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iDENTITY JOURNALISM

Identity journalism pollutes the Democratic debate stage

September 14, 2019 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2020 Election, Candidates, Ideas, Media Leave a comment

Something I’m calling “identity journalism” has taken over the Democratic primary debates in 2019. Watching the third in a series of who-knows-how-many “debates” among

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If a Democrat wins the presidency in 2020, what happens to their old office?

May 23, 2019 Reece Ellis 2020 Election, Democrats, Uncategorized Leave a comment

It’s January of 2021 and in spite of a hard fought challenge from incumbent President Donald Trump, Democrats have managed to win the presidency

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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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Hazel

Robert Hazel: New Deal Democrat

August 6, 2018 Claire Stolze 2018 Election, Democrats, Widgets: Candidates 2018 Leave a comment

On a noisy Thursday morning, members of the Occasional Planet team met with Robert Hazel. Hazel is running for Representative in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional

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Ann Wagner: Missouri Congresswoman in absentia

August 3, 2018 Reece Ellis 2018 Election, Candidates, Republicans, Widgets: Candidates 2018 One comment

Missouri has produced great people who are a credit to our state and are known for their legacy of public service. Towering figures like

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Haas for Mayor

Bill Haas: Optimistic candidate in a long-shot bid for Congress

June 28, 2018 Reece Ellis 2018 Election, Candidates, Democrats, Widgets: Candidates 2018 Leave a comment

When we sat down with Bill Haas last week, he said in no uncertain terms, “I’m going to win this one. It’s not going

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Sachs

Purple politics in Missouri’s CD2: Noga Sachs

June 28, 2018 Jade Nguyen 2018 Election, Candidates, Missouri region, Republicans, Widgets: Candidates 2018 Leave a comment

Noga Sachs is a candidate for Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District in the upcoming Republican primary. She’s running against long-time incumbent Ann Wagner. Recently, I

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The presidential primary system: Time to repeal and replace it

November 21, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Democracy, Democrats, Voting/Elections 3 comments

The Democratic party should be gearing up–right now–to completely revamp the presidential primary system. Of the many things that went horribly wrong in the

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Can Independent Evan McMullin get on the ballot to stop Trump? A state-by-state chart

August 8, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, States, Voting/Elections 7 comments

There’s a new independent candidate for President in 2016, but can he get on the ballot in time to make a difference?. Evan McMullin

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Uncontested: One of the worst words in a democracy

May 25, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Campaigns, Democracy, Missouri region Leave a comment

It has always been hard to unseat an incumbent candidate. The advantages of already possessing a legislative title like State Representative or State Senator

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