This Political Hell was Created by Rigged Primaries and Horrible Establishment Candidates, Not “Protest Votes”

The only way I will ever accept my choice being called a protest vote is if establishment Democrats acknowledge the primary was insurmountably rigged on Clinton’s behalf

Ian Berman
By Ian Berman
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves to the crowd as she takes the stage to speak during the fourth day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 28, 2016. Andrew Harnik | AP

July 09th, 2018 (Opinion) -- With the outrage over separating families at the border and the prospect of another conservative Supreme Court Justice, Clinton Pallbearers are once again pointing fingers at Sanders and Stein supporters. Never mind that Gary Johnson Voters (4.49 million)  far exceeded the Jill Stein Voters (1.46 million) in the general

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Poll: Most Democrats and Republicans Want Open Primaries

Who would benefit more if state primaries were opened, Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton?

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By teleSUR
Voters line up outside the Madison city clerk's office to be among the first to cast ballots early for the Nov. 6 election on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin is one of just nine states where both President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are campaigning heavily as the election nears. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Over 60 percent of the Democratic voters say they want the party to hold an open nominating contest, according to a recent NBC poll. Sixty-three percent say they want any registered voter to participate in the party’s election. The majority of Republicans – 52 percent – also prefer open primaries and caucuses. Independent voters argue that

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Voting Is A Right That Californians Are Giving Up Without A Fight

“The major achievement of the Free Society is in the ability to change the status quo without violence, to cast a current practice into limbo and adopt a new one by an election.”

Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas

L. Deeds
By L. Deeds
Temporary workers check the pages for a primary election voter pamphlet at the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters office in Sacramento, Calif. The interest in this year's presidential election and the increased role of California's June primary has caused election officials across the state to register new voters, print more voter guides and ballots and hire additional workers to process the expected surge in ballots.

ST. PAUL, Minnesota --- Fifty-one years after the Voting Rights Act, illegitimacy follows the 2016 primaries like a tail. Roll purges by the NY Board of Elections, who stripped 126,000 Kings County and 60,000 Brooklyn voters of their voting rights; poll closures imposed by the AZ Maricopa County Recorder who opened 1 polling station for every

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5 Things Nobody Expected To Happen In Tuesday’s Primaries

While Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton continue to lead the Republican and Democratic presidential candidate race, today’s results delivered a few surprising twists.

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By teleSUR
Troy Drake votes with two of his children during the primary election at Boise Bible College in Garden City, Idaho, on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Idaho Republicans are headed to the polls to take part in the state's GOP presidential primary. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger)

1. Against all Odds, Bernie Sanders Wins Michigan Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders won the Michigan primary with 50 percent of the vote compared to Clinton's 48.1 percent. Until Tuesday morning, every poll pointed to a sweeping 20-22 point victory for Hillary Clinton. Prominent U.S. statistician Nate Silver even went as far as calculating

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Judd Against the Machine

Republicans and idealistic liberals were disappointed last week when Ashely Judd, who had been considering a run for the Kentucky Senate seat currently held by GOP majority leader Mitch McConnell, announced that she would not be entering the race. Instead, it will look like McConnell will likely face off against some gray Democratic apparatchik, yet […]

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
By Jeffrey Cavanaugh

Republicans and idealistic liberals were disappointed last week when Ashely Judd, who had been considering a run for the Kentucky Senate seat currently held by GOP majority leader Mitch McConnell, announced that she would not be entering the race. Instead, it will look like McConnell will likely face off against some gray Democratic apparatchik,

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Bloomberg-Backed Group Expands Staff, Prepares To Take Bigger Role In Gun Debate

(Mint Press) – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg currently is expanding the staff of his organization — Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) — in a number of key states. The expansion is in preparation on voting on gun legislation; MAIG is readying itself to bring in field organizers and press secretaries to lobby and […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

(Mint Press) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg currently is expanding the staff of his organization — Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) — in a number of key states. The expansion is in preparation on voting on gun legislation; MAIG is readying itself to bring in field organizers and press secretaries to lobby and press members of Congress to

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