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Author: John Messmer

pillars

I Guess They Weren’t Pillars After All

January 3, 2020 John Messmer 2020 Election, Democracy, Trump Leave a comment

I’ve been teaching political science full time at a community college for the last 18 years. And though I still love it, it’s gotten

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running mate

Why the Democratic presidential nominee must choose a Republican running mate

November 25, 2019 John Messmer 2020 Election, Bi-Partisan Leave a comment

The American republic is in crisis. Presidents abuse their power with impunity. Congress wallows in its dysfunction. The mechanism established by our Constitution to

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campaign financing

What I learned about Campaign Financing When I ran for Congress

January 23, 2019 John Messmer 2018 Election, Campaigns, Money & Politics Leave a comment

We need public financing. And we need it immediately. When I began my very long-shot campaign for the Democratic party’s nomination in Missouri’s 2nd

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shocked

Shocked, shocked to hear that Trump is unfit

September 7, 2018 John Messmer Humor, Media, Trump Leave a comment

About that “shocking,” anonymous op-ed in the New York Times: What I find most amazing about all this talk about how the president is

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