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How Many Anti-Pot Politicians Will be Ousted Before They Realize the Will of the Majority?

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. May 25, 2012.

Federal politicians from both leading parties continue to presume, falsely, that marijuana law reform is insignificant to the American people.

Wisconsin Democrats Wrong to Avoid Campaigning on Labor Issues in Walker Recall

John Nichols, Madison Capital Times. May 24, 2012.

Walker knows that a recall election in a closely divided state is about maximizing appeal to the base, not softening messages and avoiding issues. Why don't Dems?

Most Americans Want Marijuana Legalized and Regulated

Russ Belville, AlterNet. May 23, 2012.

The latest public opinion poll shows that a growing majority of American voters support the legalization and regulation of marijuana.

Corporate Cash Streams Into Ohio to Unseat Senator Sherrod Brown

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. April 4, 2012.

Ohio will be a battleground come November, but the big money groups are spending lavishly now in hopes of unseating the Senate's best economic populist.

Washington State Voters Now Have the Power to Legalize Marijuana -- But Will They?

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 13, 2012.

If the bill passes, Washington will be the first state to legalize the possession and commerce of marijuana, sending the state on a collision course with the federal government.

After Nevada Caucus, Democrats and Republicans Bet on the Latino Vote in November

Maribel Hastings, Huffington Post. February 9, 2012.

Republicans bet that Obama's failure to pass immigration reform will cut his Latino votes, while Democrats bet that Republican anti-immigrant rhetoric will work in his favor.

Reefer-Mad Feds Step Up Medical Pot Crusade and Threaten Colorado Distributors

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. January 13, 2012.

Colorado US Attorney sent letters to 23 medical marijuana dispensaries and their landlords across Colorado warning them to shut down in 45 days, or lose their property.

Will Young Voters Steal the Show in 2012? Maybe, If Lawmakers Listen

Jamilah King, ColorLines. December 26, 2011.

In 2008, young voters were the big story. Both parties will attempt to woo them this time around--but are they paying attention to the issues that matter?

Why (Very White) Iowa and New Hampshire Matter So Much in US Politics

Shani O. Hilton, ColorLines. December 18, 2011.

The two earliest primary states' lack of diversity has an effect on who gets initial attention from the media as the electoral process begins.

11 States Trying Really Hard to Keep Poor, Black, and Student Voters From Voting

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. July 18, 2011.

The 2012 election is closer than you think--and just in time, states are passing a host of new bills aimed at making it harder to vote.

Weekly Diaspora: Immigration Opponents Take a Turn for the Worse

Erin Rosa, The Media Consortium. March 13, 2010.

As grassroots support for the pro-immigration reform March for America grows, anti-immigration groups and their allies are trying to use racial tension to stop the momentum.

The Latino Community Wants Accountability in 2010

Clarissa Martinez de Castro, National Council of La Raza. March 3, 2010.

The promise of change that energized voting and participation in 2008 is bringing hundreds of Latino community leaders to Washington today as NCLR launches new ads on immigration.

Is Obama's Problem That He Just Doesn't Want to Deal with Conflict?

Drew Westen, AlterNet. December 23, 2009.

Somehow Obama has managed to turn a base of new and progressive voters he himself energized in 2008 into the likely stay-at-home voters of 2010.

Republicans Are Shrinking: Sen. Specter's Defection Is a Promising Sign for the Dems

Kevin Zeese, OpEdNews.com. April 29, 2009.

It's looking like the 2010 elections may cement the Dems' one party rule.

Single Women: Election 2008's Holy Grail

Lea Lane, Huffington Post. November 3, 2008.

Unmarried women will be to progressives what evangelicals were to conservatives. They will determine the future of this country.

Letter To a Young Person: I Ain't John Cusack, But You Better Vote

Jill C., November 1, 2008.

All the effort in the world means nothing if you don't show up to vote.

Facing Substantial Delays at the Polls, Voters Sue the State of Pennsylvania

Danielle Ivory, American News Project. October 27, 2008.

With the help of Voter Action and the NAACP, voters filed a complaint in a Philadelphia federal court.

Group of Women Voters to Respond to Palin's Speech via Webcast

Staff, Women's Voices. Women Vote Action Fund. September 3, 2008.

Watch women, including former Hillary supporters and undecided voters, react to Palin's speech in real time.

Onion Poll: Bullshit-Conscious Voters

Brave New Films, Brave New Films. April 24, 2008.

Wonder what registers on the minds of voters?

The Onion: New Poll Shows Bullsh*t Is the Most Important Issue for US Voters [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet. March 6, 2008.

Yet more funny because it's true news from the Onion.

Clinton To Anti-War Voters: Bring It On

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. February 21, 2007.

Clinton invites voters to turn elsewhere for an anti-war presidential candidate, and they will oblige.

The New Southern Strategy

Bob Moser, The Nation. November 9, 2006.

No message from this triumphal mid-term election should ring more loudly than this: the South cannot be written off by the Democratic Party.

Voting Isn't Enough

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. October 31, 2006.

Poll taxes disguised as voter fraud protection? Pull off the Halloween masks, and it's 1966 again.

New Survey: Most Americans Want to Legalize and Regulate Pot Like Alcohol and Tobacco

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.


Latinos Are Not Down With the GOP

BooMan, December 31, 1969.


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