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The GOP’s 2012 Iowa Caucuses: A National Model for Transparent Democracy
Before we move on to the nightmare of democracy and secret, concealed “trust-me” vote-counting which will comprise the bulk of the “First-in-the-Nation” primary in New Hampshire, I'd like to …
How Media and Pollsters Pundify the Public and Marginalize Actual Ideas
As so many follow “the opinion polls” in New Hampshire, keep this in mind: They don't measure opinion. The tracking question being continuously asked is some minor varient of …
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Mitt Romney Wins New Hampshire Primary
Manchester, N.H. - Mitt Romney has won the New Hampshire Republican primary, achieving a sweep of the first two critical contests in the 2012 presidential race and boosting his …
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Why the Tea Party Needs Mitt
Dear Tea Party Movement, For the last few months, the world has been fascinated by your frenzied search for a presidential candidate who is not Mitt Romney. …
The Year of Voter Suppression
Claren Merritt, 3, looks up at her father Andy Merritt as he casts his ballot in Atlanta, on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. (Photo: Erik Lesser/The New York …
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US Political News Is a Fool’s Game
“Game On” was Rick Santorum’s first comment after his “surge” was considered successful with a mere 30,000 votes in Ioway. He inadvertently gave the game away by calling it …
Super PACs, Occupy Iowa Protests and a Surging Rick Santorum: Iowa GOP Caucus Begins 2012 Race
Iowa is awash in millions of dollars of negative campaign ads funded by so-called Super PACs as voters head to their caucuses in the first real test of the …
If Ron Paul Wins Iowa, Antiwar Democrats and Independents Likely to Provide Margin of Victory
Ron Paul, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, at a campaign event in Newton, Iowa, on December 28, 2011. (Photo: Eric Thayer / The New York Times) …
Ten Winning Moments for the 99% in 2011
2011 will be remembered as the year the world woke up and began to fight back against a tiny minority that had held on to control—of money, of political …
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Occupy Rigged Elections: A Call for the Second American Revolution in 2012
A protester with the Occupy movement is led away by law enforcement after interrupting New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at a campaign event for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. …