Tag: Brian Cannon
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You Either Want to Change the System or You Don’t
by Brian Cannon On a recent panel at the Aspen Institute (starting at 51:30), Tom Perez (DNC Chair) and Michael Steele (former RNC Chair) touched on the issue of redistricting reform. Perez said one of the most important things we need to do is engage in redistricting reform. Steele agreed. He also applauded Governor Larry Hogan’s…
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Less Turnover than the Supreme Soviet
by Brian Cannon The United States has a dearth of competitive Congressional elections. Of the 435 voting seats in the House of Representatives, only 36 were competitive this past November. Politicians have brilliantly gerrymandered out almost all competition from their districts to ensure themselves easy re-elections. With only about 8% of our elections considered competitive…
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Think Elections Are Rigged? Here’s One Way to Make the System Fairer
by Brian Cannon “Rigged” is the word of the election season. Donald Trump said this week that the debate was rigged. Bernie Sanders supporters used the term to describe the party’s control of the primary process. The meme is resonating with voters, too. Here at One Virginia 2021, we’ve taken notice as well: Our new documentary…
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Virginia’s Email Scandal
by Brian Cannon Today the Supreme Court of Virginia will hear a case about emails politicians don’t want you to see. You may miss the story in the news because this has nothing to do with presidential politics. Rather it’s about Virginia’s 2011 gerrymander. Five years ago, Virginia was split with Democrats in control of the Virginia…