Well, folks, we did it! As of yesterday, Progressive forces scored victories all across the nation. While the Senate eluded us (but, then, we never really expected to get it), we have now got the House and scores of governorships across the country. And, just as importantly, we’ve proved to ourselves and the world that…

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Well, everyone, as I write this, the election is coming to an end. It is nine here in New Mexico, which means that the polls are just now closing or will soon close in California, Hawaii, and Alaska. There are still votes being cast, and more to come, but for most of us the contest…

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Okay, everyone. Today is the day. It is zero hour. It is election day. If you haven’t yet voted, do so before the polls close. In fact, do it NOW. Before the time slips away. If you have voted already, terrific. That’s great. More power to you. But, now, see if you can help others…

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I was out at 6am today to hit the poles to get this blue wave started and I was very encouraged to see so many people out at the crack of dawn to make their voices heard. In my area there’s quite the mix of older millennials like myself (30 somethings), and there’s a lot…

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So tomorrow is the big day — Election Day, the best chance we have hobbling (if not removing) the Orange Fascists in Washington until 2020. So, definitely, get out there and vote if you haven’t done so already. Why wouldn’t you vote? Well, laziness, indifference, stupidity…and, here’s an odd one…the feeling that voting is not…

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So I voted a while back. I voted early. I wanted to get it done sooner rather than later. In fact, I voted the second or third day that you could vote. I don’t recall the date exactly. All I know is that I went into the booth and filled in the little bubbles beside…

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And so, it is Halloween. In my extreme youth, and in the little dusty town in which I spent my boyhood, it was just a children’s holiday. The Christian Right had not yet decided it was a Satanic celebration. And adults had not yet moved in, making it an occasion for heavy drinking and too…

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by Elaine Burgess Have you voted yet?  I voted at one of the early voting sites yesterday.  The ballot was long, but the line to get in was not.  Almost all the people voting had gray hair; one person was in a wheelchair and another who was about 19 years old was being herded by his mother.  Since…

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Yesterday, I begged you not to vote for a Third Party, at least not just yet. Maybe in a few years, yes, we can work for a Green Party or a Social Democratic Party that can function at the national level. But right now, with Trumpian Fascists running the GOP, we have to support the…

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Yesterday, I asked you to please, Please, PLEASE vote. Well, today, I’m going to ask you for another favor. And it is almost as big. I’m going to ask you not to vote for someone who can’t win. Specifically, I am going to ask you…beg you!…not to vote for a Third Party if it might…

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