Thinking About the 2020 Election
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24 Jun
2020
Written by Valerie Cumming

Thinking About the 2020 Election »

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The 2020 presidential campaign season will be unlike any we have ever seen before. Not only does the nation seem deeply divided in Read more…

Ossoff Victorious in Difficult Georgia Primary
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18 Jun
2020
Written by Valerie Cumming

Ossoff Victorious in Difficult Georgia Primary »

In 2017, a young Democrat with no political experience named Jon Ossoff captured the attention of the nation when he ran in a Read more…

New Challenges to Voting by Mail
Do you know what the procedures are for voting-by-mail in your state?
10 Jun
2020
Written by Valerie Cumming

New Challenges to Voting by Mail »

Right now, the eyes of the nation are focused on the protests and rallies surrounding the death of George Floyd on Memorial Day. Read more…

The Electoral College Goes to Court
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19 May
2020
Written by Valerie Cumming

The Electoral College Goes to Court »

You might never have thought about the Electoral College until the 2016 presidential election, when Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton despite the fact Read more…

Biden’s Running Mate?
Grover Cleveland, Thomas A. Hendricks, the democratic candidates for president in 1884, with portraits of Jefferson, Washington, and Jackson.
13 May
2020
Written by Valerie Cumming

Biden’s Running Mate? »

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Imagine that you are Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. Aside from having to figure out how to run a presidential Read more…

Tracking the Democratic Party Candidates
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8 Apr
2020
Written by David Martin

Tracking the Democratic Party Candidates »

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Biden Takes Stronger Lead in Democratic Primaries
Stations to fill out paper ballots
24 Mar
2020
Written by Valerie Cumming

Biden Takes Stronger Lead in Democratic Primaries »

Chances are, you were so distracted by the coronavirus pandemic that the most recent round of primary elections–held on St. Patrick’s Day–snuck in Read more…

Super Tuesday Shake-Up
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10 Mar
2020
Written by Valerie Cumming

Super Tuesday Shake-Up »

March 3 was “Super Tuesday”–the day when Democrats in fourteen states went to the polls to cast their ballot for the candidate they Read more…

South Carolina: A Turning Point in the Presidential Primary?
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4 Mar
2020
Written by Valerie Cumming

South Carolina: A Turning Point in the Presidential Primary? »

First, there was Iowa . . . then New Hampshire and Nevada . . . and this past weekend, South Carolina. For many Read more…

What is the Iowa Caucus?
Vector map of Iowa with state flag
4 Feb
2020
Written by Valerie Cumming

What is the Iowa Caucus? »

BREAKING NEWS!

The Iowa caucus was held last night, Monday, February 3, 2020. Unfortunately, the smartphone app system that was used to collect Read more…