November 5, 2012
Trust Me, Your Excuse Sucks. So Damn It, Go Vote! NOW!
Well, wait until your local polling location opens in the morning.
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November 5, 2012
Voter Suppression Also Comes In The Form Of Long Lines
Since the 2010 midterm election, Republicans have deployed any and all tactics to suppress the vote for the 2012 election. Voter ID laws have gotten the front page coverage, but voter suppression also comes in the form of voter intimidation, voter registration purges and as we’ve seen this past week, long lines at the polls. Both Ohio and Florida, two critical swing states, have seen incredibly long lines during early voting with reports of some people in Florida waiting up to 7 hours to vote. This is not how democracy is supposed to work. It’s an outrage.
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November 5, 2012
Liberals, Are You Tired Of Mitt Romney Yet?
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November 5, 2012
The 2012 Presidential Election Could Be Decided By The Auto Rescue
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November 4, 2012
When Republicans Are About To Lose, This Is What You Hear
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November 4, 2012
The Right’s Freak Out Over Chris Christie’s Praise Of President Obama
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November 4, 2012
What’s More Important, The Economy Or The Deficit?
I know some will say this is a false choice, but I ask, what is more important, the economy or the deficit? The economy has steadily improved since the Great Recession but it has a long way to go to get back to a more historical norm for unemployment of around five percent. Since we know the economy is not yet booming, why are we so fixated on reducing the deficit and cutting spending? Many of the same people calling for spending cuts say we cannot increase taxes because it would harm the economy, but why do they think spending cuts will have no effect on the economy? In fact, many so-called deficit hawks say the deficit itself is harming the economy, which really makes no sense at all.
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November 4, 2012
Is The Election A Drag On The Economy?
The economy has continued to add jobs month after month for three years now. Well over 5 million jobs have been created during that time, but job gains and economic growth in 2012 have lagged behind 2011. Is it possible the election is causing a drag on the economy?
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November 3, 2012
Mitt Romney’s FEMA Problem
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November 3, 2012
Fact of the Day: Independent Expenditures For 2012 Election At Nearly $1 Billion
In January of 2010 the Supreme Court said money is equal to speech. This is the now famous Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling, which allows corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts to influence our political system. These unlimited funds can be spent without full disclosure, and it’s all perfectly legal.
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