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It used to be a given, a basic right of citizenship. These days when you ask that question: Can I Vote? the answer may be: It Depends. Why New Photo ID Laws Mean Some Won't Vote by Corey Dade,...
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This week in the War on Voting: Don't blame Canada, emulate it
Meteor Blades wrote earlier in the week about the Pew Center on the State's study detailing the problems the antiquated voter registration system most states use, and the subsequent crappy voter lists...
View ArticleIntrade: 30% probability of brokered convention
Intrade has its strengths and weaknesses. I do not believe that these investors possess secret information that the rest of us do not have access to. However, in general, the investors do make good...
View ArticleFantasy Redistricting: State of Appalachia, Part 3 - The Districts
This is part three in my series looking at the political effects of what would happen if Appalachia were to become a state. Part one discussed the region itself as well as the statewide impact on the...
View ArticleBad Trends in Economic Development: Weak Negotiating, Job Piracy and Blackmail
Cross-posted from Middle Class Political Economist.
View ArticleWillard may go 0 for 4
If the Ohio, Georgia, Arizona, and Michigan primaries were tonight, the most likely outcome is that Willard would lose all four. That is shocking. I do wish for Rick Santorum to win the Republican...
View ArticleSolomon Spaulding Revealed
I am fascinated with the art of the con, the hidden meaning of things, the invention and manufacture of religions etc. I use a very broad brush and definition of esoterics in my quest for answers...
View ArticleAnonymous Is Ready to Party-Declares Ohio Occupy Festival: Enagaged
The group known as Anonymous has selected one of the longest standing continuous Occupations in the US for a gathering the week before the G8 in Chicago this Spring. Which Occupy is this you ask?...
View ArticleThere has been a school shooting at Chardon High School
There has been a shooting in the Chardon High School cafeteria in Northeast Ohio around 7:50AM. According to reports, five shots were fired and four students were injured, and the LifeFlight...
View ArticleUnion hits Mitt Romney's wish for auto industry bankruptcy in Ohio ad
Michigan isn't the only state where the economy has benefited hugely from the revival of the auto industry; in Ohio, thousands of workers are getting bonus checks ranging from $1,500 to $7,000, and...
View ArticleOhio GOP rolling out anti-women bills at record pace, and Kasich is signing...
(Crossposted from Plunderbund.com with minor edits) It's been a crazy month if you're a woman in America, but if you are here, you know that already.. Let's take a look back. In January, our...
View ArticleData mining and the "Christian" vote
Heard on All Things Considered this afternoon, a story about a new non-profit signing up "Christians" who are not registered to vote - to vote for conservative candidates who will uphold God's law....
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Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: All eyes on Michigan and Arizona
Just a typical sleepy Monday here at the Wrap. If, by "sleepy", you mean 21 separate polls taking the pulse of either the GOP primary for the presidency, or taking a distant glance at what might...
View ArticleTalking Points on the School Shooting in Chardon OH
After previous school shootings, teachers in schools where I’ve worked have asked me for suggestions about how to speak with students about the topic. This memo contains some suggested topics for...
View ArticleRepresentative Robert Crosser of Ohio (and other overlooked liberal forerunners)
If you're a modern-day liberal, it's an interesting exercise to look at Congressional roll-call votes from the 1910's--from the "Progressive Era". Congress voted on a number of issues with modern...
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Mitt Romney is on the wrong side of Ohio voters
(Brian Snyder/Reuters) As we turn to Ohio, it is worth reminding the voters of Ohio of where Mitt Romney stood on Senate Bill 5, the law that stripped unions of their collective bargaining rights....
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Mitt Romney presses button, saying 'That will be my heavy lift in terms of...
"I am so hilarious when I pretend to work!" (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) Mitt Romney really can't help himself, can he? Touring a fence-post manufacturer in Ohio, the Washington Post's Phillip Rucker...
View ArticleOhio as a Court Might Have Drawn It
Redistricting in Ohio was conducted entirely by Republicans, who control both chambers of the legislature and the governorship. They drew a map intended to produce 12 Republicans to only 4 Democrats...
View ArticleFive Urban Garden Programs that are Reaching Inmates and At-Risk Populations
Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet. In 2008, the Pew Center on the States reported that Vermont, Michigan, Oregon, Connecticut, and Delaware spent more on prisons than...
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Daily Kos Polling Wrap: President Obama close to most GOPers in formerly...
It's unclear whether this would qualify as a "game changer", but we have our second poll in a week that shows Mitt Romney with only a marginal lead over Barack Obama ... in Tennessee. As in, the...
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