Every week I come across articles that I find interesting and that I think my readers here at Political⚡Charge might enjoy as well. Here are this week’s recommendations. The Secret Files of the Master of Modern Republican Gerrymandering The secrets… Read More ›
I love what editorial cartoonists do. I think they’re amazing. Being able to take a news story and express an opinion about that story with a single, incisive drawing that also elicits an immediate reaction from the viewer? Genius. Here’s… Read More ›
“Cruelty is the point.” We hear this a lot when folks try to explain the terrible policies flowing out of the Trump administration. And although this news has gotten buried by so many other insane announcements from the White House,… Read More ›
There is nothing more crucial to changing the course of our country than turning out voters in droves for every election. And to have voters turn out, we need to register them first. Every year, we have National Voter Registration… Read More ›
If it’s a Tuesday, there is an excellent chance that an election is happening somewhere in the country. Democratic enthusiasm has not been quite as high as in 2018, so I encourage you to help promote these elections wherever you… Read More ›
This weekend, multiple articles were published about the GOP becoming increasingly nervous about their 2020 prospects in California. The Context Back in July, CA Governor Gavin Newsom (who just won the governorship at the midterms) signed a law that prevents… Read More ›
Labor Day started as a protest. The first Labor Day was on September 5, 1882 when over 10,000 workers left their work to march in New York City. This was when Americans had 12-hour days and worked six, if not… Read More ›
Every week I come across articles that I find interesting and that I think will be interesting to folks who like what I do here at Political⚡Charge. Here are this week’s recommendations. When Politics Fails, Call the Lawyers This is… Read More ›
Editorial cartoonists are amazing. How they distill our crazy, infuriating news cycle and turn them into an image that packs a serious punch is beyond me. Here’s how they tackled this week’s news. Which ones strike you the most? —>
If winning the White House is one of your goals for 2020, then winning the Electoral College is how you achieve the goal. As much as I’d prefer that we go by a national popular vote, the fact remains that… Read More ›
After a quiet period, suddenly, a lot of 2020 races got a jolt. Here’s a quick roundup. Georgia Republican Senator Johnny Isakson (GA) announced he’d be resigning at the end of the calendar year. He’s been dealing with multiple health… Read More ›
This is the season when we’re all on the lookout for House Representatives announcing that they’re retiring and not seeking re-election. But everyone’s ears perked up a bit when we learned that Republican Rep. Sean Duffy from Wisconsin was resigning,… Read More ›
Isn’t more chaos in the presidential election just what you wanted? Well, thanks to the decision by the 10th Circuit last week (that each state’s presidential electors cannot be required to vote for the state’s popular vote winner), that may… Read More ›
This weekend, a second Republican announced that he was running to primary Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. I thought I should tell you all how I plan to cover these challengers at Political⚡Charge. I won’t be. Nope, I won’t… Read More ›
Everyone wants to know what will happen in 2020, so election experts are looking at the information we already have to at least guess at the shape of the next election. Here are a few articles I found interesting, alarming,… Read More ›
Here’s my roundup of the best political cartoons for the week, from the nation’s most celebrated editorial cartoonists. As always, let me know which ones strike you the most in the comments! Greenland By Jim Morin, Miami Herald … Read More ›
If winning the White House is one of your goals for 2020, then winning the Electoral College is how you achieve the goal. As much as I’d prefer that we go by a national popular vote, the fact remains that… Read More ›
This is the twist that no one saw coming. What happened? The voices demanding that the Electoral College be abolished have been getting louder and louder of late, with many people preferring to go with a national popular vote to pick our presidents. That would take changing the Constitution, no easy feat. The National Popular […]
The 2010 elections were catastrophic for the Democrats. Not only did they lose the U.S. House, but they lost governorships, other state executive positions, and almost 700 state legislature seats. 2018 was the first year that we started to turn… Read More ›
It may be an “off cycle” year, but there are a lot of elections happening on November 5! Here’s a roundup of the biggest elections in the fall. Be sure to put this in your calendar and share with your… Read More ›