Pocketbook concerns lead in Arkansas before election
Data: University of Arkansas; Arkansas Poll; Chart: Axios Visuals Arkansans are more concerned about the economy than education or taxes, according to results of the 24th annual Arkansas Poll released last week. 39% of respondents said the economy is top of mind, up from 23% in October 2020. Why it matters: The poll provides a […]
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Opinion: A majority of Americans think US democracy is broken. Here are 12 ideas for repairing it | #alaska | #politics
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Editor’s Note: This roundup is part of the CNN Opinion series “America’s Future Starts Now,” in which people share how they have been affected by the biggest issues facing the nation and experts offer their proposed solutions. The views expressed in these commentaries are the authors’ own. Read more opinion at CNN. CNN — Though […]
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Group questions Arkansas attorney general’s ethics with complaint
Photo courtesy of attorney general’s office The 65 Project, a nonpartisan group, filed an ethics complaint against 15 state attorneys general, including Arkansas’ Leslie Rutledge, on Wednesday. The group claims the AGs used their offices to advance unfounded claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent. Why it matters: With the midterms just weeks away, the […]
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Ranked-choice voting, nonpartisan primaries and other efforts to depolarize the US | #alaska | #politics
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- August 20, 2022
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A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — American democracy is changing right now in important and optimistic ways in red and blue states. Anger at the lack of choices in the two-party system fueled the ranked-choice voting experiment […]
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Racist Republican gerrymandering monster puts the bite on democracy – People’s World | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
US vice president Kamala Harris marches on the Edmund Pettus Bridge after speaking in Selma, Alabama on the 57th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, a landmark event of the civil rights movement. The attack on voting rights for Black people continue today on numerous fronts, including gerrymandering of congressional district line. | Brynn Anderson/AP There is […]
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Misinformation is eroding the public’s confidence in democracy | #elections | #alabama
Democracy in the United States is in serious trouble. A review of some recent public opinion research shows just how much. For example, an NPR survey conducted earlier this year found that 64% of the American population believes that U.S. democracy is in crisis and is at risk of failing. A strong indication that the […]
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Misinformation is eroding the public’s confidence in democracy | #elections | #alabama
Democracy in the United States is in serious trouble. A review of some recent public opinion research shows just how much. For example, an NPR survey conducted earlier this year found that 64% of the American population believes that U.S. democracy is in crisis and is at risk of failing. A strong indication that the […]
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The voter turnout gap may be even bigger than we think | #elections | #alabama
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- May 5, 2022
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CNN — Demographic change continues to steadily reshape the American electorate, but the barriers to emerging groups gaining political power commensurate with their growing numbers may be even greater than previously understood, according to a new analysis of population and voting trends that’s stirring private debate in Democratic circles. The new study contends that while […]
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