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GiN Response to Presidential Popular Vote Advocate

Originally published January 23, 2011, By Shellinda. Updated September 20, 2014. 6 Comments

GiN Response to Presidential Popular Vote Advocate

Update on October 19, 2012: This article has been generating a lot of interest in the past few weeks, obviously due to Election 2012. Interest in the Electoral College and the concept of the National Popular Vote are particularly understandable this year, considering that many of the most credible polling experts, including Scott Rasmussen of […]

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Don’t Count On A Republican Congress To Save The Day

Originally published August 14, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated December 5, 2011. 1 Comment

Don’t Count On A Republican Congress To Save The Day

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series about the perils of a perpetual focus on the next election cycle, on Washington, D.C. politics, and a need for appraising the sober realities about state sovereignty and politics as usual. Following this article, there were, in order, three others published:  “GOP Congress Will Not Save […]

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Nebraska 2018 Primary Election Sample Ballots

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