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Where you vote – at a school, or a church – affects “how” you vote

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Studies show that if you vote in a school you’re more likely to support school funding issues on the ballot.
Gay & trans contingent at the huge immigration rally a few years back in Washington, DC.

How to apply the lessons of gay rights and immigration to gun control

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Politicians learned that the “dangerous” issues of gay rights & immigration were actually electorally helpful.
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Can the GOP be saved from its obsession with the 1950s?

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An interesting story in the NYT about how, from technology to social issues, the GOP is stuck in the past.
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Nate Silver might quit if he thinks he’s influencing elections

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But if Nate’s predictions are accurate, then he’s telling us the truth. Isn’t that a good thing?
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It’s time for a federal takeover of national elections

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The federal government should create an independent, non-partisan body charged with administering elections.
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14 races for gay and trans people to watch today

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Races in the US House, US Senate, Maryland, Minnesota, Maine, Washington State, and Iowa.
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1962 video of Kennedy urging Americans to vote on Nov. 6

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The video was filmed 3 days after the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis, for the election on Nov. 6, same as ours.
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The billionaires’ takeover of the GOP

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Gaius on Ed Schultz radio about how the GOP is being taken over by the Tea Party and its billionaire backers.
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