Category: elections
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Vacation and Vacating
August is a relatively calm time to reflect before the stormy months ahead. Congress is currently in recess, the president is on vacation. By contrast, the period after Labor Day will be marked with shrill posturing in Washington and heated campaigning throughout the country ahead of the November election. I recently had my vacation with…
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14 Props to California
Amid the hoopla over incumbents being booted in primaries and debate over the impact of the Tea Party in elections, an important development earlier this month that could change the shape of elections — and hopefully of politics — has been largely overlooked. California voters approved open primaries, which promise to diminish the influence of…