The American people didn’t vote for Donald Trump. The Electoral College did. That is why Trump is President. The American people collectively voted for Hillary Clinton to be their Commander-in-Chief.
LaunchReminder of the day: The American people voted for Hillary Clinton, not Donald Trump
The American people didn’t vote for Donald Trump. The Electoral College did. That is why Trump is President. The American people collectively voted for Hillary Clinton to be their Commander-in-Chief.
LaunchB.C.’s NDP-Green alliance: Not much room for error
The New Democrats’ historic alliance with B.C.’s third-place Green Party is founded on the principle of ‘good faith and no surprises.’ For that to survive, here’s what has to happen.
LaunchRepublican chieftain: Congressional shooting will win us Georgia election
A Republican party chieftain claims the shooting of Steve Scalise will lead to a victory by Karen Handel in tomorrow’s special election in Georgia.
LaunchWill the Georgia special election get hacked?
“To understand why many computer scientists and voting rights advocates don’t trust the security of many US election systems, consider the experience of Georgia-based researcher Logan Lamb.”
LaunchNew poll shows Democrat Jon Ossoff with seven point lead in Georgia race
The trend overall is also in Ossoff’s favor. The polling average has him ahead by two or three points. But Democrats don’t want to get complacent.
LaunchHowever true the UK exit poll may be, this is already Jeremy Corbyn’s night
“It looks very much as if he has earned the right to stay on as leader, and this time with the full-throated backing of his MPs,” writes Gaby Hinsliff for The Guardian.
LaunchProgressive change looks set to come to British Columbia with alliance of BC NDP and BC Greens
Under a minority NDP government backed by the Greens, Washington and Idaho’s northern neighbor would seek to block the awful Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, get rid of Metro bridge tolls, increase the carbon tax, bolster the minimum wage, and put a controversial dam project under immediate review.
LaunchRight wing Liberals remain short of a majority in British Columbia after more ballots counted
Weaver aren’t the best of friends, but they will need to put their personal differences aside if the not-liberal Liberals are to be dislodged after having held power for fifteen years.
LaunchEverything you need to know about the issues in tomorrow’s B.C. provincial elections
The Globe and Mail: “When British Columbians head to the polls for [tomorrow]’s election, they’ll be armed with a host of platform promises from the major parties, ranging from a sweeping remake of the province’s child-care system to smaller, targeted proposals designed to pick up votes from key groups. Here’s what you need to know about where the parties stand on the campaign’s most important issues.”
LaunchBritish Columbia’s governing neoLiberals are swimming in corporate cash
And some of it’s coming from companies doing business with the province. Who’s getting Site C contracts? And how much have they given the BC Liberals? The Tyee looked at 51 companies offering services to BC Hydro for a multibillion dollar dam project.
LaunchFederal judge says Texas “voter ID” law intentionally discriminates
Via The New York Times, a not unexpected but welcome development: “A federal judge ruled on Monday that the voter identification law the Texas Legislature passed in 2011 was enacted with the intent to discriminate against black and Hispanic voters, raising the possibility that the state’s election procedures could be put back under federal oversight.”
LaunchB.C. NDP throws Clark under the bus
B.C. NDP throws Clark under the bus
Campaign season is underway in British Columbia, where the opposition New Democrats are going after incumbent Premier Christy Clark and the not-liberal B.C. Liberals, hoping to end their majority after fifteen years out of power. “Liberal fundraising has come under scrutiny for the volume and size of contributions from large corporate donors – and the government’s refusal to impose limits,” notes The Globe and Mail.
LaunchNew evidence: Before Trump job, Manafort worked to aid Putin
“Before signing up with Donald Trump, former campaign manager Paul Manafort secretly worked for a Russian billionaire with a plan to ‘greatly benefit the Putin Government,’ The Associated Press has learned. The White House attempted to brush the report aside Wednesday, but it quickly raised fresh alarms in Congress about Russian links to Trump associates.”
LaunchComey: We’re investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election
I have been authorized by the Department of Justice to confirm that the FBI, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the Russian government’s
LaunchWild west: How B.C. lobbyists are breaking one of the province’s few political donation rules
Via The Globe and Mail: “With no limits on political donations in B.C., the provincial Liberals [who are actually conservatives] raised an astonishing $12-million last year. One alarming source: Lobbyists are giving tens of thousands of dollars in their own name – and some power brokers are breaking one of the few rules the province has in place. Kathy Tomlinson reports.
LaunchElizabeth Warren gives progressives in Congress a rousing call to arms against Trump
Republican politicians have pushed one policy after another that has favored the rich and powerful over everyone else, and far too often, Democrats have gone
LaunchCanadians want Prime Minister Trudeau to stand up to Trump, poll finds
“Most Canadians want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to stand up to Donald Trump as a champion of progressive values and the international order, even if it strains Canada-U.S. relations, according to a new poll from Nanos Research Group,” The Globe and Mail reports.
LaunchHillary Clinton’s loss in Michigan, explained by the last Democrat to win in Michigan
As far as I know, she didn’t stop at any UAW halls. I probably would have been invited to be with her if she was
LaunchMassive, blatant, un-American power grab under way in North Carolina by Republicans
Republican legislators are rushing through legislation to strip away incoming Democratic governor Roy Cooper’s appointment power in midnight votes that the public is not being allowed to observe.
LaunchHow Clinton lost Michigan — and blew the election
“It was very surgical and corporate. They had their model, this is how they’re going to do it. Their thing was, ‘We don’t have to
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