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Tuesday Morning Coffee: Electoral College Bill Off Til Spring?
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekThose hard-won lessons of parenthood are applicable this morning with the news that Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-Delaware, intends to wait until spring before moving the controversial Electoral College bill that caused Democrats, as well as... -
Wednesday Morning Coffee: Reapportionment Commission Meets Again Today.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Generally speaking, on the day before Thanksgiving we don't like to engage in intellectual activity much more rigorous than mixing up our Italian Great Uncle Giovanni Paolo Not Silvio Burlusconi's Capitol Ideas'... -
Rhubarb Patch: Swirls and Eddies in GOP primary crosscurrents
Change of SubjectToday, veteran political strategist and former executive director of the Illinois Republican Party Christine Dudley (right) joins me for an e-mail back and forth about the race for the presidency. To: Christine From: Eric Three months ago, I saw no...... -
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The electoral college ain’t broke
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelGot an email this week from the good folks at Common Cause, calling for the Electoral College to be “fixed.” (This is the same meaning of “fixed” as what the vet did to Fido.) Common Cause is among a coalition of civic groups &#... -
The Rhubarb Patch: Will there be joy in Mittville?
Change of SubjectToday, veteran political strategist and former executive director of the Illinois Republican Party Christine Dudley (right) joins me for another e-mail back and forth about the race for the presidency You may link to our December chat here, so long...... -
Fine line
Change of SubjectHow the argument for Mitt’s technocratic competence differs from the one Democrats once made for Michael Dukakis is beyond me, but I guess it’s better than talking about “cheesy grits.”... Frank Rich Just so. Democrat Dukakis was... -
Romney feels Bill Clinton's pain....but will he have his luck?
Change of SubjectThe fear among Republicans is that Mitt Romney, if he ends up as the party’s nominee for president, will be 2012’s version of Walter Mondale, Bob Dole or John Kerry. All three — Mondale in 1984, Dole in 1996 and...... -
Let 'em vote
It's time to re-think the knee-jerk reaction that a student representative on the Harford County Board of Education is too young or too immature to be entrusted with the responsibility of having a vote on school system policy or budget matters. If we are...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Elections, Teaching and Learning
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S.D. regents renew pitch for public's support
With a series of town hall meetings scheduled for this fall, the state Board of Regents is returning to a technique that seemed successful when financial conditions weren’t so tight. The regents, who govern South Dakota’s public...Tags: Referenda, Harry Reid, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Watertown, Politics
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Proposal would split Pennsylvania's electoral votes
Daily American Staff WriterMost political experts agree that Pennsylvania is a must-win state in the 2012 presidential election. But a proposal set to go before the state Senate would change the formula for how the state changes to either red or blue. Republican state Sen....Tags: Dominic Pileggi, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Republican Party, John McCain
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Electoral vote process truly undemocratic
The way we choose a president is undemocratic. The Electoral College gives each state a number of electoral votes equal to the number of its senators and representatives. With one House seat, South Dakota gets three electoral votes. Next year, Texas...Tags: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, Politics, White House, Elections
Nov 22, 2011
| Allentown Morning Call
Nov 23, 2011
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Dec 6, 2011
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Dec 7, 2011
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jan 12, 2012
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Mar 8, 2012
| Chicago Tribune
Mar 17, 2012
| Chicago Tribune
Mar 15, 2012
| Chicago Tribune
Aug 16, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Sep 11, 2011
|Story| Aberdeen News
Sep 15, 2011
|Story| Daily American
Sep 21, 2011
|Story| Aberdeen News
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