Republicans say some of the most absurd things, especially when campaigning. Here’s a roundup of some of the most outrageous, ridiculous and idiotic statements made by GOP hopefuls in the 2012 campaign cycle. 1) “Well what I want them to know is just like, John Wayne was from Waterloo, Iowa. That’s the kind of spirit that […]
A get-out-the-vote ad by a Florida-based group called Dream Defenders is part of its new “Vest or Vote” campaign, which is rallying voters around police violence against black youth. Shot in black and white, the minute-and-a-half ad shows a young black mother in the kitchen distracting her son from a video game to ask him […]
The 2014 mid-term elections are around the corner and efforts are underway to encourage liberals and progressives to get out and vote, because as we all know: when liberals vote, liberals win. It’s as simple as that. However, voter turnout for mid-term elections is historically weak and with Obamacare, indeed the Obama presidency, at risk […]
When Liberals Vote, Liberals Win. It really is that simple and that is why these 5 senators put the smackdown on Republican voter suppression efforts. Concerned about Republican led efforts to suppress the vote, U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) tasked the non-partisan […]
State laws that make voters show IDs at polling places have put a price on ballot access and eroded turnout – especially among African Americans, young people and recently-registered voters – a non-partisan congressional watchdog concluded. A recent report by the Government Accountability Office report also found scant evidence of voter fraud that the new […]