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Tag: primaries

Republicans’ remodeled 2012 primary rules worked, sort of

April 30, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Civil Rights, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Mitt Romney may not have liked it, but the new rules the Republican Party put in place for presidential the 2012 election season might

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Presidential primary chaos: Here we go again

August 12, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Question: When will the first 2012 presidential primary or caucus take place? Answer: Nobody knows. Nearly four years after the presidential primary chaos of

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A solution for hyper-partisanship

March 28, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Politics Leave a comment

Intransigent, political polarization has become the ugly, non-productive norm in American politics. For an example, look no further than the virulent, partisan fight over

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