november elections
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Nikema Williams Chosen to Replace Rep. John Lewis on the November Ballot
The tragic passing of John Lewis last Friday has left a massive hole in the U.S House of Representatives. Lewis was up for re-election this year and won the Democratic nomination for 5th Congressional District seat during Georgia’s June primary. In the wake of his death, a group of Georgia Democrats gathered over the weekend…
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#VotingSquad: Michelle Obama Wants You to Get Your Friends and Family to the Polls and Vote
There are only 11 days left before the 2018 midterm elections, and efforts to make sure people get out to the polls and vote are ramping up. Michelle Obama, co-chair of When We All Vote, has launched a new digital campaign that aims to get all Americans involved in making sure their friends and family…
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Donald Trump Clearly Doesn't Care About Election Security
For the first time during his presidency, Donald Trump chaired an election security meeting Friday in which senior-level national security experts discussed ways to protect America’s electoral process from foreign interference. The Washington Post reports, however, that the meeting lasted less than an hour and no new directives on how to counter or deter threats…
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Here Are the House Races Where Sinclair Broadcast’s Propaganda Could Have the Biggest Impact
Sinclair Broadcast’s pythonlike grip on local news stations across America became a national issue two weeks ago when our sister site Deadspin posted a video story showing dozens of anchors at Sinclair stations forced to recite Donald Trump’s talking points about “fake news.” On top of making trusted anchors across America look as if they’re…