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Why Joe Biden Should Be the Next Secretary of State
Why Joe Biden Should Be the Next Secretary of State
The day after Vice President Joe Biden announced at a White House press conference with Mr. Obama and Mrs. Biden at his side, that he wouldn’t run for president, Senator Lindsay Graham, Republican of ...
23 Aug, 2016
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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
Google Searches for Third Party Candidates Skyrocket after Trump's RNC Speech
Google Searches for Third Party Candidates Skyrocket after Trump's RNC Speech
As the 2016 Republican National Convention wrapped up Thursday, one aspect was clear: Americans are increasingly looking for alternative candidates outside of the two-party duopoly. According to Googl ...
22 Jul, 2016
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2 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
An Imperfect System: Presidential Elections Where The Voters Didn't Decide the Outcome
An Imperfect System: Presidential Elections Where The Voters Didn't Decide the Outcome
“Americans vote for their president.”Well, yes and no. America’s presidential election system relies on the Electoral College, a group of men and women chosen by state parties to vote in their favor. ...
15 Jul, 2016
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9 min read
Breaking Through The Duopoly: A Brief History of Third Parties in America
Breaking Through The Duopoly: A Brief History of Third Parties in America
third par·tynoun: a person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation, especially a dispute.Almost since the beginning of the American Republic, voters have had a third choice. A party ...
07 Jul, 2016
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10 min read
Taxpayers Shouldn't Waste Millions on Elections No One Participates In
Taxpayers Shouldn't Waste Millions on Elections No One Participates In
On Tuesday, May 24, voters across the state of Texas were asked to return to the polls for several runoff elections. These runoffs--where the top two vote-getters from the primary election face o ...
01 Jun, 2016
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GOP Party Leaders Consider Shutting Out Independents in More Primaries
GOP Party Leaders Consider Shutting Out Independents in More Primaries
Republican Party leaders reportedly started deliberations this week over changes to the way the GOP nominates its presidential candidates. The New York Times reports that after the chaos witnesse ...
25 May, 2016
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Why More Needs to be Done to Give Early Voters a Meaningful Vote
Why More Needs to be Done to Give Early Voters a Meaningful Vote
Zoom In: Frontrunners are full steam ahead in Acela PrimaryLast Tuesday, voters in the Acela Primary made their voices heard. Donald Trump swept the Republican primaries by large margins. In the ...
02 May, 2016
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