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The Venezuelan election was nearly stolen – by the US-backed anti-Chávistas. How? That’s what Chávez wanted Maduro to find out from me: how could US operatives jerk with Venezuela’s voter rolls? It wasn’t a mere policy question: they knew Chávez wouldn't be allowed to survive through another coup. My answer: They could steal the vote the same way Bush did it in Florida – in fact, using the very same contractor. Take a look at these documents.

The rest of us have no obligation to indulge centrist delusions.

D.C. isn’t the only place where there’s momentum for expanding access to the ballot.

Compared with Warren, incumbent Sen. Scott Brown was far more "likable." Then she beat him.

It didn’t start with Donald Trump.

HR 1 aims to counter the systemic corruption of the electoral system that blocks some citizens—but not others—from voting, allows large donors to hide their identity and enables current or former top officeholders to personally profit from serving

Women who ran for Congress avoided women’s issues in their campaign ads

A favored totem of the campaign press has long been useless, and now is actively misleading

How a small rural county’s petty political feuds could shape the next Congress.