The United States government has announced a visa ban on Nigerians accused of undermining democracy. US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, January 25, said while the names of the those affected by the ban won’t be revealed, it is however, part of …
Read More »2023’s Biggest, Most Unusual Race Centers on Abortion and Democracy
In 10 weeks, Wisconsin will hold an election that carries bigger policy stakes than any other contest in America in 2023. The April race, for a seat on the state’s evenly divided Supreme Court, will determine the fate of abortion rights, gerrymandered legislative maps and the governor’s appointment powers — …
Read More »How the Worst Fears for Democracy Were Averted in 2022
Instead, the Dozers fell in behind Katie Hobbs, the Democratic candidate for governor, appearing with her at campaign events and in digital videos denouncing her election-denying Republican opponent, Kari Lake. For her part, Ms. Lake, at a rally days before the election, told any “McCain Republicans” present to “get the …
Read More »Biden Warns That ‘Big Lie’ Republicans Imperil American Democracy
WASHINGTON — President Biden issued an impassioned condemnation of his predecessor and other Republicans on Wednesday night for encouraging political violence, voter intimidation and “the Big Lie,” framing next week’s elections as a pivotal test of American democracy. While candidates and voters have focused on economic and other issues, Mr. …
Read More »Joe Biden’s Last Minute, Hail Mary Pitch: ‘Democracy’ Is At Stake!
In a last ditch effort to persuade voters that voting for Democrats is the answer to America’s problems, President Joe Biden will give a speech at the Capitol on Wednesday evening to tell America that “democracy” is at stake. Again. Jen O’Malley Dillon is the White House Deputy Chief of …
Read More »Democrats Are Really Going To Hate What Voters Consider the Top Threat to Democracy
With just three weeks until the November midterm election, Americans are being asked a lot of questions about the state of the nation by a lot of pollsters who want to be the ones to predict the outcome of election night 2022. While most pollsters want to know if you …
Read More »Tinubu’s competence, sacrifice for democracy unmatchable — Al-Makura
The former governor of Nasarawa state said that the combination of Tinubu and Sen. Kashim Shettima, if elected in 2023, would put the country on the path of progress and development. Al-Makura said: ” Take the pairs of all the political parties presidential candidates and their running mates. ”You cannot …
Read More »58% Of Americans And 25% Of Republicans Say MAGA Is A Threat To Democracy
A new poll found that 58% of Americans and 25% of Republicans think MAGA is a threat to US democracy. Reuters reported on the latest Reuters/Ipsos Poll: Fifty-eight percent of respondents in the two-day poll – including one in four Republicans – said Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement is …
Read More »Biden Called for Ending ‘Uncivil War.’ Now Calls GOP ‘Threat to Democracy’
By Philip Wegmann for RealClearWire Before an Independence Hall lit bright by blood-red light, President Biden warned that the extremism of his predecessor threatened the health of the Republic, attempting to draw out “extreme MAGA ideology” from the “soul of this nation” like poison is drawn from a wound. He …
Read More »Rachel Maddow Shows How Trump’s Attacks On The National Archives Threaten Democracy
Rachel Maddow said that Trump’s attacks on the National Archives are the sort of thing that push people out of public service and kill democracy. Video of Maddow: #Maddow “The threat of political violence takes normal people out of public life, which puts you on a very fast track to …
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