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Category: Campaigns
Voter canvassing: Who knew it could be funny?
During an election season, there are a lot of things that supporters can do for their candidates. Give money, of course. Distribute literature door-to-door.
Culture wars: Doing it 1990s-style
Do you remember Pat Buchanan, the one-time Republican candidate who challenged incumbent President George H.W. Bush for the presidency in 1992? As Adam Nagourney
Democrats are finally discussing progressive values
I’m watching the DNC convention on CSpan in order to enjoy every minute and not be distracted by commentary. As much as I
Big business is taking over state Supreme Courts
A new report from the Center for American Progress shows how the soaring cost of judicial elections led to state supreme court decisions that
Money, voter inequality, and the Electoral College
Imagine the United States without California, New York, and Texas. These three states represent close to one-fourth of the population of the country. Yet
Taken in by Republican propaganda
The 90-year-old, college-educated woman sitting across from me is someone whom I know for sure voted for President Obama in 2008. I also know
David Brooks mocks Mitt Romney?
It’s a good sign for Democrats and President Obama when conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks devotes an entire Op Ed piece to
Lakoff: The American dream beats the nightmare
$60 million. That’s the mountain of cash plunked down on TV ad buys by Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS and Americans for Prosperity as of
Republican convention’s “We Built It” hypocrisy
The Republican Party is adopting “We Built It” as a convention theme — a catch-phrase built on the Fox News-fueled distortion of the President’s