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Iowa caucus

Don’t confuse Iowa caucuses with real elections. They’re a completely different animal.

February 10, 2020 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2020 Election, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

If the Iowa Caucus debacle has you worried about the way American elections operate, please remember that a caucus is not an election. The

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Chaos in Iowa

Putin wins Round One in Iowa

February 5, 2020 Arthur Lieber 2020 Election, Democracy, Democrats, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Yes, there is no evidence that the cause of the tabulation fiasco in Iowa was because of Russian hacking. But the elephant in the room (besides Donald Trump) has to be Vladimir Putin, who put the fear of disruption in the hearts and minds of all “woke” Americans.

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caucuses

Hope for change in 2020 Iowa caucuses, but…

January 15, 2019 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2020 Election, Democracy, Democrats, States, Voting/Elections One comment

The 2020 Democratic Iowa caucuses could become more [small-d] democratic, if changes proposed by the state party are approved—and if they work—which is a

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Tim Ryan

Iowa, already, really?

October 9, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2020 Election, Democracy, Democrats, Electoral College, Politics, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

I remember that Barack Obama, upon leaving office, said that one of his post-presidency goals was to reform our democracy. He seemed to have

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