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Nov 10 2020
Analysis
The Blue Trickle
Democrats were so certain they were riding the tide of history in this election that they didn’t pause to take note of their agenda's unpopularity.
Ordinarily, it’s not possible for a party to win the presidency and have a bad election night, but the Democrats managed it.
Pending the outcome of two Senate runoffs in Georgia, Joe Biden looks set to become a caretaker president who
Rich LowryMay 19 2020
News
Stacey Abrams Wants More Than the Vice Presidency
The clapping hands appeared on the screen — one, two, a flurry of emojis — flashing under the Facebook Live feed of the former minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives, Stacey Abrams. It was the socially distanced derivative of the applause she has often encountered in the past year or so, since her narrow loss in the race for governor of Georgia in 2018.
Ms. Abrams was
New York Times (News)Oct 04 2014
News
As Populations Shift, Democrats Hope To Paint The Sun Belt Blue
The Democratic National Committee is running a Spanish language ad on radio stations in North Carolina and Georgia, where there are competitive U.S. Senate races.
"Republicans think we're going to stay home," the ad says. "It's time to rise up."
Democrats see opportunity in Southern states with fast-growing minority populations and an influx of people relocating to the Sun Belt.
NPR (Online News)Jun 24 2022
Perspectives Blog
Thinking of Switching Parties? Here’s Why Some People Do It
From the LeftOn June 18, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) posted some messages she had received about why people stopped identifying as Republicans. Responses included the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the murder of George Floyd, coming out as gay, and moving to a more diverse place, along with listening to left-wing personalities like Hasan Piker and Bernie Sanders.
Joseph RatliffAug 02 2021
Analysis
Are there 28 new, restrictive voting laws? Not exactly
As President Joe Biden seeks to enact national voting rights legislation, he has turned his attention to attacking new state laws that he says will restrict voting.
"This year alone, 17 states have enacted — not just proposed, but enacted — 28 new laws to make it harder for Americans to vote," Biden said during a July 13 speech in Philadelphia on voting rights.
Biden was
PolitiFactMay 16 2019
Opinion
The Supreme Court now has cover to cut back on reproductive rights without having to overturn ‘Roe’
Roe v. Wade may still be the law of the land, but states such as Georgia and Alabama are moving aggressively to change that. The draconian bills both states recently passed reveal the legal strategy at work here: Even if the court of appeals and Supreme Court do not let these highly restrictive laws stand, the states are giving the court cover to dramatically cut back on reproductive rights
Washington PostNov 05 2020
News
Trump sues in 3 states, laying ground for contesting outcome
President Donald Trump’s campaign filed lawsuits Wednesday in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, laying the groundwork for contesting battleground states as he slipped behind Democrat Joe Biden in the hunt for the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House.
The new filings, joining existing Republican legal challenges in Pennsylvania and Nevada, demand better access for
Associated Press Fact CheckOct 14 2021
News
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas a Trump ally who promised to pursue his election fraud claims
The Democratic-led House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol issued a subpoena Wednesday for an ex-Justice Department official who had promised to pursue former President Donald Trump's false election fraud claims.
The official, Jeffrey Clark, was a key figure in a recent Senate report detailing Trump's attempts to enlist the department in his efforts to
NPR (Online News)Nov 03 2020
News
Republicans have dominated redistricting. Here’s why that could change.
State-level politics matter a lot to voters’ lives, from new laws to the drawing of political districts. While “down-ballot” races tend to get little attention, this year some significant rebalancing of power in state legislatures could occur.
Georgia residents Larry and Helene Hunt – an African American couple who vote straight-ticket Democrat – have figured out over the years that “
Christian Science Monitor