2020 election
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Strong Choice: Black Democratic Lawmaker in Georgia Endorses Trump
The current crisis facing our country has consistently shown that President Trump straight-up isn’t built for this job. From constantly being two steps behind to turning the daily press conferences meant to inform the public about the virus into campaign rallies, dude stays doing the wrong thing. One Georgia Democrat hasn’t let that stop him…
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Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Make Voting Easier and Safer This November—If You're Into That Kind of Thing
It’s hard to remember in the midst of, well, literally everything happening in the world right now, but we are just seven months away from a general election where we will either pick a new president or stay the same disastrous course. There are quite a few reasons to feel some dread about that, including…
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib Faces Primary Challenge From Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones
No matter what crisis America is going through, politics stay politicking. The Detroit Free Press reports that Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones will run a primary challenge against current U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. Jones previously lost to Tlaib in the 2018 midterm elections. From the Detroit Free Press: Jones’…
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Bernie Sanders' Messenger: Press Secretary Briahna Joy Gray Keeps Fighting the Good Fight
SPARTANBURG, S.C.—There are few political operatives who have turned the role of national press secretary on its head like Briahna Joy Gray. As Bernie Sanders’ top messenger, she speaks for the senator in ways he often can’t articulate himself. More directly, she not only speaks for the campaign, she defends his political revolution. I call…
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Bernie Sanders' Path to Victory Looks Mighty Slim
DETROIT—Bernie got his ass kicked and it’s not looking any better moving forward. There really is no better way to slice or dice. it. Super Tuesday II was supposed to be the day Sanders closed his delegate gap with Joe Biden, but it only widened—in the former VP’s favor. Outside of winning North Dakota, Sanders…
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Weed Justice Is at the Top of Some California Voters' Minds on Super Tuesday
OAKLAND, Calif.—Chaney Turner has already voted in California’s primary and said that the person who got their vote was most likely to liberalize America’s federal marijuana policies to empower black cannabis entrepreneurs. Turner (whose pronouns are they/them/their) and I are in downtown Oakland at the Make Westing bar, which is located in an area where…
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Bloomberg LP Is Such a Toxic Workplace, Three Black Employees Urged Their HBCU to Not Send Grads There
If you’ve watched a YouTube video or a TV show in the last few months then you have certainly seen an ad for one Mike Bloomberg. He’s the other billionaire trying to buy the presidency. His campaign has been beleaguered with him having to answer for his racist policies as mayor of New York City,…
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The Miseducation of Mayor Pete
There is a hilarious episode of The Cosby Show where Rudy, the youngest Huxtable, informs the family that she is seriously contemplating dropping out of elementary school. When her older sister Vanessa hears her sibling’s harebrained scheme, she asks Rudy what she plans to do for the rest of her life with only a fourth-grade…
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Ayanna Pressley's Pitch for Elizabeth Warren
ORANGEBURG, S.C.—It’s hard to ascertain how much endorsements help a political candidate and the data that measures it often show it has little effect on voters—especially with independents. The best way to rally support behind candidates is usually local, grassroots politicking and years of familiarity. U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s support of presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren…