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Tom Brokaw Shouts Us Out (Again)

2008-09-07T22:35:32Z

While Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday? was at the Democratic National Convention, Tom Brokaw of NBC News spoke about Why Tuesday? and our efforts to make the state of America's voting system and issue our elected officials cannot afford to avoid.

Follow Jacob next week as he goes to the Republican National Convention in Minnesota.

For more:
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Previously:
http://www.whytuesday.org/2008/05/08/tom-brokaw-on-why-tuesday/

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Obama and Biden on Weekend Voting

2008-09-07T22:35:32Z

Today in Springfield, IL Sen. Barack Obama selected Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate for the presidency. Jacob Soboroff interviewed both for the Why Tuesday? Candidate Challenge last October. The ask was for candidates to discuss their plans for increasing voter participation, since the USA ranks near the bottom of all countries. Obama told Jacob he supported the idea of weekend voting to increase voter participation, but Biden said he wouldn't necessarily support weekend voting.

U.S. Rep. Steve Israel: Why Tuesday?

2008-09-07T22:35:32Z

U.S. Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) sits down with Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday? in Washington, D.C., and becomes the first member of Congress to report as a Why Tuesday? correspondent!

Rep. Israel recently introduced the Weekend Voting Act into the House in an attempt to move election day from "the Tuesday after the first Monday in November," as it has been since 1845, to Saturday and Sunday. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) introduced the same bill into the Senate earlier this year.

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Why Vote By Mail?

2008-09-07T22:35:32Z

Oregon is the only state in the Union that votes entirely by mail, and as NPR's Ina Jaffe reported last week, that's not only changing the way campaigns conduct their get-out-the-vote efforts, it also removes the tradition of the secret ballot entirely from Oregon's voting system. This week for Why Tuesday? Jacob Soboroff met with United States Postal Service Communications Program Specialist Larry H. Dozier to learn more about voting-by-mail.

For more: http://whytuesday.org

Here's NPR's Ina Jaffe report.

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Tom Brokaw on Why Tuesday?

2008-09-07T22:35:33Z

Jacob Soboroff thanks our subscribers for letting us know that Tom Brokaw shouted us out during MSNBC's North Carolina and Indiana election-night coverage, and plays the snippet for those who missed it.

For more: http://whytuesday.org

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Media Reform is probably the most important issue

2008-09-07T22:41:48Z

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Media Reform is probably the most important issue

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Florida Senator: Change Voting System Now

2008-09-07T22:35:33Z

Last week Jacob Soboroff visited with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FLA) in his Washington, D.C. office to discuss his plan to change the way and day we vote, and why he chose now to introduce his plan.

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Jim Hightower on Election Financing

2008-06-12T21:30:46Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Populist author and activist Jim Hightower argues in favor of public financing for election campaigns.

----- Jim Hightower talks about Swim Against the Current: Even a Dead Fish Can Go with the Flow. America's most irascible curmudgeon turns a benevolent eye toward the hardworking souls who have found ways to break free from corporate tentacles and redefine success in business, politics, and life in general.

Hightower is a national radio commentator and the author of Thieves in High Places - Book Passage Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator and the author of Thieves in High Places. He broadcasts daily radio commentaries that are carried in more than 150 commercial and public stations, on the web, on Armed Forces Radio, and on Radio for Peace International.

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Why Tuesday?

2008-09-07T22:35:33Z

Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday appeared in a CNN Situation Room piece about election reform on March 27, 2008. Today U.S. Senator Bill Nelson of Florida introduced an election reform plan. For more: www.whytuesday.org

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Raw Interview: Tad Devine

2008-09-07T22:35:34Z

Political consultant Tad Devine discusses with Jacob Soboroff the controversial Democratic superdelegate system he helped create.

For more:
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Superdelegate Project:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE-imiw6rSc

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Investigate Superdelegates!

2008-09-07T22:35:34Z

WASHINGTON, D.C. - To help launch the Huffington Post's Superdelegate Investigation Project we headed here to talk with the man who had a hand in creating the system, political consultant Tad Devine... and even he thinks now is the time to "take a step back and take another hard look at our nominating process."

More at WhyTuesday.org

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Candidates and health care

2008-06-13T21:29:31Z

More at therealnews.com
Dean Baker: A good public plan needed to compete on a level playing field with private plans (3 of 3)

2008-02-13

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Labor law reform and the economy

2008-06-16T03:32:16Z

More at therealnews.com
Dean Baker: Will labor law reform be a priority for the next administration? (2 of 3)

2008-02-13

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WT? Update

2008-09-07T22:35:34Z

Jacob Soboroff checks in from NYC. If you haven't subscribed yet, help increase voter participation and do it now.

