Tag: voting

Analysis: NBA All-Star Voting by Players, Again, Was Flawed

It has become an annual joke, one that NBA players keep repeating. For the sixth consecutive year, players had the right to have a significant say in the process of deciding who will start the All-Star Game. The NBA uses a formula to do that now, with fan voting counting for 50 percent of the…


Are Blacks Too Dumb to Get Voter ID? | Larry Elder

Recently, President Joe Biden gave a speech about these dastardly Republicans who are trying to suppress the vote and stop black people from voting—the same lie that was pushed by Eric Holder. Eric Holder is the former attorney general under President Obama. In this episode, Larry proves just how wrong Eric Holder and Joe Biden…


Biden Calls for End to Filibuster if Needed to Pass Changes to Voting Rules

President Joe Biden gave a speech in Georgia Tuesday to push for legislation to change the rules for voting in American elections, and to advocate for the end of the filibuster if it’s needed to pass the voting bills. “The threat to our democracy is so grave that we must find a way to pass…


Post 2020 Election Sees Barrage of Election Bills Limiting or Expanding Mail-in Voting

After the unprecedented expansion of mail-in voting in the 2020 election, dozens of states changed their mail-in voting rules. Republican-leaning states tended to introduce measures to make voting more secure, but less convenient. Democrat-leaning states were more likely on the opposite track. At least 36 states passed bills pertaining in some way to mail-in voting,…


Maryland Voters Send a Warning Shot to Democrats

Commentary OLDTOWN, Maryland—This ancient colonial town nestled along the north branch of the Potomac River could not be more different from the upscale suburbs of Chevy Chase located much closer to the tidal portion. While both are in the same state, this town of 86 people is more culturally connected to the people and places…


Maxime Bernier, Peoples’ Party of Canada Founder, Handily Holds on to Leadership

OTTAWA—Maxime Bernier has easily held on to the leadership of the party he founded. Almost 96 percent of votes cast in a leadership review were in favour of Bernier staying at the helm of the People’s Party of Canada. Voting started Nov. 12, wrapped up on Friday, and was only open to members with a…


Glover Defends Claim of Voting Irregularities in Manitoba Tory Leadership Challenge

WINNIPEG—Shelly Glover says she believes a spreadsheet her campaign team received before Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson was named winner of the Progressive Conservative leadership vote is correct. Glover, who lost last month to Stefanson by a narrow margin, alleges there were irregularities when ballots were counted and wants a judge to order a new vote….


The Voters Revolt Against Our Cultural Curators, Again

Commentary PITTSBURGH—On the morning of Election Day in western Pennsylvania, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf mentioned on a local radio show that his wife had submitted his mail-in ballot for him—a direct violation of Pennsylvania election law punishable by up to a year in prison, a $1,000 fine or possibly both. Had the progressive Democrat signed…


Google, Apple Accused of ‘Political Censorship’ After Removing Voting App as Russian Polls Open

Apple and Google removed a tactical voting app from its online store on Friday that was linked to Kremlin critic and jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny as polls opened across Russia for three days of voting in a parliamentary election. The move was prompted after Russian authorities put pressure on the U.S. tech giants to…


Californians Began In-Person Voting for Governor Recall Election

Many counties in California on Sept. 4 began early in-person voting for the upcoming recall election to remove Democratic governor Gavin Newsom, which is set to take place on Sept. 14. The ballot for voters has only two simple questions: 1) Shall GAVIN NEWSOM be recalled (removed) from the office of governor? 2) If the…