People for the American Way released a report examining the filibuster in the Senate. They have found during the current session of Congress that cloture was invoked a record 89% of the time. Here is a historical graph showing the sharp increase in the usage this year: But the report goes beyond that, to a […]
This is from today’s Columbus Dispatch Things are looking real Blue here in the buckeye state and talk around the country is we could be a pivotal state in determining the ruling party in the House now. The Ohio Democrats GOTV effort this week should also provide the extra buffer needed to prevent any funny […]
From the AP Ballot Issues Aim to Change Ohio Politics By JOHN McCARTHY Backers filed petitions with hundreds of thousands of signatures to put measures on the November ballot aimed at curbing the power of elected officials in the way Ohio runs its elections. The coalition of labor unions and Democrat-leaning activists is counting on […]