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Ohio’s Ottawa County: Staying Afloat as One of the Top Bellwether Counties in the Country

March 1, 2022
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It could be said that Ottawa County is one of the top bellwether counties in Ohio, if not the country. Nestled along Lake Erie in the northwest of the state between Toledo and Cleveland, the area has a population of 40,364, according to the 2020 Census. Ottawa County is on the doorstep of a Democratic…

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Chile Chooses Young Socialist as President in Historic Election

December 20, 2021
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SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—On Dec. 19, 35-year-old socialist Gabriel Boric became the youngest president in Chile’s history after defeating right-wing candidate Jose Antonio Kast. Boric won with 55.87 percent of the votes in a run-off election after the Nov. 21 general poll. The Santiago stock exchange plummeted more than six points after Boric was announced the winner, while the US dollar…

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Video: Live Q&A: Trump May Pick DeSantis as 2024 Running Mate; Biden Draws Ire for $6 Trillion Spending Spree

April 29, 2021
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Former President Donald Trump suggested he may pick Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as a running mate in the 2024 presidential election, but he said he may wait until after the midterms in 2022 before making any official announcements. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp, we’ll be discussing these stories and others, as…

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How State Legislatures Can Break the Power of Corrupt Big-City Machines in Presidential Elections

January 21, 2021
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Commentary This is the fourth essay in a five-part series. This essay explains how lawmakers in swing states can contain local corruption in presidential elections: by changing how their states choose presidential electors. This is the fourth in a five-part series on how to cleanse our presidential contests from the kind of irregularities we saw…

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