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Maine just passed ranked-choice voting. Bravo!

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 18:58:24 +0000

And if we’d had it nationwide, it might have won Hillary Clinton the presidency.

Tags: #elections #imported:pinboard #politics #voting

FactCheck.org: Energetically Wrong

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:03:21 +0000

"Palin says Alaska supplies 20 percent of U.S. energy. Not true. Not even close."

Tags: #alaska #elections #energy #gas #mccain #oil #palin #politics

Jonathan Freedland: The world's verdict will be harsh if the US rejects the man it yearns for | Comment is free | The Guardian

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:35:29 +0000

"Of course I know that even to mention Obama's support around the world is to hurt him. Incredibly, that large Berlin crowd damaged Obama at home, branding him the "candidate of Europe" and making him seem less of a patriotic American. But what does that say about today's America, that the world's esteem is now unwanted? If Americans reject Obama, they will be sending the clearest possible message to the rest of us - and, make no mistake, we shall hear it. "

Tags: #elections #mccain #obama #palin #politics #president #world

Republicans Want to Turn Over a New Page (Harpers.org)

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:22:59 +0000

"In seeking to malign the parties who sought to expose his conduct, top Republicans reveal that they are far more outraged by the possibility that the scandal might harm their party’s prospects in November than they are by Foley's behavior."

Tags: #elections #foley #politics #republicans

Congressional redistricting | How to rig an election | Economist.com

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:44:40 +0000

"In a normal democracy, voters choose their representatives. In America, it is rapidly becoming the other way around"

Tags: #democracy #elections #fraud #gerrymandering #politics