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Elections

John Yoo speaks at the Sacramento Press Club in Sacramento, California, on July 21, 2010.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Torture Memo Lawyer John Yoo Devises Theory for Stealing Presidential Elections

The right-wing law professor has devised a blueprint for the vice president to decide presidential elections.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
Truthout
June 13, 2022
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Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, holds hundred dollar bills as he speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center on April 7, 2022, in Miami, Florida.
News
Politics & Elections

Mega-Donors Have Given $284+ Million to Super PACs Ahead of Midterms

In some cases, super PACs are virtually entirely financed by a single mega-donor.
by
Taylor Giorno,
OpenSecrets
June 10, 2022
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Sen. Joe Manchin speaks as Senators Susan Collins and Kyrsten Sinema (right) listen during a news conference at Dirksen Senate Office Building on July 28, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
News
Politics & Elections

Dems Face Midterm Defeats If Sinema and Manchin Keep Obstructing, Sanders Says

Bernie Sanders warned that Democrats could see low voter turnout in the 2022 midterms if they don’t change course soon.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
June 9, 2022
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A woman votes at a booth in a gymnasium, flanked by her two unleashed and embarrassingly-groomed dogs
News
Politics & Elections

High Voter Apathy and Amped-Up Fears About Crime Shaped California Primaries

Thousands of liberal San Franciscans were persuaded by a dark money-funded recall effort emphasizing street conditions.
by
Sasha Abramsky,
Truthout
June 8, 2022
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San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin speaks at a press conference on December 20, 2021, in San Francisco, California.
News
Politics & Elections

GOP Billionaires Bankroll Effort to Recall SF’s District Attorney

Chesa Boudin is faced with a “Trumpian” recall campaign.
by
Jon Skolnik,
Salon
June 7, 2022
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Protesters sing the U.S. National Anthem as they call for a "forensic audit" of the 2020 presidential election, during a demonstration by a group called Election Integrity Fund and Force outside of the Michigan State Capitol, in Lansing, Michigan, on October 12, 2021.
News
Politics & Elections

20,000 Signatures on GOP-Led “Voter Fraud” Petition in Michigan Were Fraudulent

GOP organizers of a petition to enact voter restrictions missed their filing deadline because of fraudulent signatures.
by
Igor Derysh,
Salon
June 6, 2022
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Empty voting machines are seen on Election Day at P.S. 11 Purvis J. Behan Elementary on November 2, 2021, in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn borough in New York City.
News
Politics & Elections

Trump Allies Concocted Plan to Seize Voting Machines With Armed Contractors

A newly undisclosed letter sought to allow three companies to send armed workers to seize machines and election data.
by
Julia Conley,
Common Dreams
June 5, 2022
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Jamie McLeod-Skinner
News
Politics & Elections

Progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner Triumphs Over Big Pharma Ally Kurt Schrader

Schrader worked with fellow conservative Democrats to tank the party’s agenda in Congress last year.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
June 2, 2022
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Election workers open ballots in preparation for scanning at the Dekalb County Voter Registration and Elections Office in Decatur, Georgia, on Monday, November 2, 2020.
News
Politics & Elections

Leaked Tapes Reveal GOP’s Plan to Train Right-Wing Operatives to Be Poll Workers

The plan would create a network of poll workers and attorneys working behind the scenes to overturn elections.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
June 2, 2022
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Kandiss Taylor stands next to former president Donald Trump.
News
Politics & Elections

Georgia GOP Candidate Got 3 Percent of Vote But Still Won’t Concede After a Week

Kandiss Taylor lost by over 70 points to incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 31, 2022
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