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• The GOP Has Killed the Senate to Confirm Judges

  By TokyoSand on June 18, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Would you agree that the country has some seriously pressing issues right now? We’re dealing with a global pandemic, an economic recession, deadly issues when it comes to policing, and more. So what is the U.S. Senate doing about any… Read More ›

• Battleground North Carolina: Let’s Flip the State Legislature

  By TokyoSand on June 17, 2020 • ( 3 )

  

  We can agree that Republicans have no business governing anywhere in the country, right? It’s not just that Trumpism seems to have infected politics at the state level, it’s not even that the Republican party doesn’t seem to have any… Read More ›

• Biden and Obama Team Up For a Virtual Event for Supporters

  By TokyoSand on June 16, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Here’s a great chance for each of us to help make sure former Vice President Joe Biden beats Trump this November AND see President Obama in action again. Last night, Biden’s campaign announced a special event where he and President… Read More ›

• The GOP’s Problem With Voting By Mail

  By TokyoSand on June 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  This is not an article to explain why Donald Trump dislikes voting by mail. It’s an article about how Trump’s constant assailing of voting by mail is causing huge headaches for the Republican party. The Republicans have effectively used voting… Read More ›

• The Week’s Best Cartoons 6/13

  By TokyoSand on June 13, 2020 • ( 10 )

  

  Editorial cartoonists appear to be one of the last groups of people who speak out and say exactly what’s happening. They reveal what’s really going on behind all the pomp and circumstance in front of cameras and reporters, and entertain… Read More ›

• Tennessee’s Fight Over Voting by Mail, in Headlines

  By TokyoSand on June 12, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  There’s a fierce fight happening in Tennessee right now. The ability for their voters to be able to vote by mail during a pandemic hangs in the balance. Here’s how the story has played out over the past two weeks…. Read More ›

• How to Help Re-Elect Senator Gary Peters in Michigan

  By TokyoSand on June 11, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  In order to flip the Senate this November, we need to flip 4 Republican seats. That’s while making sure we don’t lose any Democratic seats. And while Senator Gary Peters is favored in his re-election this November, he has a… Read More ›

• What Can We Do About Long Voting Lines?

  By TokyoSand on June 10, 2020 • ( 6 )

  

  Do you believe that every voter should be able to vote in 30 minutes or less? I do. But yet, once again, we were faced with photo after photo of impossibly long lines at polling stations in both Georgia and… Read More ›

• Elections Happening Today: June 9

  By TokyoSand on June 9, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  A list of elections happening today, on June 9, 2020.

• What Policies Does Your City Need to Adopt to Decrease Police Brutality?

  By TokyoSand on June 8, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  How to decrease police brutality in your local city

• The Week’s Best Cartoons: Black Lives Matter

  By TokyoSand on June 6, 2020 • ( 8 )

  

  Here’s how some of the nation’s best editorial cartoonists covered the Black Lives Matter protests. I hope you’ll let me know which ones you found to be the most powerful.  Black Lives Matter The Protests Trump Responds A Few More… Read More ›

• Here Comes “John Lewis: Good Trouble”

  By TokyoSand on June 5, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I can’t think of a movie more made for the moment. I just learned about a new movie entitled “John Lewis: Good Trouble” which is coming out (and will be available on demand) on July 3rd. It explores John Lewis’… Read More ›

• Will Trump’s Rhetoric Suppress African-American Voters?

  By TokyoSand on June 4, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  This November, COVID19 will still be with us which is why nearly every state in the nation is expanding the ability of voters to vote with an absentee or mailed ballot. Yet Trump baselessly proclaims that mailed ballots will lead… Read More ›

• Election Results from June 2nd

  By TokyoSand on June 3, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  We’ve got some good news from the elections last night, and have a few key races that now have their Democratic candidate set for the general. Here’s what we learned.   U.S. Senate IDAHO:  Paulette Jordan won the Democratic primary… Read More ›

• Elections Happening Today: June 2

  By TokyoSand on June 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s a Tuesday in America, and that means there are elections happening. This Tuesday, June 2, there are a lot of elections underway! Please, whether you have friends in one of these states or you might have social media followers… Read More ›

• How to Help Re-Elect Senator Doug Jones

  By TokyoSand on June 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  In order to flip the Senate this November, we need to flip 4 Republican seats. That’s while making sure we don’t lose any Democratic seats. And I’m sorry to say that the great Senator Doug Jones (D) from Alabama has… Read More ›

• The Week’s Best Cartoons 5/30

  By TokyoSand on May 30, 2020 • ( 6 )

  

  Editorial cartoonists appear to be one of the last groups of people who speak out and say exactly what’s happening. They reveal what’s really going on behind all the pomp and circumstance in front of cameras and reporters, and entertain… Read More ›

• Please, Don’t Be a Bystander

  By TokyoSand on May 29, 2020 • ( 9 )

  

  Be the person who does more than just express outrage. Being outraged by how African-Americans are treated in this country isn’t enough. Being sympathetic isn’t enough. We have to take positive action. Most especially important for those of us who… Read More ›

• Does Biden’s Choice for Vice President Matter?

  By TokyoSand on May 28, 2020 • ( 18 )

  

  So a funny thing happened when I set out to write this post. I thought I was going to write about how the conventional wisdom of how choosing a vice president affects electoral strategy is wrong, but ended up learning… Read More ›

• 2020 Election: Secretaries of State Races

  By TokyoSand on May 27, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  There’s a lot more at stake in 2020 than just who sits in the White House. For example, there are several Secretary of State elections this November. Secretaries of State are important executive positions in state government, and typically oversee… Read More ›