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First, the information for everyone. Kansas Republicans have been considering removing ballot drop boxes. There’s an idea that Democrats use them more, so of course they want them out of service. Keep on top of this with your representatives in Topeka,...
by Aashirs nani
on Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 09:32 AM PDT
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I’ve long heard that voting in the primary election is the best predictor of voting in the general election. It seems obvious, but can it be used to encourage voting in the general election? If so, how can I get involved? I guess we need to know the...
by AChris
on Thu Mar 07, 2024 at 07:36 PM PST
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Other than last Sunday’s revelation that Saudi Arabia and Russia have begun manipulating oil availability to create high gas prices to kneecap Biden this fall, the most under-reported story of the week was also posted to The New York Times the same...
by thomhartmann
on Wed Mar 06, 2024 at 09:01 AM PST
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Me and my wife just got back from our local voting place and we are registered Indy and voted for Haley . Fingers crossed she can pick up a bunch of our Indy votes in North Carolina today and throw a monkey wrench into the trump machine
by lightarty
on Tue Mar 05, 2024 at 12:32 PM PST
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So pleasantly surprised here in North Carolina I am taking the week off anyway, so went mid morning. We are now having to show an ID to vote (like we did last year for the municipal elections) so that is kinda sad. But the good news, I think, in my...
by alamancedem
on Tue Mar 05, 2024 at 08:42 AM PST
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I voted on Friday. I had received my ballot book in the mail, but the ballot never arrived. It was expected since Trump’s stooge Louie DeJoy took over the postal system. I regularly get mail from other addresses, sometimes from the same block, and...
by jtg
on Mon Mar 04, 2024 at 07:05 AM PST
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“When there is no hope, people either run, or allow themselves to be killed without a fight.” Eric Hoffer, THE TRUE BELIEVER Almost since the 2020 election ended, the news media have been flooded with polls, studies, and reports predicting Donald...
by Gregg Matson
on Fri Mar 01, 2024 at 03:34 PM PST
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This is frickin’ scary!! And you can’t change the movie, so we’re all stuck with facing this! A long-time friend/colleague of mine said if our democracy falls, she’s leaving the country. I pointed out that the other so-called safe countries, like...
by WatchfulEye
on Wed Feb 28, 2024 at 05:09 PM PST
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Welcome back, my fellow preppers.
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by bigjacbigjacbigjac
on Wed Feb 28, 2024 at 10:01 AM PST
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This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue . The platform gives readers interested in North Carolina politics a place to share their knowledge, insight and inspiration as we take back our ...
by randallt
on Sun Feb 25, 2024 at 10:00 AM PST
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Georgia's automatic voter registration has put almost all eligible citizens on the rolls, but now some Republicans want to turn that system off. The Senate Ethics Committee on Thursday voted to advance Senate Bill 221, which would require people to opt...
by Associated Press
on Thu Feb 22, 2024 at 08:58 AM PST
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This article was originally published by Votebeat , a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Natalia Contreras ,
by Votebeat
on Fri Feb 23, 2024 at 07:59 AM PST
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Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated Republican candidate Mazi Melesa Pilip in a February 13 special election to replace disgraced Republican George Santos in New York’s 3rd Congressional District covering part of eastern Queens and much of Nassau County....
by Alan Singer
on Sun Feb 18, 2024 at 10:26 AM PST
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The act of voting will be really tough if you’re registered for the Democratic presidential primary here in Colorado. No matter where you are in the state, you’ll have a choice among the ...
by ColoTim
on Mon Feb 19, 2024 at 06:00 PM PST
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A new poll out of Monmouth University offers a bit of hope for our democracy. Asked a series of questions about Taylor Swift, the majority of people polled (68%) said they approved of Taylor Swift encouraging her fans to vote in the upcoming...
by Walter Einenkel
on Wed Feb 14, 2024 at 01:37 PM PST
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Consider it the bleakest of all-American miracles. The latest NBC News poll has Donald Trump’s lead over Joe Biden in a projected...
by TomDispatch
on Tue Feb 13, 2024 at 07:21 AM PST
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Join Us This Sunday at 4pm ET/1pm PT, Two and a Half Hours Before Kickoff. We'll discuss more than the Chiefs vs 49ers, Taylor and Travis, and TV commercials. We want to know how Progressives can Triumph in 2024 and Beyond. RSVP Now! Super Bowl Sunday...
by Progressive Democrats of America
on Fri Feb 09, 2024 at 07:26 AM PST
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OF THOMAS PAYNE, AND UNCLE JOE By Don C. Reed “These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and...
by diverdonreed
on Wed Feb 07, 2024 at 11:00 AM PST
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A recent CNN opinion piece entitled "Many Muslim voters no longer see Trump as worse than Biden” threw me right over the top. My immediate knee-jerk reaction was "how stupid are these people?" Don't they know that Benjamin Netanyahu wants Trump to win...
by ViewFromTheMiddle
on Tue Feb 06, 2024 at 02:14 PM PST
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The right wing’s obsession with attacking mega pop star Taylor Swift has prompted the Department of Defense to make an official statement refuting one of the more egregious pieces of misinformation being spread: that Swift is a part of a “deep state”...
by Walter Einenkel
on Fri Feb 02, 2024 at 03:20 PM PST
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