In the Pennsylvania Senate race, labor organizers have rallied behind the Democratic Party’s establishment pick—a familiar pattern also on display in the presidential primary.
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As GOP Reconsiders Trump as Standard-Bearer, Candidate Retweets White Supremacist
Remember that plan to broaden the party’s appeal to non-whites?
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New Yorkers Clamor to Vote in Primaries
Remember when Ben Carson was the frontrunner in the Republican presidential primary? Or when Bernie Sanders consistently failed to poll above 30 percent against Hillary Clinton? Or when Nate Silver assured us that Trump’s collapse was inevitable? All this described the state of the presidential race about six months ago-around the same time that voters […]
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New Yorkers Clamor to Vote in Primaries
Remember when Ben Carson was the frontrunner in the Republican presidential primary? Or when Bernie Sanders consistently failed to poll above 30 percent against Hillary Clinton? Or when Nate Silver assured us that Trump’s collapse was inevitable? All this described the state of the presidential race about six months ago-around the same time that voters […]
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Chaotic Primaries Signal Voting Trouble Ahead
American elections are still plagued by budget shortfalls, bad planning, restrictive state laws, and a federal agency that makes voting harder, not easier—a recipe for disaster on Election Day.
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Is Pope Francis a Bernie Bro?
The Vatican’s invitation to Sanders isn’t the first time a papal confidante undermined a woman candidate in a U.S. presidential race.
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The Climate Counts
Environmental concerns—bolstered by more precinct walkers and political spending—loom large in this year’s election.
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Republican FEC Commissioners Say They Will Crack Down on Shadowy LLCs. But Do They Mean It?
Three Republicans on the Federal Election Commission who have signaled their willingness to crack down on the growing use of secretive limited liability companies (LLCs) to make campaign contributions will soon be put to the test on the issue. The FEC faces multiple complaints from watchdog groups regarding the alleged use of LLCs to make […]
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Donald Trump’s Ignorant Honesty
Unlike the career politicians he’s competing against, the Donald never learned what he is and isn’t supposed to say.Â
