Archive for August, 2011
Elections Have Consequences
Author: andrewLast week, Standard and Poor’s (S&P), downgraded America’s credit rating from AAA to AA+. While this may not seem like a substantial change, and the long-term financial fallout has yet to be realized, it is important to note one thing: elections have consequences. November 2010 was a tough month to be a Democrat. Just two [...]
Read moreRedrawing Northern California
Author: ChaselOn July 28, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission issued its final draft maps of California’s congressional and state legislature districts. A result of 2008′s Proposition 11 and 2010′s Proposition 20, the maps undid the 2001 bipartisan gerrymander and created districts respecting communities of interest and county lines (at least more than the previous version). The [...]
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