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Midterm Polling Mishaps: White Rural Voters a Big Problem
Washington, D.C.- You don’t often see this sort of disclaimer:“We made 25,975 calls, and 642 people spoke to us.But remember: It’s just one poll, and we talked to only 642 people. Each candidate’s tot ...
07 Nov, 2018
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Missouri Voters Ban Most Lobbyist Gifts, Vote to End Gerrymandering
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI - Clean Missouri celebrated a landslide victory Tuesday night. Their comprehensive good government proposal -- Amendment 1 -- was approved by 62% of state voters.Amendment 1 i ...
07 Nov, 2018
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New Faces For San Diego City Council, County Board Of Supervisors
San Diego, Calif.- It appears City of San Diego voters made history last night.Never before have two city council incumbents lost on an election night.In fact, the last time an incumbent lost was 1992 ...
07 Nov, 2018
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Anti-Gerrymandering Reforms Sweep the Nation in 2018
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - Game-changing proposals to end partisan gerrymandering passed in 3 states Tuesday -- with the results of a 4th (Utah) pending -- taking control of redistricting out of the hands of ...
06 Nov, 2018
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4 min read
One of America’s Most Famous Towns Becomes First in the Nation to Adopt Approval Voting
FARGO, N.D. - There probably isn’t a small town in America with a more identifiable name than Fargo, North Dakota — though the Academy-award winning movie Fargo and the related TV series on FX are mos ...
06 Nov, 2018
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2 min read
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
Independent Voters Will Decide Which Party Controls The House. Here's How...
Independent voters make up over 40 percent of registered voters in the United States today, while fewer than 30 percent are either registered Republicans or Democrats, and these voters will be the key ...
05 Nov, 2018
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2 min read
On Eve of Election Nate Silver Flinches, Says GOP House Win "Extremely Possible"
Although his election forecasting website, FiveThirtyEight, still gives Democrats a 7 in 8 chance (87%) of winning control of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Republicans a paltry 1 in 8 chance ...
05 Nov, 2018
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50 Major Ways The Democratic Party Has Sold Out Its Own Values
Many political commentators today are perplexed by what seems to be the increasing polarization of the two party system in America, and the rising tensions that have accompanied a rhetorical arms race ...
03 Nov, 2018
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15 min read
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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