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What America and Its Leaders Should Learn From Brexit (But Probably Won't)
Days after Brits voted to leave the EU, what will actually happen is far from certain. Millions have signed a petition for a second referendum, which Prime Minister David Cameron claims won't happen.L ...
06 Jul, 2016
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Sanders Says He’ll Vote for Clinton in Presidential Election
Washington - While he isn't ready to throw in his campaign towel, Bernie Sanders says he will vote for Hillary Clinton in November.Speaking on MSNBC Friday morning, Sanders was asked whether he planne ...
24 Jun, 2016
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Democratic Parties in 19 States Vote in Favor of Superdelegate Reform
To date, seventeen Democratic State Conventions, one legislative district convention, and one county convention have voted to either abolish or reform superdelegates.Following frustration voiced ...
23 Jun, 2016
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2 min read
History Proves Our Presidential Nominating Process Could Be Much Worse
A new Gallup poll says that two-thirds of Americans now believe that the political system is broken in how we choose the president of the United States.A supermajority of America is soured on the whol ...
21 Jun, 2016
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4 min read
Bernie Sanders Returns to San Diego: Voters Drawn to Independent Message
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders brought his presidential campaign back to San Diego, and spoke on the issues that have increased his popularity nationwide, including campaign finance reform, bridging the ...
21 May, 2016
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2016 Primary Results Indicate Many Independents Are Not Moderates
By sheer statistical coincidence, the percentage of Americans who self-identify as independents (approximately 40 percent) is nearly identical to the percentage of Americans who self-identify as moder ...
19 May, 2016
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4 min read
Media Bashes Sanders for Telling Truth about Rigged Election System
The Washington Post's Dana Milbank claims that Bernie Sanders' criticism of the Democratic Party's nomination process risks handing the presidency to Donald Trump."The Vermont socialist is now running ...
18 May, 2016
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3 min read
States with the Best, Worst Turnouts in the 2016 Primaries
As of May 10th, 2016, more than 75% of states have held either presidential primaries or caucuses. FairVote has compiled the number of votes casts in state primaries for each candidate to this po ...
16 May, 2016
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4 min read
Life after #FeelTheBern: Where the Political Revolution Goes from Here
“From the start, he said: ‘This campaign is not about me’ – it’s a chance for voters who’ve been disregarded and discarded to forge a new political revolution that will continue to grow beyond this el ...
11 May, 2016
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6 min read
DNC Chair: If It Were Up to Me, Independents Wouldn't Be Allowed to Vote in Primaries
DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz said that if she made the presidential primary rules, she would do away with open primaries that allow independent voters to participate in taxpayer-funded elections ...
03 May, 2016
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2 min read