Tag Archives: voting rights

Surprise! Calm, optimistic me was a mess of anxiety

I blame this on November 2016 and the PTSD, although I’ve rarely admitted I was going through it for the past four years. For years and years I’ve watched election reporting with a mix of eagerness and information, relishing — … Continue reading

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Impatient to vote for the next president? You don’t have to wait

Thanks to Tom Perez and the Democratic National Committee, you don’t have to: (a) enter a pointless fight over the announced Democratic Party presidential candidates; (b) get entangled in the crazed debate going on in the New York Times readers’ … Continue reading

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Statehood for DC is in the Congressional works

From today’s DailyKos Elections: Meanwhile, Senate Democrats have unveiled their own bill to grant statehood to Washington, D.C., following the lead of the House, where Democrats may vote as soon as next week to pass the “For the People Act,” … Continue reading

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