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Democracy Withheld for 299 Virginia Residents

Posted Friday February 29, 2008, 12:08 pm, Over one day old

Chairman John N. Clifford, who is with the Chesterfield Board, told the reporter,?I think they had it within their discretion to count them, and I think they should have counted the votes.? The officials of Virginia should have rewarded the voters’ effort and counted their votes.

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The Gap

Posted Wednesday February 27, 2008, 1:28 pm, Over one day old

This week, Rock the Vote released a survey of 18 to 29-year-olds that shows that young people are engaged, not just because they are excited about a particular candidate, but because they care about their future.

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You Vote, They Decide

Posted Monday February 18, 2008, 1:57 pm, Over one day old

As the neck-and-neck race for the Democratic nomination moves into snowy Wisconsin tomorrow, party leaders have begun the debate over the role of superdelegates at their August convention in Denver.

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Now, where did that vote of mine go?? (spoken by 400,000 Americans)

Posted Monday February 18, 2008, 1:57 pm, Over one day old

Now, imagine that instead of selecting one candidate (like those 2,000 absentee voters for Edwards), you are allowed to rank your choice based on preference (San Francisco actually uses the model — you can see a sample of the ballot HERE.) Here is what your ballot may look like:

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MTV Highlights FairVote Victory

Posted Monday February 18, 2008, 1:57 pm, Over one day old

MTV’s Street Team ‘08 covers the story of Sarah Boltuck, the 17-year-old Marylander whose fight for the right to vote motivated over 10,000 young people to register for the February 12th primary election. You can read more about this story at http://www.fairvote.org/md17. ShareThis

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Counting the Chips in Nevada

Posted Monday February 18, 2008, 1:57 pm, Over one day old

The Nevada caucus is over and Hillary Clinton is the winner, but why did Barack Obama come away with more delegates to the national convention? But the broader question is this: why should someone’s vote in rural Nevada count more than someone who works on the Las Vegas strip?

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Old news we should read again

Posted Monday February 18, 2008, 1:57 pm, Over one day old

So does declining support for the two major parties. It concludes: “If current registration trends continue, we expect that there will be more independents than either Republicans or Democratic voters by 2025″. It’s always risky to project current trends too far into the future.

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Lunch Breaks and Snow Storms

Posted Monday February 18, 2008, 1:57 pm, Over one day old

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Fear and Voting in Las Vegas

Posted Monday February 18, 2008, 1:57 pm, Over one day old

A lawsuit filed against the Nevada Democratic Party by the state teachers’ union has created a political controversy for the Clinton campaign and is a possible attempt to keep some workers on the Las Vegas strip away from the caucuses this Saturday.

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10 + 15 ?.+ 21 ?

Posted Monday February 18, 2008, 1:57 pm, Over one day old

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