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Oct 30 2020
Fact Check
Will Your Ballot Be Thrown Out If It Arrives After Election Day?
Author Elizabeth Gilbert—famous for her memoir Eat, Pray, Love—claimed on Facebook Wednesday that “Even if your mail-in ballot is postmarked today, if it arrives after Election Day, it will be thrown out.”
Gilbert’s post overgeneralizes and is therefore wrong. While it is true that some states will not count ballots that arrive after Election Day, mail-in voting deadlines vary from
The DispatchDec 20 2019
News
Democratic Debate
The sixth Democratic primary debate took place Thursday. Watch it here. (RealClearPolitics)
The left thinks Biden and Klobuchar had a good night, and calls attention to the tiff between Buttigieg and Warren.
Biden “wasn’t flawless, but he kept things on the rails, had flashes of good humor and was deft with tough moments he could see approaching, including about his age… He dealt
The Flip SideJan 07 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Dick Cheney Becomes a Litmus Test
From the CenterWhen Joe Biden used the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riots to harshly criticize Donald Trump, the president’s condemnation of his predecessor reflected a growing belief – and growing anger – among Democrats that damaging Trump was essential for the preservation of democracy. Biden went after Trump in unusually personal terms, attacking the
Dan SchnurMar 04 2020
News
Results from Super Tuesday
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On Tuesday, voters in 14 states cast ballots for the Democratic primary.As of 7am EST Wednesday, Joe Biden won 9 states (including Texas), mostly in the South, while Bernie Sanders won 3 states (including Abridge NewsJul 27 2020
Analysis
Economists say Congress should think big on the next rescue package
Congress is wrangling over details of a stimulus package, which conventional wisdom in Washington says will land in the trillions, to get us through the fall, but macroeconomists are urging policymakers to think much bigger and much further ahead.
House Democrats have pushed for a giant $3 trillion stimulus. Republicans are pushing for a bill that will deliver $1 trillion or less. In
VoxApr 09 2021
News
Prince Philip has died: Will there be a state funeral? Your questions, answered
In May 2017, Britain's The Guardian newspaper made headlines when it revealed the plan for how the government will handle Queen Elizabeth II's death. But there is also a plan in place for the death of Prince Philip, her husband of 74 years.
Buckingham Palace announced he died Friday morning at Windsor Castle. Britain's oldest and longest-serving royal spouse in 10 centuries was 99.
USA TODAYFeb 03 2020
News
Iowa might have just witnessed the start of a Democratic Party takeover
If you were an alien visiting Iowa this weekend and were asked to guess the order of Monday’s results based on nothing but watching the top four Democrats speak, you would predict a Sanders victory, followed by Warren, Buttigieg, and Biden. (You would probably have a lot of other questions too: like what the hell is a Kum & Go, what is up with the giant windmills along I-80 blinking in
PoliticoJul 10 2019
News
Fact Check: Actually, the Trump Economy is Benefitting the Very People Democrats Claim It Isn't
One of the trickier bits of political positioning facing Democrats this cycle is how to talk about the American economy. By nearly every metric, it's performing quite well. Unemployment is low, growth is pretty strong, wages are rising, the stock market is up -- and we're in the midst of the longest overall US economic expansion in recorded history. Roughly 70 percent of voters are
TownhallJun 24 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Why the Dems Will Never Win Back Trump Voters
It’s an article of faith among Democrats that the President’s base consists primarily of white working class voters without college degrees, and that they must be won back in order to beat Trump in 2020. This is why Elizabeth Warren inflicted that cringe-making, “I’m gonna get me a beer,” video on a long-suffering electorate. It is why Joe Biden, who reputedly enjoys a special rapport with
Guest Writer - RightMay 06 2023
Headline Roundup
King Charles and Queen Camilla Crowned in Ceremony at Westminster Abbey
Charles III, the eldest son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, was crowned King on Saturday at Westminster Abbey in London.
The Details: The coronation ceremony emphasized diversity and inclusion with additional contributions from Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh leaders. Up to 2,800 guests attended the proceedings, including First Lady Jill Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron
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