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POLITICS
Stacey Abrams' Voting Rights Group Will Air Super Bowl Ad
By Bill Barrow, AP
The former Georgia gubernatorial candidate appears in the ad, advocating for changes to Georgia's voting system.
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OPINION
How Democrats Can Win In 2020
By
Richard North Patterson
, Columnist
We know what Trump will bring to the table. The question is how to beat it.
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OPINION
Donald Trump Is Still The Favorite To Win In 2020 — Just Look At The Midterm Map
By
Benjamin Waddell
, Guest Writer
Our electoral system gives white voters outsize influence.
Mike Stewart/The Associated Press
POLITICS
A Voter’s Guide To Election Security
By
Stateline
, Editorial Partner
Check your registration, then look for accountability.
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OPINION
If Liberal Billionaires Really Wanted To Change Politics, Here's What They'd Do
By
Nives Dolšak
and
Aseem Prakash
It's an Electoral College problem.
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POLITICS
Maine Voters To Use New Ranked-Choice System For Congressional Election
By David Sharp, AP
The system allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference.
Leah Millis / Reuters
OPINION
Why Donald Trump Will Likely Win A Second Term As President
By
Benjamin Waddell
, Guest Writer
The U.S. electoral system is rigged against democracy. And unless we fix is, we can expect more Trumps and Kavanaughs.
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POLITICS
Overseas Voters Having Trouble Getting Ballots As States Try To Thwart Hacking
By
Sam Levine
As states try to block malicious actors from interfering with their election systems, legitimate voters might be impacted.
Brian Snyder / Reuters
POLITICS
Connecticut To Give Its Electoral College Votes To National Popular Vote Victor
By
Dominique Mosbergen
Connecticut would join 10 other states and the District of Columbia in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
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POLITICS
Republicans May Shoot Themselves In The Foot By Putting Citizenship In The Census
By
Igor Bobic
The controversial question may cost some GOP-led states seats in Congress and electoral votes in presidential elections.
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VIDEOS
Controversy of 2020 Census’ Citizenship Question
The Trump administration is adding a question about citizenship status to the 2020 Census. It’s the first time since 1950 the census will ask that question, and it could have a very real impact on the U.S. population.
NBC
COMEDY
Seth Meyers Reminds Hillary Clinton: 'Bernie Is Not The Reason You Lost'
By
Rebecca Shapiro
"Want to blame something ancient? Blame the Electoral College."
John A. Tures
POLITICS
If The Election Were Held Today, Trump Would Get 99 Electoral College Votes
By
John A. Tures
, Contributor
Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College
In a recent poll, he barely mustered a majority in 17 states.
POLITICS
Now That Trump's Trashed The Paris Climate Accord: Isn't This Enough To Discuss Changing The Presidential Election System?
By
Michael Russnow
, Contributor
Professional screenwriter, actor, former U.S. Senate aide and ...
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. When will our reasonable leaders, progressive and moderate ― even clearheaded
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POLITICS
American Democracy Remains In A Cage
By
Robert Koehler
, Contributor
Peace journalist
Democracy is only acceptable if it can be controlled by those already in power.
@TreyYingst
POLITICS
A Map Of Where The People Live
By
Kayla Chadwick
, Contributor
Video Editor
And where they don’t.
THE WORLDPOST
In The French Election, Actual People Elect Their President -- Unlike America
By
Michael Russnow
, Contributor
Professional screenwriter, actor, former U.S. Senate aide and ...
France will elect Macron over Le Pen, because the people won't allow it to be otherwise.
AP
POLITICS
The Professional Ethical Challenge Of Publicly Discussing A President Who Appears Cognitively Compromised
By
Seth Davin Norrholm, PhD
, Contributor
Translational Neuroscientist/Psychologist
The alarm raised this week has rekindled a debate that has been ongoing since last year’s primary season regarding the role
POLITICS
Trump's No Populist. The 'People' Did Not Elect Him.
By
Michael Russnow
, Contributor
Professional screenwriter, actor, former U.S. Senate aide and ...
Trump's “populism” hasn’t helped or sought to aid anyone but elites, a group he often decried.
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POLITICS
A Poll Finds Most Americans Don’t Trust Public Opinion Polls
By
Natalie Jackson
and
Grace Sparks
But there's literally no other way to measure what the public thinks.
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