber Party Members
Weeks before Midterms, Independents Vastly Outnumber Party Members
In the latest Gallup poll taken from August 1-12, 2018, independents outnumbered members of either major party by at least 15 percentage points, but politicians continue to tailor their messages for t ...
14 Sep, 2018
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3 min read
Media: Getting Better All the Time!
Media: Getting Better All the Time!
Buried in the everyday actions of an active political campaign, I didn’t realize I was part of a trend until I looked again at Alexa Mikalowski’s article. She described women’s groups and their influe ...
13 Sep, 2018
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4 min read
Unrigging The System: How Voters Can Reclaim Their Power This November
Unrigging The System: How Voters Can Reclaim Their Power This November
Political reformers across America are paying close attention to key elections on November 6. But their focus is not on candidates or political parties. It’s about how Americans vote on ballot measure ...
12 Sep, 2018
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Power to the People: 9 Wins (And Counting) in 2018 to Unrig the System
Power to the People: 9 Wins (And Counting) in 2018 to Unrig the System
In the current political environment, the perception is that there is much that divides Americans. Yet there is one important thing that unites most people across the political spectrum: the idea that ...
11 Sep, 2018
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2 min read
For Maine Reformers, The Fight for Fair and Equal Elections Continues
For Maine Reformers, The Fight for Fair and Equal Elections Continues
Ranked choice voting, in the eyes of many reform advocates in Maine, was an important step to create an electoral system that better represents the people of Maine and hold lawmakers more accountable. ...
05 Sep, 2018
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4 min read
OPINION: An Independent's Role in the Health Care Debate
OPINION: An Independent's Role in the Health Care Debate
Over the last 15 to 20 years, health care has gone through quite a few changes. Drastic government initiatives for health insurance mainly started with President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Social Security Ac ...
05 Sep, 2018
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5 min read
Looking Ahead: The Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing Begins
Looking Ahead: The Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing Begins
Washington, D.C.- On Tuesday the Senate confirmation hearing begins for Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s pick for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Kavanaugh would tip the balanc ...
02 Sep, 2018
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3 min read