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Trump Presidency May Finally Snap Nation Out of Its Political Lethargy

David Fagin and Keith GirardJanuary 30, 2017

The nation has been living on a political fault line for years that finally ruptured in the last election, spewing out worst of our national character. Donald Trump is the result. You can’t say we weren’t warned, but we’ve always responded, “They’ve been saying that for years.” Well, welcome to that moment. ...

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Jill Stein Takes Voter Recount Campaign to Trump Tower in New York (Video!)

Keith GirardDecember 5, 2016

Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate who is leading efforts to force vote recounts in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan, took her campaign to Trump Tower in New York City today (Dec. 4) to provide an update on her efforts to ensure accurate vote counts. President-elect Donald Trump won those three states and solidified his election victory even though he’s losing the popular vote to rival Hillary Clinton by almost 2.5 million votes....

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A voter casts a ballot in the key swing state of Ohio. (Photo by Ty Wright/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s Darkest Election Legacy May Be Lasting Distrust of Voting Process

David Fagin and Keith GirardNovember 28, 2016

Donald Trump’s claims about a “rigged election” may be one of the darkest legacies of his presidential campaign. When citizens, by and large, can not trust the voting process by which leaders are elected, the very foundation of our democracy is threatened with collapse. Trump’s vote fraud claims, which continue to roil two weeks after the election, are a case study in the dangers of irresponsible campaign rhetoric....

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