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The U.S. is facing a deep crisis of polarization that is threatening our democracy. From the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol to the recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump, we are seeing that the increasingly bitter, ugly language…
Off-cycle elections like those held in New Jersey, Maine, Virginia and several other states this year routinely see less than a 25% voter turnout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB11syo5IOk&t=1s Longtime county executives in Hudson and Mercer counties are retiring Eleana Little, a long-shot candidate in the Democratic Party’s primary for county executive in Hudson County, knows she has to answer two big questions — one, who are you,…