Tag Archives: gerrymandering

How The Modern Day GOP Used Gerrymandering To Regain Power After Obama

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Trish Nelson

The University of Iowa Public Policy Center sponsored a discussion about gerrymandering last week. “A discussion about redistricting between David Daley, former editor-in-chief of Salon.com, and Jonathan Winburn, associate professor of political science at the University of Mississippi, moderated by … Continue reading →

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What do President Obama, Howard Dean, and Bernie Sanders have in Common?

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Watch and find out.  Obama to young people:   “If you participate you’ll change the country…. the system doesn’t work if people opt out. The easiest, simplest cure for getting our democracy to work is everybody voting.”  

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Why We Need a Small-d Democratic Revolution

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert from Common Cause Yesterday, President Obama made good on his promise to use his bully pulpit to push for real democracy reform. And the agenda he laid out proves he’s listening to the huge majority of voters who … Continue reading →

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Dems Must Vote Down-Ballot To Flip States In 2016

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Trish Nelson

DemocracyforAmerica Tuesday’s election delivered some big wins for DFA-endorsed progressive candidates — and dealt a powerful blow to the NRA. The good news: On Tuesday in Virginia, DFA-endorsed Jeremy McPike defeated the NRA in the biggest State Senate race of … Continue reading →

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Our Kids Is Screwed

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Every day I hear some republican say “We are leaving our children a crushing debt.” This is simply hooey and bothers me a great deal on two levels: 1) it is not “we” that are leaving the debt, it is … Continue reading →

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