By Mindy Fischer on August 9, 2017
2018 midterms, 82nd house district, a very good sign, celebrate, Curt Hanson, Democrats, Democrats just did something amazing in Trump country, Dems, elections, gaining incredible momentum, great news, huge win, Iowa, Oklahoma, Phil Miller, Republicans took a shellacking, some great wins, special elections, Trump trend, unexpected wins, very red seats, voting, Washington Journal, winning, winning state seats
Democrats, Elections, great news, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Resist
This is a very good sign. While Trump continues to act like an incompetent buffoon, Dems are quietly winning state seats in special elections in Trump country. The Democrats have been overperforming in all of the special elections since Trump took office. And now they’re gaining incredible momentum with some great wins. They have picked […]
By Mindy Fischer on October 22, 2016
Donald Trump, election, election crimes, election day, go poll watch and intimidate voters, know your rights, our electoral process, poll watchers, poll watching, polling place, regulate the process, state laws, vote, voter fraud, voter intimidation, voter intimidation laws by state, voter supression, voting
Elections 2016, Politics, Right Wing Hatred
With Donald Trump telling his supporters to go poll watch and intimidate voters, it’s important to know the laws of your state. If you see voter fraud or voter intimidation on election day, here’s what you do…. According to the U.S Code 18, sub-section 594, voter intimidation is defined as, “Whoever intimidates, threatens, coerces, or […]
By Mindy Fischer on October 20, 2016
African Americans and Hispanics, ballot security, citing important court decree, consent decree, court decree, Donald Trump, intimidate minority voters, intimidate voters, minority voters, poll watchers, poll watching, republicans, Repubs settled the lawsuit, RNC, RNC warns Repubs not to poll watch, shady mailer campaign, violating a decades-old consent decree, voting
Elections 2016, Politics, Republicans
The RNC is now warning Republicans not to engage in “ballot security” activities including poll watching. They are worried about violating a decades-old consent decree mandated by the courts. In 1981 Democrats filed a lawsuit against the Republicans over a New Jersey gubernatorial election. The Repubs were accused of using off-duty cops to intimidate minority […]
By Mindy Fischer on November 23, 2015
affordable college education, anti-discrimination laws, clean air and water for our children, climate change, college loan reform, discrimination and bigotry, education, elections, elections 2016, environmentally friendly legislation, every vote matters, Freedom of religion laws, gay rights and gay marriage, healthcare, Obamacare, the ages of Supreme Court Justices, the economy, the supreme court, trickle down economics, voting, you must vote in 2016
Activism, education, Elections, Elections 2016, environment, Healthcare, LGBT, Politics, Uncategorized
If taking one good look at the Clown Car doesn’t give you a big enough reason to vote in 2016, here’s 8 more reasons why you can’t afford to sit this one out… As we watch the Republican party fall further and further into the dark abyss of insanity, it is important to remember that […]
By Mindy Fischer on November 2, 2014
politics, Senate, voting
Politics
This Tuesday is Election Day and while many in the media are projecting that the Republicans will take control of the Senate, there are actually several reasons why they could be wrong. There is also a very real chance that we won’t know who has won control until long after Tuesday night. According to Real […]
By Mindy Fischer on October 26, 2014
politics, voting
Politics
With our current do-nothing Congress it may be easy to imagine that nothing much would change if the Republicans won control of the Senate in November, right? Wrong. Actually there is a lot that could change. For starters, any chances of getting nominations through, like say, a sorely needed surgeon general, or a new attorney […]
