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Why would young people be enthusiastic to VOTE for the status quo?

It’s only July, but some best (and worst)-of-the-year lists are already being circulated. Kenneth Quinnell, who writes for the Florida Progressive Coalition, offers ‘The 10 Craziest State Legislatures in America” via Alternet.org. Quinnell points out that while much of the story of the 2010 elections focused on Congressional control, the real changes were happening in [...]

So, I agree with the NC State GOP Chair Robin Hayes, who told Politico that North Carolina “is an important battleground state,” and I also agree with Brian Crone, an NC democratic party strategist, when he asserts that the redistricting outcome will be “brutal” for Democrats. More importantly, I strongly agree with and support current [...]

We’re well into redistricting season of 2011, and Roll Call has a list of the key players who, as they say, will cut deals or determine which of their colleagues’ seats will stay or go. We think those determinations should be made by independent commissions, but as the article points out, our reality is much [...]

North Carolina has a crush on Iowa, or at least a strong affection for the way Iowans handle the process of Congressional redistricting. At a press conference last week, advocates of fair districts—including Common Cause North Carolina—showed up to support H824, which would follow a nonpartisan and apolitical redistricting model set up in Iowa. The [...]