Category Archives: voting rights

Some Electoral Math

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Dave Bradley

I am no mathematician and hold no claims to be. This last election results sure raise a lot of questions that real math wizards and analysts of electoral politics everywhere are going to be pouring over for a long time. … Continue reading →

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Approach To Voting Tells How Parties View Democracy

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Dave Bradley

One of the quickest and easiest ways to judge how the two major parties in this country view the very fundamental concept of democracy is to simply see how they treat voters. As usual, we see Democrats busting their butts … Continue reading →

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Are You Registered To Vote?

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Dave Bradley

While making calls for Hillary the other day from a list of what was supposed to be registered voters I was surprised that I ran across an unregistered voter. He was purposely unregistered and was not planning to vote. Hopefully, … Continue reading →

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Voter Suppression In Iowa

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Paul Deaton

Republicans have taken the effort to suppress voting rights nationwide, including in Iowa. Iowa Republicans have done their part, if not as egregiously as in other states. They would do more to suppress voting rights if they controlled our bicameral … Continue reading →

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Voter Suppression Laws Overturned; Revives Memories Of Matt Schultz

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Water carrier for the radical right attempted to unilaterally suppress voters in Iowa. Friday was a red letter day for those who have vigorously opposed the spate of voter suppression laws that sprung up around the country following the Supreme … Continue reading →

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In Iowa, Is The Debt To Society Ever Paid?

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Iowa Supreme Court Says No. The Iowa Supreme Court Thursday offered a fine example of the consequences that elections have over the long haul when they handed down their decision on convicted felons losing their voting rights.. Consider this a … Continue reading →

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What Does It Mean To Be A Progressive?

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Paul Deaton wrote this book review for The Prairie Progressive.  Published here with permission. Who is a progressive? Who is a “real” progressive? Who will continue a progressive legacy after the 2016 election? Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders debated what … Continue reading →

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Disenfranchised Voters During Primaries Bode Trouble For The GE

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Dave Bradley

In what is supposed to be a democracy – heck, this is supposed to be THE democracy – we are once again witnessing troubling signs that the very essence of that democracy, the vote, is rotten. Throughout the primary and … Continue reading →

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Republicans Reveal The Real Purpose Of Voter ID Laws

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Republicans have openly talked about the real purpose of voter ID laws.  Republicans “giddy” about taking constitutional rights away.  Kochs introduced this legislation years ago at an ALEC conference.  Watch.  

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Republicans Prep For 2016: Suppressing The Vote

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Dave Bradley

video 10 minutes 30 seconds Republicans have known for a long, long time that they win when they suppress the vote. Below is a video in one of the seminal moments in the history voter suppression. Paul Weyrich reminding the … Continue reading →

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