Category: elections
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Lawsuits, Locations, and Left Behind Voters
The Shelby County Election Commission is facing two lawsuits over early voting locations. How many voters are they serving and how many are left out?
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Why Change Now? – The Early Voting Saga Part II
The Election Commission is limiting Early voting this time around. But they haven’t given a solid answer as to why. Here are some possible reasons.
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Playing Games with Early Voting
You may think, like some local media folks do, that the uproar about Early Voting for the August Shelby County General election was just another example of whining Democrats saying the sky is falling. You’d be wrong. There are a lot of good reasons for Democrats to be suspicious of the Election Commission…even under administrator…
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Tennessee Needs An Army of Rural Organizers
Its been eight years since Tennessee made the transformation from a purple state to a solidly red state. Now, nearly all the Democrats in the General Assembly hail from urban areas. To win back Tennessee we have to start competing in rural districts. That means building an army of rural organizers.
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Leadership means organizing
There’s new leadership at the Democratic National Committee. Saturday, the members of the DNC met in Atlanta and elected former Labor Secretary, Tom Perez as the new Chair of the party. The contest was very tight, with Perez barely edging out Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota. Many folks cast this race as a replay of…
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The Trump Cabinet – Rise of the Oligarchs
As a new Administration prepares to take power, the incoming Cabinet is set to be the least experienced, most partisan, and conflict filled in US history.