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Money-Politics

Post-Dispatch story on STL congressional races leaves unanswered questions

July 17, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, Candidates, Democracy, Money & Politics, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Is there a course in Journalism School that teaches that the best way to cover a political campaign is to use the following metrics:

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Would Democrats be better off without the Democratic Party?

November 3, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Democrats, Politics 2 comments

If you’re a Republican, a standard criticism of Democrats is that they are bad with all things money – raising it, spending it, managing

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