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Tag Archives: Elections
Reforming political primaries
It seems to me that there should be a few reforms to political primaries. There should be runoffs. It’s problematic if a candidate wins in a crowded field with a quarter of the vote, especially if it’s for a safe … Continue reading
Should Election Day Be A National Holiday?
Sandusky, Ohio recently swapped out Columbus Day for Election Day, a largely symbolic move that primarily applies to municipal workers. This was primarily meant to raise awareness, and to encourage other local governments to make similar moves. There have been … Continue reading
The next presidential landslide
It’s been a while since we’ve had a true landslide presidential election. The general definition has been 55% of the popular vote. Clinton’s 1996 reelection comes close, as he did beat Dole by 8.5%, even if he didn’t get a majority … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 presidential campaign, 2020 presidential election, Bill Clinton, Elections
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Florida Voters
A weird thing about Florida. In the 2004, 2008 and 2012 elections, turnout in Florida was higher than in Texas, despite Texas having a much higher population. In 2012, 8,474,179 voters came out in Florida compared to 8,077,795 in Texas. New York … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, 2012 presidential election, 2016 presidential campaign, Elections
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Where do Senators come from?
I was curious about the question of which Senators were least qualified to represent an entire state in federal office. So I started looking at the backgrounds of the 100 Senators (and Vice-President Biden) to see who stuck out the … Continue reading
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Tagged ben cardin, chuck grassley, Elections, freshman representative, olympia snowe, rick berg, tom carper, US Politics, US Senate
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Gosh, Voter Fraud Seems Easy
During last week’s special congressional election, I was a poll watcher for Bob Turner’s campaign. I hadn’t really paid attention to the process before, and was struck by how easy something like voter fraud seems. If you’re registered to vote … Continue reading
What Would Spidey Do? 