as much as I hate the phrase, this is a case where "take him seriously, not literally" likely applies. there's an asterisk on the "four" years ago because the statement also carries the implicit claim that the pandemic doesn't count.
"Moderate, independent and undecided voters are not the same, and none of these groups are reliably centrist. They are ideologically diverse, so there is no simple solution that will appeal to them," @leedrutman.bsky.socialfivethirtyeight.com/features/the...
Graphics by Ella Koeze Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Independent voters will decide the election. Or better yet: Moderate voters will decide the elec…
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even supposedly "moderate" republicans don't believe you should be able to vote if they can't exactly verify that you're going to vote for them wtop.com/national/202...
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Virginia election officials Friday that accuses the state of striking names from voter rolls in violation of federal election law.
The Alien Enemies Act was part of the package of the Alien and Sedition Acts that risked choking off American liberty before the constitutional order had fully taken hold. It was last used to justify the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
In a better world, the front pages tomorrow would lead with "in final weeks, Trump promises mass-violence if elected"
questions an enterprising political reporter in an influential newsroom could ask a trump spokesperson: “what percentage of americans does trump think are scum?” “what does trump propose to do with the americans he says are scum?” “are these the same americans trump describes as vermin?”
was just reading about how duterte never explicitly told his allies to murder people but everyone got the message
In Minnesota, a nonpartisan candidate is running for state supreme court, saying he wants an "independent judiciary." His social media history strongly clarifies his political preferences. (boltsmag.org/your-state-b...)
