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Money Into The Working Families Organization Buys Influence Over Ballot Lines For The Working Families Party

Posted on December 1, 2009 by iwilder

from City Hall Nothing demonstrates the connection between the Working Families Party and the Working Families Organization like the power the non-profit has over the Party’s political decisions. The Organization’s confidential New York City Coordinating Council Constitution & Rules and a not-for-distribution voting memo obtained by City Hall—backed by interviews and other documents—lay out a […]

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You Get What you Vote For!

Posted on November 28, 2009 by iwilder

from Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox The so-called anti-war movement currently finds itself in somewhat of a quagmire: What to do when the man you raised money for, volunteered for, and yes, even voted for, actually fulfills one of his most repulsive campaign promises? First of all, I never understood why, or how, peace people could support […]

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The power of writing in: Candidates win in PA, and other write-ins listed in media

Posted on November 18, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Perhaps because I am a poet, I find writing in to be a powerful tool, even if the idea or candidate I write in does not win. At least I get to express what I believe and what I demand (in order to get my vote the next time.) The usual people who see […]

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CT Green Party Would Welcome Nader Run for Senate

Posted on November 17, 2009 by iwilder

Green Party of Connecticut officials announced today that they would welcome Ralph Nader into the 2010 race for U. S. Senate and think he would have a good chance to win against current Senator Dodd. Green Party spokesperson Tim McKee said: Since the media reports began in local and national web sites last week, we […]

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Nader & Lennon say Register to Vote

Posted on November 16, 2009 by iwilder

John Lennon and Yoko Ono were guests hosts on the Mike Douglas Show in the early 1970s for an entire week. Here they interview Ralph Nader.

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Democrats and Republicans are both anti-choice: Vote Green Party

Posted on November 16, 2009 by iwilder

Greens blast the anti-choice Stupak Amendment in the Democrats’ health care bill, predict voter anger and defections from the Democratic Party over the amendment Green Party leaders today called the Stupak Amendment in the recently passed US House bill on health care reform a disaster for women’s reproductive rights and a betrayal of the Democrats’ […]

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Assemblyman Phil Boyle: Resdistricting Poster Boy

Posted on November 13, 2009 by iwilder

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 8 Assemblyman Philip Boyle, a Republican of Suffolk County, often calls himself the poster child for redistricting reform. In 2002, his good Republican home was carefully drawn into a Democratic district. As a result, Mr. Boyle decided not to run again until a few years later when a Republican assemblyman in the district […]

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Wasting Your Vote? by Guadamour

Posted on November 11, 2009 by iwilder

from Dandelion Salad “How would it be throwing your vote away if you voted for someone you believed in? Isn’t it throwing your vote away when you vote for a party that doesn’t represent you? Most bills go unread by their Congressional Representatives and Senators. They are told how they should vote by the party. […]

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Green Party urges defeat of the Democrats’ “insurance industry life-support” bill in the US Senate and call for a rally of efforts to enact Single-Payer/Medicare For All

Posted on November 10, 2009 by iwilder

The US House bill passed on Saturday favors the insurance industry over Americans who need medical care; no heath care reform bill should be enacted that doesn’t allow states to enact Single-Payer, say Greens, who slam House Democrats for killing a vote on Single-Payer last week In the wake of a US House vote passing […]

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NYC BOE Security Concerns on Optical Scan Voting

Posted on November 8, 2009 by iwilder

Original Letter October 29, 2009 Mr. Todd Valentine Co-Executive Director New York State Board of Elections 40 Steuben Street Albany, NY 12207-2108 Mr. Robert Brehm Co-Executive Director New York State Board of Elections 40 Steuben Street Albany, NY 12207-2108 Dear Mr. Valentine and Mr. Brehm: At the direction of the Commissioners of Elections in the City […]

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Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Michelle Malkin and Sarah Palin defeated in NY-23

Posted on November 4, 2009 by kwilder

Kimberly says…Okay, so the “winner” was a plain old Democrat candidate. And, my co-blogger doesn’t even think this belongs on our blog. Though, some of the way the battle fell out was just so delicious… (excerpt from) San Francisco Chronicle NY 23 election results – Bill Owens beats Doug Hoffman, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh […]

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NY-23 Congressional Race: Looks like the Democrat won

Posted on November 3, 2009 by kwilder

Well, I didn’t want to care about this race. At the beginning, the only choices on the ballot were: A Democrat; a Republican; and a Republican running on the Conservative Party line. Not much hope for a third party, progressive. Though, my interest was peeked when the Republican dropped out of the race. And, Sarah […]

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Rev Billy Talen wins $100 million in lottery!

Posted on November 3, 2009 by kwilder

Well, since Reverend Billy was a performance artist before he was a candidate, I suppose this could be less than factual. But, it is posted at the Reverend Billy Talen for NYC Mayor campaign blog: Post is here Rev. Billy Talen Announces $100 Million Lottery Win! November 3, 2009 REV. BILLY TALEN ANNOUNCES $100 MILLION […]

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Lever Voting Machines Still in New York

Posted on November 3, 2009 by iwilder

Please write in “Audrey Capozzi” for Suffolk County Treasurer. (see explanation below) KW: Ian and I went to vote today, at our polling station in North Babylon, New York. They are still using the old voting machines. So, to write-in, you slide back the blue rectangle at the top, write the name of the person […]

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