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October 31, 2014 8:12 pm | By Miranda BlueVoting For The Future Of Voting: Secretary of State Races To Watch
This post originally appeared on Right Wing Watch. One influential issue at the ballot box this year is the future of how we cast our ballots. In secretary of state races throughout the country, voters will be choosing who runs…
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October 31, 2014 7:01 pm | By Layne Amerikaner
PFAW’s Dolores Huerta Energizes Latino Voters in Colorado and Georgia
With Election Day rapidly approaching, get-out-the-vote outreach is heating up in key states across the country. This week, civil rights legend and PFAW board member Dolores Huerta is busy getting out the vote. She’s on the ground with PFAW staff…
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October 31, 2014 5:22 pm | By IanGetting Out the Youth Vote in the Midterms
With elections for tight races all across the country just a few days away, People For the American Way Foundation’s Young People For (YP4) program is pulling out all the stops to help young voters get to the polls and…
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October 31, 2014 3:58 pm | By Randy BorntragerBetting Against Latino Voters Is a Bad Move
This post originally appeared in the Huffington Post. It's official. In case there was any doubt left, this election cycle shows that the GOP's hyped-up "rebranding" efforts with Latino voters have been all but abandoned. Last month, we found out…
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October 31, 2014 2:26 pm | By Rio Tazewell
In Kentucky McConnell Campaign Benefits Big From Dark Money
With the Kentucky Senate race a major point of focus in the upcoming midterms, and potentially determining control of the Senate, the issue of big money in politics has been repeatedly raised in debates and interviews by Sen. Mitch McConnell’s…
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October 30, 2014 3:56 pm | By Paul GordonJohn Oliver and Friends Stress the Importance of the Supreme Court
Justice Ginsburg was recently quoted as saying how much she enjoyed a recent bit on the Supreme Court done by comedian John Oliver. In case you missed it, Oliver hit upon a way to get people to listen to Supreme…
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October 30, 2014 3:11 pm | By Ian2014 Midterm Elections: PFAW Holds Member Telebriefing with Political Strategist Jim Messina
With less than a week to go before this year’s midterm elections, People For the American Way hosted a telebriefing on Wednesday to update PFAW members and activists on the shifting electoral landscape in key races around the country. The…
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October 29, 2014 7:41 pm | By AlexOn TV, Radio, the Web and the Field: Here’s How PFAW Is Fighting to Win on Election Day 2014
In the home stretch until Election Day, People For the American Way is working nonstop to get out the progressive vote! PFAW’s programs are focused on targeting the right voters in the right states, and could help Democrats win in…
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October 28, 2014 8:43 pm | By Rio Tazewell
Florida GOP Politicians Get Big Bucks from Fossil Fuel Interests, Dodge Climate Change Questions
This weekend Common Cause Florida Chairman Peter Butzin published an op-ed calling out Florida Republicans such as Gov. Rick Scott, Sen. Marco Rubio and former Gov. Jeb Bush for repeatedly ducking questions on climate change while taking big money from…
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October 28, 2014 7:29 pm | By Alex
PFAW Endorses Five New Candidates for Federal Office
PFAW is proud to announce five new federal endorsements in the 2014 elections. These candidates and officials, representing a diverse and broad swath of constituencies, are some of the best and brightest progressive champions in the country. John Foust (VA-10)…
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October 28, 2014 7:17 pm | By Paul GordonHouse Lawsuit Against Obama Undermined by Congressional Research Service Report
Although House Republicans managed to keep it a secret until now, their transparently political lawsuit against the president was found to be baseless in early September by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. Part of the Library of Congress, the CRS…
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October 28, 2014 4:02 pm | By Layne Amerikaner
New Spanish-Language Radio Ad Supporting Mark Udall Airs in Colorado
Starting today, a new Spanish-language radio ad supporting Senator Mark Udall will hit the airwaves in Colorado. The ad is part of a NextGen Climate and PFAW Spanish-language campaign to highlight the stark differences between Udall and GOP candidate Cory…
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October 27, 2014 6:25 pm | By Paul GordonJohn Roberts, Calling Strikes and Strikes
In 2005, when John Roberts was seeking to persuade the Senate that he should be confirmed as Chief Justice, he famously (and misleadingly) likened Supreme Court Justices to baseball umpires, simply calling balls and strikes. To use his analogy, last…
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October 27, 2014 5:10 pm | By Rio Tazewell
Big Money Mobilizes Against Amendment Movement
With growing momentum behind the call for a constitutional amendment to overturn decisions like Citizens United, big money and those who benefit from the current system of campaign finance are pulling out all the stops to try and slow down…
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October 24, 2014 6:52 pm | By Layne Amerikaner
Republicans Said What About Immigrants?
Today PFAW is releasing a new digital ad in Virginia highlighting GOP Congressional candidate Barbara Comstock’s dehumanizing rhetoric toward immigrants. Taking a page out of former gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli’s playbook, who has compared immigrants to rats, last month Comstock…
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October 24, 2014 5:23 pm | By Ian
Former President Clinton Calls Out McConnell for Support of Big Money in Politics
During a speech earlier this week supporting Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky, former President Bill Clinton drew attention to Sen. Mitch McConnell’s obsession with keeping big money in politics. Clinton questioned McConnell’s commitment to public service in light…
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October 22, 2014 9:57 pm | By Scott
PFAW Endorses Brad Anderson for Iowa Secretary of State
People For the American Way is proud to announce its endorsement of Brad Anderson for Iowa Secretary of State. Anderson is running for Secretary of State to expand voting in all of Iowa’s 99 counties, setting the goal of making…
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October 22, 2014 5:34 pm | By Scott
PFAW Endorses Nina Turner for Ohio Secretary of State
People For the American Way is proud to announce its endorsement of Ohio State Senator Nina Turner for Ohio Secretary of State. Turner is running for secretary of state to expand ballot access and ensure that all Ohioans have a…
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October 22, 2014 3:28 pm | By Rio Tazewell
Money in Politics Debated in Midterm Elections
In Congressional races across the country, the issue of big money in elections is making its way into campaign speeches, debates and media coverage. Hundreds of millions have already been spent by anonymous sources through shadowy “dark money” groups that…
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October 21, 2014 9:33 pm | By Scott
PFAW Action Fund Announces New Endorsements of Young Elected Progressives
People For the American Way Action Fund announced today a third round of endorsements of dynamic young progressive candidates running for public office across the United States. The four endorsees are a diverse mix of candidates 35 and under who are…