In a year of spectacular firsts, America outdid itself again in the realm of campaign finance. Spending in the 2020 election reached $14.4 billion, more than doubling the record set in 2016. According to OpenSecrets, a number of additional records comprise this whopping $14.4 billion total: President Biden’s campaign became the first presidential campaign to… Read more
Category: Elections
On, Wisconsin: Elections Held Despite COVID-19 Concerns
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On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Grand old badger state! We, thy loyal sons and daughters, Hail thee, good and great. On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Champion of the right, “Forward”, our motto God will give thee might! The Wisconsin state song took on a whole new meaning this month. On April 7, Wisconsin voters took to… Read more
How COVID-19 is Changing American Democracy
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COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, has dominated the headlines for the past few weeks. People across the country are practicing social distancing as doctors, nurses, grocery store employees, and countless others have put themselves on the front lines to combat this novel pandemic. The way we practice democracy is also adjusting. Candidates for offices… Read more
Partisan Gerrymandering: SCOTUS Chooses Party Over Country
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It’s being called “the worst election-related decision since Citizens United.” On June 27th, the Supreme Court declared in a 5-4 decision that it will not intervene to correct partisan gerrymandering in states like North Carolina and Maryland. According to Chief Justice John Roberts, “partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach of the federal… Read more
The Stampede Takes New Hampshire: Join Us at Democracy Town Halls!
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Primary season is in full swing in New Hampshire! Stamp Stampede was at the heart of the action this Sunday as a co-sponsor at the first Democracy Town Hall in Concord, NH, moderated by Equal Citizens founder and Harvard Law Professor Larry Lessig and featuring 2020 Democratic candidate Andrew Yang. Yang discussed his proposed plan… Read more
Jerry Passes Ben on the Leaderboard
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In the past couple of months. Ben Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has rapidly climbed up the Stamp Stampede Leaderboard into the top ten and passed Head Stamper, Ben Cohen. They are among the growing number of stampers with new stamps that have personal, four-digit codes. This allows stampers to be notified when people report bills,… Read more
Virginia’s Election, Who Really Won?
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Democrats are celebrating a gubernatorial win in Virginia’s election, but the losers are the American people. Big money in politics once again broke records and distorted the political process, reducing another election to a game of high-tech, expensive name calling. It is another example of our distorted electoral process and portends worse to come in… Read more