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May 04 2023
News
Nevada election conspiracist Jim Marchant is running for Senate
Republican Jim Marchant moved to Las Vegas in 2003 after his business career ended in financial ruin, but he retained the shamelessness of any self-respecting Florida man. In 2016, he won a seat in the Nevada Assembly, but was unseated after a single term. Two years later, in 2020, he lost a bid for Congress before proceeding to try and overturn the results of the election. He lost again in
Mother Jones
May 14 2023
News
Yes, Succession’s Election Episode Was Inspired by Trump
Sunday’s Succession episode, “America Decides,” marks an eerie full circle moment for the HBO series as it prepares to close its fourth and final season. Almost seven years ago the cast and crew had their pilot table read on Election Day 2016; that evening, many of the team members gathered at the home of series executive producer Adam McKay for a party that was expected to celebrate the
Vanity Fair
May 14 2023
News
Opposition parties the big winners in Thailand's election
With nearly all of the votes counted, Thailand's main opposition parties came out on top in Sunday's election. The liberal Move Forward party and populist Pheu Thai Party are both set to win more than triple the number of seats of the junta's political vehicle, Palang Pracharat, and the army-backed United Thai Nation, according to a Reuters calculation. About 75 percent of registered voters —
The Week - News
May 17 2023
Analysis
Five takeaways from elections in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Florida
Tuesday saw a number of key races in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Florida, which underscored former President Trump’s grip on the Republican base and Democrats’ relative strength in suburban areas, among other storylines.
In one of the night’s marquee races, Trump’s endorsed candidate in the Kentucky GOP gubernatorial primary, Daniel Cameron, prevailed against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s
The Hill
May 14 2023
News
Turkey election: Erdoğan leads but runoff likely
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan arrive to cast their votes today in Istanbul. Photo: Umit Bektas/Pool/Getty Images Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu appear to be headed to a runoff as preliminary results show neither candidate reaching the majority of votes needed to win Sunday's election outright. Why it matters:
Axios
May 02 2023
News
Election Day in Sykesville
Signs point in the direction of the polls for the election for the Town of Sykesville council member positions at the Town House on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. (Brian Krista/Carroll County Times) Sykesville resident Gretchen R. Robinson, left, is met by election officials, from left, Carmen McEvoy, Lauren Hanratty, Isaac Nogueron and Trefor Evans as she signs in to vote in the election for the Town
Baltimore Sun
May 17 2023
News
Why Philadelphia is an outlier in big-city mayoral elections
On the eve of the Democratic primary for mayor in Philadelphia, Rep. Brendan Boyle had something to say. The Democratic congressman, who had endorsed former city councilmember Cherelle Parker in the crowded race, decided to weigh in on how Philadelphians elect their mayor. “I wish to formally endorse changing our electoral system for the election for mayor. We need to move toward either [
NBC News (Online)
Apr 25 2023
News
The Jets are hoping Aaron Rodgers helps rewrite their story after disappointing finish to 2022
The Jets finished last season on a sixth-game losing streak. That downward slide to a 7-10 season led to a significant seismic shift within the organization this season. After Gang Green started Zach Wilson at quarterback the last two seasons, the Jets and the Packers agreed on a blockbuster trade that would send Aaron Rodgers to New York. In return, the Packers will receive the Jets’ No. 13,
New York Daily News
Apr 20 2023
News
Widow sues McCurtain County, Oklahoma, over 2022 death of her husband
IDABEL, Okla. -- The wife of a man who died while in the custody of McCurtain County Sheriff's deputies in 2022 has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the McCurtain County Board of County Commissioners, Sheriff Kevin Clardy and several deputies and other parties. Barbara Barrick, the widow of Bobby Barrick, 45, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, held a press conference outside the McCurtain
Texarkana Gazette
Nov 15 2022
Analysis
Republicans’ 2022 Lesson: Voters Who Trust Elections Are More Likely to Vote
It was early on Election Day when polling places in Maricopa County started experiencing a glitch. Tabulation machines were rejecting thousands of ballots, a result of a printer error, and the confusion was causing lines and frustration at the polls.
There was a simple fix: Voters could place their ballots in a secure box — called Box 3 — kept at every polling station for just such
New York Times (News)