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Our Vote is Our Power: Why Every Voter Matters

May 22, 2019

By Mikka Macdonald

Voter turnout is one of the most powerful tools to measure the health of democracy because it relays how much trust voters have in the system that elects the people…

In the midterm elections voters sent a message: Affordable health care is a right

November 27, 2018

By Mikka Macdonald

Among the many takeaways from the 2018 midterm elections is the irrefutable fact that the Affordable Care Act is here to stay. Americans from red states and blue states used…

Make Your Voice Heard. Go Vote In Tuesday’s Local Elections.

November 20, 2017

By Thomas Kennedy

During the 2016 election cycle, I frequently heard people complaining about the impossibility of escaping the daily barrage of news and coverage regarding the Presidential race. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump spent more than $6.8 billion to ensure that their messages reached voters. The massive price tag ensured an over-saturation of advertising in various forms of media.

Florida Special Election Shows Voters Reject Trump’s Politics Of Hate

October 3, 2017

By Thomas Kennedy

In April, state Senator Frank Artiles resigned from his seat in Florida’s recently redistricted Senate District 40, after directing racist remarks against fellow lawmakers in a drunken tirade. This was…

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