the state of the state of the states

*The p-value for phrase is measure of how unlikely it's that Democratic and Republican governors used the phrase with the frequency. But on the state level, those ideas came up in only handful of gubernatorial speeches — mostly Democratic ones Democratic governors..

government-created monopolies are everywhere

President, Thomas Jefferson of Democratic-Republican Party, led the belief that freedom from monopolies is human right, and that the monopoly of single bank is evil.. ... During Progressive from the 1890s to the 1920s, politicians led by Republican President Theodore Roosevelt..

what made voters flip parties in 2016?

Iowa had more counties flip from Democrat to Republican than any other state, and the reason why had little to do with anxiety, research finds.. Instead, rurality, education and race predicted the change from Democrat to Republican.. ..

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wide party divide could be opening for independent candidate

Pew Research Center poll shows that the majority of Americans, 54 percent, believe there is great deal of difference in the core beliefs of Democratic and Republican parties... ... In May of 1987, only 25 percent of those surveyed said there was great deal of difference in what..

districts have similar numbers of federal workers

The majority of federal workers live and work far from Washington, with substantial numbers found in congressional districts scattered across the country and represented by both Democratic and Republican members of Congress... ... House of Representatives, the number of federal workers..

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how lincoln and an ambitious postmaster general gave us today's

Those who disburse the money are like boy who knows his grandfather will gratify him, and over-turns the sum allowed him at pleasure, said Virginia Congressman John Randolph of Democrat-Republican Party in 1806.. ..

2016 electoral map

Click on the in the map to toggle them between Democrat, Republican and Tossup.. Despite Clinton's support from Democratic, Sanders stayed in the race through June 2016 with grassroots organizing and significant support from individual donors. ..

strong turnout in lynn for election

In Lynn, Democrat Elizabeth Warren bested Republican Geoff Diehl, with 16,078 votes over Diehl's 7,145 votes. ... For Attorney General, Democrat Maura Healey had 17,880 votes over Republican James McMahon with 5,819 votes.. ..

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in mississippi senate race, an african american democrat

Former Mike Espy, Democratic in election to fill the final two years of term started by Republican U.S. Their candidacies build on nationwide successes in 2017, such African American Democrat who January was in as Virginia — few steps from where Gen. ..

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more dismal poll numbers for obama and congress

In April, the public preferred Democrat over Republican in Congressional elections by margin of 48 percent to 42 percent. ... But in sign that neither party has firm hold on the electorate, that they did not consider themselves affiliated with either Republican or..

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christopher cooper: wisconsin republicans' corrupt power grab echoes

Faced with the prospects of Republican in General Assembly and Democratic, Republican legislators began to reduce the power one step at time, beginning with reducing the number of gubernatorial appointments five-fold. In contrast to Wisconsin, Republican General..

windsor independent party

The Windsor Independent Party will be represented on the ballot along with Democratic and Republican parties.. ... Boccia said that when she campaigned in different neighborhoods she kept hearing message that Republican and and Democratic elected officials do not care..

bad system may yet endure

But here's the rub The 15-percent delegate requirement that's embodied in state law is also in the rules of Democratic and Republican parties. ... What are the chances that Democratic and Republican parties will drop the barrier from their rules. ..

a partial victory for democracy

The 15 percent in state law mirrors the rules of the state Democratic and Republican parties. ... On July 13, delegates to Republican and Democratic state conventions picked their respective parties candidates for governor and the other constitutional offices. ..

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