The ‘Brooks Brothers Riot’ was about making sure every vote counted. Today’s protesters are trying to thwart accurate vote counting.
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Jim Fossel: Without third parties, presidential debates will always fail the voters
The events are designed to protect major-party candidates from challenges by hopefuls on their own ideological flanks.
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Commentary: I’m socially liberal, fiscally conservative – and politically homeless
My basic American right to contribute to choosing a leader should not be limited to only two choices.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Wisconsin Republican Party says hackers stole $2.3 million
The GOP’s account was being used to help re-elect President Trump in the key battleground state.
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Jim Fossel: Susan Collins is one of the Senate’s last mavericks
Collins is one of the few senators willing to buck her party when it’s in the interest of people back home.
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Former Trump fundraiser Broidy pleads guilty to illegal lobbying
The Los Angeles money manager admitted that he conspired to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which requires individuals to register with the U.S. attorney general before lobbying on behalf of foreign nationals.
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Jim Fossel: Court packing would damage democratic institutions
Democrats are threatening to tear up the Supreme Court in response to Republicans’ constitutional actions.
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Senate GOP struggles to unify behind coronavirus relief bill amid dispute over DeVos education policy
The dispute is creating headaches at the beginning of a four-week sprint, when lawmakers are hoping to unify behind a coronavirus relief package.
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Jim Fossel: Pandemic highlights conventions’ shrinking relevance
We carry on with these archaic traditions every four years, but they rarely make much of a difference in either that specific election cycle or national politics.
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Four people at RNC in Charlotte test positive for coronavirus, county says
The disclosures come after county health officials raised concerned about a lack of social distancing and mask wearing during the business meeting of the RNC in Charlotte on Monday.