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Instant Runoff Voting

2008-06-11T21:29:22Z

Instant runoff voting (IRV) allows voters to mark the election ballot with their sequential preference for candidates. It's as easy as 1-2-3. If your chosen candidate is not viable in the first round of counting, then your vote gets tallied for your second choice, and so on. Ultimately, the candidate who wins does so with a majority of the vote.

IRV is currently used in certain state and local elections, and some other countries have also adopted this form of voting. Simply put, IRV gives more power to one's vote. It makes sure that every vote truly does matter (no more arguments about throwing away one's vote on non-viable or third-party candidates). It allows voters to demonstrate through their support of different candidates what issues are important to them, such that elected officials can acknowledge these concerns once in office.

You can learn more about IRV through these sites:

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Despite system problems, SC voters show up to the polls

2008-06-12T15:30:50Z

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Interview with South Carolina's Democratic Chair

2008-06-12T15:30:37Z

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Publicly Fund Presidential Elections: Tax Advertising

2008-06-09T21:30:30Z

When a corporation buys airtime from a broadcast media company, they pay no sales tax on the transaction. A 5% sales would fund public access station radio and Tv, media literacy classes, and presidential elections.

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iVote or Voogle?

2008-09-07T22:35:35Z

UNITED NATIONS, NYC - Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday? wonders how can the ingenuity of global corporations like Apple and Google could make our elections more secure.

This video is a submission to The Davos Question.

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Rep. Kucinich answers questions from community leaders pt. 3

2008-09-07T22:41:12Z

Representative Dennis Kucinich answers questions from grassroots community leaders at the Iowa Heartland Presidential Forum on December 1st, 2007. (part 3)

Did he answer the questions well? How else can we incorporate community values into politics?

For more coverage of the Forum including articles, video highlights, discussion, and more, visit the Movement Vision Lab Blog at www.movementvisionlab.org/blog.

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Sen. Hillary Clinton answers a question about immigration

2008-09-07T22:41:11Z

Senator Hillary Clinton answers a question about immigration at the Iowa Heartland Presidential Forum on December 1st, 2007.

The crowd reacted to her answer with boos. Do you think her response deserved it?

For more coverage of the Forum including articles, video highlights, discussion, and more, visit the Movement Vision Lab Blog at www.movementvisionlab.org/blog.

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Hillary Clinton faces tough questions on immigration

2008-09-07T22:41:11Z

More than 2,000 Iowa caucus-goers and over 1,600 voters from 32 other states were at the Heartland Presidential Forum, where everyday Americans took the stage to ask real questions about real issues to leading presidential candidates.

In this clip, Senator Hillary Clinton faces tough questions about immigration issues. It's clear that while anti-immigrant forces are extremely vocal in politics today, most Americans believe in fairness and equality and demand our next president support immigrant rights and a path to citizenship.

For more discussion on this clip and the rest of the Heartland Presidential Forum, visit: www.movementvisionlab.org

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Why Horse and Buggy?

2008-09-07T22:35:35Z

Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday? arrives at the ABC News/Facebook presidential debate in Manchester, NH by horse-drawn carriage. Why? Watch the video, and subscribe to WhyTuesday on YouTube.

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Mike Gravel - Do We Need A "National Initiative" Law?

2008-06-16T21:29:29Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Former Alaska Senator and 2008 Democratic Presidential candidate Mike Gravel talks about his plans for a "National Initiative," whereby American citizens would vote directly on matters of national policy.

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Mike Gravel sits down for a talk at the Commonwealth Club of California.

With the primaries fast approaching, The Club once again serves as an important stop on the campaign trail as we bring you an unparalleled, up-close-and-personal conversation with Democratic candidate Gravel. Gravel, an outspoken former two-term U.S. senator from Alaska, has staked out positions that place him often in direct confrontation with his own party.

During the Vietnam War, Gravel fiercely opposed legislation to renew the military draft and also played a key role in the release of the Pentagon Papers. He has remained committed to the ideals of direct democracy and led a constitutional amendment effort modeled after the state ballot initiatives that would allow American voters to become "law makers" and introduce federal ballot initiatives. From his advocacy for a universal health-care system to the support of a guest worker program, learn more about how Gravel plans to be the "Man for America" - Commonwealth Club of California

Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel, is a former Democratic United States Senator from Alaska, having served for two terms, from 1969 to 1981. He is primarily known for his efforts in ending the draft following the Vietnam War and for having put the Pentagon Papers into the public record in 1971. He is currently a candidate for the 2008 Democratic nomination for President of the United States.

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Sam Donaldson in Iowa

2008-09-07T22:35:35Z

Jacob Soboroff catches up with veteran ABC Newsman Sam Donaldson at the Polk County Convention Center. Donaldson gives his take on the trouble with the Iowa caucuses, and what he would do to increase the extremely low participation in them.

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http://www.whytuesday.org

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