A House committee has just recommended [2/7/2017] that Congress terminate the Election Assistance Commission [EAC], the organization created in 2002 to protect elections from
Category: Voting/Elections
A very unfair 160-year streak that Hillary Clinton could not overcome
James Buchanan did something that Hillary Clinton could not do, nor could any other Democrat since the election of Buchanan in 1856. Buchanan succeeded
Here’s my letter to Electors: Now it’s your turn
I’ve just sent the following letter to all 10 of Missouri’s presidential Electors. Missouri is so deep, deep red that I doubt that I’ll
The presidential primary system: Time to repeal and replace it
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
Let’s award electoral votes to the national popular vote winner
What should be done about the Electoral College, now that, for the fifth time in US history, one candidate has won the popular vote,
Photo ID: MO Amendment 6 weakens the right to vote
Once again, Missouri’s Republican-dominated legislature is pushing for a photo ID requirement for voting in this state. This time, it’s on the Nov. 8 ballot
James Comey’s “Oh shit” Moment
Having worked with high school students for the past 45 years, there are a couple of descriptors of life that involve the word “shit.”
Hello Fourth Estate – Democracy in Missouri Needs You
Last night, I attended the forum for Congressional candidates in Missouri’s Second District sponsored by the League of Women Voters. It was terrific, except
Absentee voting in Missouri: Legit, or “wink-wink, nudge-nudge?”
Missouri does not have early voting. You have to vote when everyone else does, between the hours of 6 am and 7 pm CST
Operatives should have let Tim Kaine be Tom Hanks
“Political operatives” is somewhat of a pejorative term to begin with, but there are times when they make egregious mistakes that show how removed