The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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"Democracy Vouchers" Aim to Amplify Low-Income Voices, to Conservative Ire
Seattle's new program, the first of its kind in the U.S., provides every eligible Seattle resident with $100 in taxpayer-funded vouchers to donate to the candidates of their choice – giving the homeless and others new voice.
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You Get What You Pay For: If Money Is Speech, Can Democracy Work?
Like many laws that bend public policy toward private advantage, campaign finance laws tilt the political playing field toward outcomes that are undemocratic – a self-reinforcing cycle of economic inequality begetting political inequality begetting economic inequality.
