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California Primary - A Case of Highway Robbery

Yes, Virginia, elections are stolen, and it isn't just the Republicans who do it. It is a bi-partisan effort. Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of voters in California were disenfranchised. Let's review the evidence shall we, beginning with this report in the LA Times, "'It was just chaos': Broken machines, incomplete voter rolls leave some wondering whether their ballots will count":

There will always be a worse Republican

Ever since Eisenhower wandered off into the sunset [he was also courted by the Democrats to be their candidate] this has been the case. Ever since McCarthy sprung on the scene the crazy wing has been slowly taking over the fear and loathing mantle and getting wackier with each passing day, Trump is the logical conclusion.

BNR: 'Bernie Is Enormously Optimistic About The Future Of Our Country' & 'Sanders Soldiers On'

"I Am Enormously Optomistic About The Future Of Our Country"

Sen. Bernie Sanders is not dropping out of the presidential race, he told supporters at a rally Tuesday night, following Hillary Clinton's projected primary wins in New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota.

First Essay here: Leaving the Dem Party

CNN is on behind me but muted. I don't need their dialogue. We're as smart and possibly more intuitive than they are. My dad always said, "It's 10% of the people dragging the other 90% along." In this case, we're about 45% Dem voters for Bernie. I'm a lifelong Dem. My first vote was for George McGovern. My last will have been in the AZ Primary, for Bernie Sanders.

Alpha's Primary Election Live Blog for New Jersey, California etc.

Well, this is the big one!

Despite the DNC & the media's best attempts to shut down the Sanders campaign here it is, June 7th and we are still trucking on towards the convention!!!

I will be posting election return results as they come in as well as watching and commenting on the live stream of The Young Turks election coverage.
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Pot legalization and the increasingly desperate fight against it

A new poll came out recently showing that 54% of Americans support full legalization of marijuana and a whopping 89% support medical marijuana, "with every demographic backing it with at least 81 percent support."

And this terrifies some people.

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