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Oct 19 2014
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Pens Scathing Dissent On Texas Voter ID Law
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg issued a six-page dissent early Saturday morning, blasting the court's decision to allow Texas to use its new voter ID law in the November elections. She was joined in the dissent by Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor.
"The greatest threat to public confidence in elections in this case is the prospect of enforcing a purposefully
HuffPostSep 13 2012
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Pennsylvania Voter-ID Ruling Due This Month
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is expected to rule before the end of September whether a controversial voter-identification law should take effect before the Nov. 6 election.
The Pennsylvania measure, signed into law by Republican Gov. Tom Corbett in March, would require the state's 8.2 million registered voters to present a state-approved photo ID, such as a driver's license or a new
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 13 2019
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Biden maintains grip on 2020 Democratic race after third debate
Those expecting Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy to flame out any day now will have to keep waiting.
The former U.S. vice president survived another Democratic debate on Thursday largely unbloodied and unbowed, leaving those on the margins of the race for the party’s 2020 nomination wondering if their time to gain ground on the front-runner is running out.
If anything, the
ReutersSep 09 2019
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Debates, Not Voters, Begin Sending Democratic Presidential Candidates Packing
The current tally of 20 Democratic presidential hopefuls is enough to set a record in any previous primary season. But even with the giant number of candidates, the reality is that the winnowing has already begun.
The field is shrinking — slowly — but what's different this time compared to past campaigns, is what's driving candidates to pack it in.
Here's what it's not — voters
NPR (Online News)Apr 02 2015
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Hillary Clinton’s popularity sinks, but likely 2016 GOP rivals worse off
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s personal popularity has slipped over the past couple years, but she still has a higher favorable rating then a half dozen of her potential GOP rivals for president in 2016, a Washington Post/ABC News poll said.
The survey found that 49 percent of respondents view Mrs. Clinton in a positive light — down from 67 percent more than two years ago
Washington TimesNov 29 2019
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How Kamala Harris’s Campaign Unraveled
Ms. Harris is the only 2020 Democrat who has fallen hard out of the top tier of candidates. She has proved to be an uneven campaigner who changes her message and tactics to little effect and has a staff torn into factions.
In early November, a few days after Senator Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign announced widespread layoffs and an intensified focus on Iowa, her senior aides
New York Times (News)Nov 27 2019
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Politics and the holidays: Speak out or shut up?
What’s happening Politics is one of the most contentious subjects in our society. Political polarization and the intensity of opinions have never been more pronounced. This can create a perfect storm of conflict during the holidays, when people with widely different views are brought together in the same place, and family dynamics can raise the temperature in the room. Most Americans dread the Yahoo! The 360Sep 17 2014
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Health Law's Election Impact Is Dimming
Though Republicans continue to hammer away at the Affordable Care Act, the health-insurance law is losing some of its punch in the 2014 campaign.
Polls show that voters don't see the law as a top concern, and both Democrats and Republicans say the election will turn on a range of issues.
That outlook is causing both parties to adjust. While some Republicans had billed the
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 23 2015
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Why Ted Cruz Is Such a Long Shot
In nearly every presidential primary, a few candidates attract a lot of news media attention even though they have almost no chance to win the nomination. Sometimes they even lead national polls or win states, but invariably their appeal is too narrow to allow them to build the broad coalition necessary to unite a diverse party.
Ted Cruz, the Texas senator and Tea Party favorite, who on
New York Times (News)Nov 26 2019
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Hong Kong Elections
“Hong Kong’s leader said on Monday she would listen to public opinion after a landslide election victory by opponents of Chinese rule amid months of sometimes violent pro-democracy unrest… Democratic candidates secured almost 90% of 452 district council seats in Sunday’s poll.” (Reuters)
Both sides see the vote as a repudiation of China, and note that further challenges remain:
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