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Category: 2018 Election

Democratic Left

What the Left Can Learn from the Tea Party

November 29, 2020 Reece Ellis 2014 Election, 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Politics, Progressive people Leave a comment

Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States of America but not without any costs. Biden’s electoral theory as many warned was not watertight and while he was able to notch a convincing victory nationwide, Democrats down ballot were not so lucky.

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ballot

Ballot initiatives: Downside of uptick in voter turnout

February 17, 2019 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Activism, Democracy, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

If you are frustrated with gridlock and/or intransigence in your state legislature, as many voters are, one way to get your issue considered is

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New York

New York votes in unified government and goes full-on progressive

February 2, 2019 Renee Shur 2018 Election, Democrats, States Leave a comment

Elections matter. If there’s any doubt about why, take a look at what’s happening right now in New York State. In the 2018 election,

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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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reverse

Reverse the vote: Undoing the will of the people is now official Republican policy

January 6, 2019 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, 2018 Election, Democracy, Missouri region, Republicans, States Leave a comment

Republican governors, state legislators and secretaries of state have become shameless in their attempts to reverse the results of legitimately passed ballot initiatives. What

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anti-gerrymandering

MO GOP’s overt / covert plots to undermine new anti-gerrymandering law

December 8, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2018 Election, Good government, Missouri region, Republicans Leave a comment

After the November 2018 midterm election, Missouri voters could congratulate themselves on being ahead of the curve in the nationwide drive for anti-gerrymandering laws.

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Christian Post

The Superstructure Triumphant

December 4, 2018 Adam Levin 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Activism, Community/Common good, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Uncategorized Leave a comment

One of the crucial trends in the 2016 election was the 80-plus percent of white evangelicals who voted for Trump.

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midterm

Courage won the midterm elections

November 17, 2018 Bojan Francuz 2018 Election, Campaigns, Candidates, Politics, Progressive people Leave a comment

What were the deciding factors in the 2018 midterm elections in the U.S.? Was it youth and diversity? Or status quo, ignorance, and fear?

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Pre-existing conditions

Big winners in 2018 midterms? Every American with a pre-existing condition

November 10, 2018 Renee Shur 2018 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Democrats, Health, Health care Leave a comment

Regardless of party affiliation or which party’s candidates voters cast their ballots for on November 6, the big winners in the midterm elections are

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Congress

Why voters don’t trust Congress anymore

November 1, 2018 Renee Shur 2018 Election, Congress, Government, Senate, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Before casting your vote on Tuesday, November 6, for the individuals who will be tasked with representing you in the House or the Senate,

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