As we enter the 2020 election year, a large majority of Americans are familiar with the major social media sites in the rapidly expanding digital universe.Source: An oasis of bipartisanship: Republicans and Democrats distrust social media sites for political and election news...
DES MOINES — There can be no doubting it now, not after so many years spent in the crosshairs, not after active presidential candidates began challenging its privileged position atop the nominating calendar, and certainly not after Monday night’s debacle that left seven candidates and millions oSource: The death of Iowa...
This change is almost certainly in response to the fact that Michael Bloomberg now appears to be fourth in the national polls, even though he is not soliciting contributions from anyone.Source: Democrats Eliminate Small-Donor Requirement for Nevada Debate...
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) joined forces to ask the first question, with Collins writing it for the group. The first article of impeachment passed by the House accuses Trump of abusing his power.Source: Collins, Murkowski, Romney get first GOP impeachment question...
The Alaska Democratic Party is postally mailing a presidential primary ballot to all registered Alaska Democrats, at party expense. The ballot will use Ranked Choice Voting. Voters can rank up to five candidates.Source: Alaska Democratic Party Administers its own Presidential Primary with Ranked Choice Voting...
Left and right agree on one point. The president’s re-election campaign is way ahead online. Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality.Source: Trump’s Digital Advantage Is Freaking Out Democratic Strategists...
Allies of Donald Trump have begun holding events in black communities where organizers lavish praise on the president as they hand out tens of thousands of dollars to lucky attendees.Source: Trump allies are handing out cash to black voters...
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has been a loud and constant voice for socialist policies throughout his 30 years in Washington, D.C., a self-proclaimed champion of the collective good.Source: Peter Schweizer: Bernie Sanders rails about common good but public service has made him (and his family) rich...
(CN) – Two Arizona ballot-handling practices hamper the voting rights of minorities, and one state law was written to do just that, an en banc Ninth Circuit ruled Monday in a federal lawsuit filed by Democrats in the Republican-dominated state.Source: En Banc Ninth Circuit Tosses Arizona Voting Rules as Discriminatory...
Election security experts says all U.S. voters, unless hindered by disabilities, should use hand-marked paper ballots that are available for audits and recounts.Source: California OKs highly questioned L.A. County voting system...
