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Meet Gerrymandered America
The recent uproar over the Virginia legislature’s attempt to gerrymander their presidential vote is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the institutionalized shenanigans Republicans are using to maintain an artificial hold on power. As...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Elections, Minority Groups, Republican Party
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Lessons for Both Parties From the 2012 Elections
The 2012 U.S. elections, though they weren’t seminal, revealed much about the nature of the body politic and the direction of American politics. Divided Government May Be Ingrained: At the presidential level, Democrats start with a decided...
Tags: Politics, POLITICO LLC, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan
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Republicans' push to tilt elections will backfire
Imagine if the 2012 elections had turned out this way: President Barack Obama won the popular vote by five million votes and almost 4 percent, taking seven of the eight largest states, as he did, yet the Republican candidate, former Massachusetts governor...Tags: Politics, Al Gore, George W. Bush, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Executive Branch
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Time to abolish Electoral College
A recent Baltimore Sun article, "Election remake hits hurdles," (Jan. 29) brings to light new thoughts on how to change the rules of the Electoral College. At the present time, all states use the winner-take-all system except two, Maine and Nebraska....
Tags: Politics, Elections, Ellicott City
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Presidential campaign 'legitimately' toxic?
I am so relieved that I don't live in a swing state. I can sleep through Nov. 6 and wake up knowing that Maryland's Electoral College votes will be safely in President Barack Obama's pocket — or Gov. Martin O'Malley will be in witness protection....Tags: Politics, Elections, Modern Family (tv program), Super Bowl, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Republicans eye new election laws, Democrats question proposed changes
BOSTON (AP) — After back-to-back presidential losses, Republicans in key states want to change the rules to make it easier for them to win. From Wisconsin to Pennsylvania, GOP officials who control legislatures in states that supported President...
Tags: Politics, Dominic Pileggi, Executive Branch, Tom Corbett, Barack Obama
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Another Florida poll with Obama/Romney neck-and-neck
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — For the sake of conversation, here's a poll released by a Democratic-leaning research firm called Project New America that has President Obama clinging to a 48-45 percent lead in Florida. The poll findings fall within the survey's 4-... -
Rendell: First POTUS debate is a must-win for Mitt Romney.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekIf Republican Presidential Candidate ... ... Mitt Romney fails to come away with a win or at the first presidential debate at the University of Denver next month, the former Massachusetts governor could find his candidacy abandoned by GOP moneymen...... -
What if the Electoral College vote ends in a tie?
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After losing back-to-back Presidential elections, Republicans try to change Electoral College voting
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After losing back-to-back presidential campaigns, Republicans in key states want to change the rules to make it easier for them to win. From Wisconsin to Pennsylvania, Republican officials who control legislatures in states that...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Parties and Movements
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PA Electoral College taps Obama, Biden for a second term
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekPennsylvania’s members of the Electoral College gathered in the state Capitol Monday for a constitutional ritual that began with flowery nods to American history and ended with a largely pro forma vote that help usher President Barack Obama and... -
Merit-based pay for legislators
This letter is regarding the two excellent columns in Friday’s Perspective (News, Jan. 11): “Blue states’ fiscal woes test Obama” by Brian Barry of the prestigious University of Chicago Booth School of Economics, and Jeff Libman&...Tags: Politics, Finance, Interior Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Woodstock (McHenry, Illinois)
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Dec 31, 2012
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Jan 18, 2013
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Oct 20, 2012
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Oct 15, 2012
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Jan 18, 2013
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Dec 17, 2012
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Jan 15, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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