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Heard on @cafedotcom Insider with @PreetBharara and @AnneMilgram that the voter turnout in this election is expected to be the highest since 1908. Here's who couldn't vote in 1908. THREAD 1/14
Women. 19th amendment passed in 1920 granting equal access to the polls for #womenvoters. 2/14
Native Americans. The Indian Citizenship Act passed in 1924 granting #citizenship for all Native Americans (that's some audacity that the original inhabitants of this land were not citizens🤨). Some western states still didn't fully allow Native Americans voting until 1948. 3/14
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So last night a young man stopped by our Letters to Voters event at a park, wondering what we were doing. When we asked if he was registered to vote, he said he had a felony conviction, "I'd like to, but I don't know that I can vote."
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#VotingRights #KnowYourRights
So last night a young man stopped by our Letters to Voters event at a park, wondering what we were doing. When we asked if he was registered to vote, he said he had a felony conviction, "I'd like to, but I don't know that I can vote."
😭😭😭
#VotingRights #KnowYourRights
We asked if he was off paper.
Yes, he said, for 5 months now.
Do you have your release papers?
I sure do, that's my ID! I keep it safe!
Good. He just needs to take that to his parole or probation release paper to the county clerk's office, to register to #vote #restoration
Yes, he said, for 5 months now.
Do you have your release papers?
I sure do, that's my ID! I keep it safe!
Good. He just needs to take that to his parole or probation release paper to the county clerk's office, to register to #vote #restoration
His face lit up! 🌞🌞🌞
"I can do that! I want to vote!"
What better way to reintegrate someone into society than help them navigate the ways citizens are expected to take care of our society -- #VOTING being a major part of our civic responsibilities?
#VotingAccessSavesLives
"I can do that! I want to vote!"
What better way to reintegrate someone into society than help them navigate the ways citizens are expected to take care of our society -- #VOTING being a major part of our civic responsibilities?
#VotingAccessSavesLives
A quick thread on #Brexit, why the UK is not going to go back to normal politics after Brexit, why the worst is yet to come, and the folly of policy-driven (libertarian or socialist #Lexit) Brexits.
To many, Brexit is abt “Taking Back Control,” a legitimate perspective in times of increasing interdependence and growth of int'l institutions. However, the undertone is often that control has been relinquished *without good reason.*
Here’s the political science perspective: The flipside of democratic control, #responsiveness, can be policy instability. If majoritarian decisions can always b overturned, some policies r dysfunctional bc actors won't investments (financial or social) necessary to make it work.
#BLUEWAVE2018: IF THERE'S ONE THING YOU DO TODAY, READ & WATCH THIS!
308 days til the 2018 Midterm Elections. It's time to talk about HOW we take back the House & Senate.
THE STRATEGY MUST BE TWO-FOLD:
1. DEFEND BLUE SEATS. #KeepItBlue
2. FLIP RED SEATS. #FlipItBlue
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308 days til the 2018 Midterm Elections. It's time to talk about HOW we take back the House & Senate.
THE STRATEGY MUST BE TWO-FOLD:
1. DEFEND BLUE SEATS. #KeepItBlue
2. FLIP RED SEATS. #FlipItBlue
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#SENATE: DEMs are at a "disadvantage" and ON THE DEFENSE.
DEMOCRATS and Independents must DEFEND 25 SEATS.
REPUBLICANS must only DEFEND 9 SEATS.
For a Majority, DEMS MUST KEEP ALL SEATS...and #FLIP2 BLUE.
DEMOCRATS and Independents must DEFEND 25 SEATS.
REPUBLICANS must only DEFEND 9 SEATS.
For a Majority, DEMS MUST KEEP ALL SEATS...and #FLIP2 BLUE.
#SENATE: TRUMP WON 10 STATES w/ SEATS DEMs MUST DEFEND.
Montana, North Dakota, Missouri, Wisconsin, Florida, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
HILLARY WON 1 STATE GOP MUST DEFEND...Nevada.
See competitive races below. Made BEFORE Franken's open seat.
Montana, North Dakota, Missouri, Wisconsin, Florida, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
HILLARY WON 1 STATE GOP MUST DEFEND...Nevada.
See competitive races below. Made BEFORE Franken's open seat.
