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Court Orders GA Vote Count To Continue Federal rulings a lifeline to Abrams campaign. The Intercept: "Two just-issued federal court rulings will mean potentially thousands of additional votes will be counted in Georgia’s hotly contested elections, possibly affecting...
The House Has Gone Democratic. Can It Now Go Bold?
Democrats now have a comfortable majority in the U.S. House. Can they use this to reach disenchanted non-voters? That all depends on their eagerness to think big and bold, and on their willingness to challenge the concentrated wealth and power that’s keeps things from changing.
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Sinema Wins AZ Senate Seat Sinema wins, will become the first Democratic senator from Arizona in a quarter century. ThinkProgress: "Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) has an insurmountable lead over her Republican opponent, Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ), and will be the next...
The Best Way to Get Voters to Vote
America loves a party. So why not hold Saturday celebrations for mandated electors at American polling places? This is what happens in Australia, where turnout tops 91 percent and partygoers raise money for local schools and charities on their way to the polls.
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Florida Recount Begins Three FL races head to recount. USA Today: "A statewide machine recount of more than 8 million votes slowly was in full swing in Florida over the weekend for three seats including the closely watched governor and U.S. Senate races. Ballot...
Is Government Of, By, and For the People Over?
“[W]e here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” --Abraham Lincoln,...
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FL Governor's Race Heads To Recount Gillum statement stokes intrigue as Florida vote margin tightens. NBC: "All eyes were on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum on Thursday, as vote margins in Florida's close contests for governor and Senate tightened....
Students Shake Up Conservative Strongholds In Midterms
Until Tuesday, all but one of Iowa’s Representatives were Republicans - all men. Now Iowa will send three Democrats to Washington - and two are women. Both were elected with the help of Student Action, in a campaign completely run by Iowa students.
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States Vote Overwhelmingly For Health Care Half a million Americans could gain coverage as a result of Tuesday’s votes. Vox: "Medicaid had a stunning victory at the polls last night. Three red states — Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah — passed ballot initiatives that will...
Midwest Midterms Hold Keys to Victory in 2020
Those who speculated that the Democrats' prospects in the midterm elections would only happen if they won big in the Midwest were prescient. Indeed, it's hard to make the argument that any semblance of a Democratic Party "wave" would have been possible without key...
