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June 6, 2023 at 4:01 PM

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    The Vote Smart Research Team worked hard this month alongside their new members to bring you (the best) Facts For All! Check out some of the key highlights below! VOTES Reinstate Tariff on Chinese Solar Panels On April 28, 2023, the United States House of Representatives…

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May 1, 2023 at 9:00 PM

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    The Vote Smart Research Team worked hard this month along side their new members to bring you (the best) Facts For All! Check out some of the key highlights below! VOTES COVID National Emergency Status Repealed On March 29, 2023, the United States House of Representative…

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March 1, 2023 at 4:02 PM

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Catch up on the facts with Vote Smart's latest nonpartisan research wrap-up!  The Vote Smart Research team has been hard at work this past month. Check out some key highlights below! VOTES SHOW UP Act of 2023 The U.S. House of Representatives passed the SHOW UP Act of 2023 …

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January 31, 2023 at 10:31 PM

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Catch up on the facts with Vote Smart's latest nonpartisan research wrap-up!  The Vote Smart Research team has been hard at work this past month. Check out some key highlights below! STATEMENTS Mass Shootings Several mass shootings received national coverage in January with…

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November 30, 2022 at 10:31 PM

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Catch up on the facts with Vote Smart's latest nonpartisan research wrap-up!  The Vote Smart Research team has been hard at work this past month. Check out some key highlights below! MIDTERM ELECTIONS 2022 Midterm Election Results The 2022 midterm general election took plac…

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November 2, 2022 at 4:31 PM

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Catch up on the facts with Vote Smart's latest nonpartisan research wrap-up!  The Vote Smart Research team has been hard at work this past month. Check out some key highlights below! MIDTERM ELECTIONS 2022 Midterm Elections The 2022 midterm general election is Tuesday, Nove…

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September 30, 2022 at 3:01 PM

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Catch up on the facts with Vote Smart's latest nonpartisan research wrap-up!  The Vote Smart Research team has been hard at work this past month. Check out some key highlights below! MIDTERM ELECTIONS 2022 Midterm Elections The 2022 midterm primary elections wrapped up this…

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August 31, 2022 at 3:01 PM

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Catch up on the facts with Vote Smart's latest nonpartisan research wrap-up!  The Vote Smart Research team has been hard at work this past month. Check out some key highlights below! STATEMENTS Trump Investigation Investigations by the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau …

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July 29, 2022 at 3:39 PM

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Catch up on the facts with Vote Smart's latest nonpartisan research wrap-up!  The Vote Smart Research team has been hard at work this past month. Check out some key highlights below! STATEMENTS Supreme Court Decision Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Do…

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June 30, 2022 at 2:07 PM

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Catch up on the facts with Vote Smart's latest nonpartisan research wrap-up!  The Vote Smart Research team has been hard at work this past month. Check out some key highlights below! STATEMENTS Supreme Court Decision On June 24th, the U.S. Supreme Court released their majority …

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May 26, 2022 at 1:52 PM

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Catch up on the facts with Vote Smart's latest nonpartisan research wrap-up!    The Vote Smart Research team has been hard at work this past month. Check out some key highlights below! STATEMENTS Supreme Court Opinion Leak On May 2, an initial draft majority opinion on the …

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April 22, 2022 at 6:57 PM

Fresh Water, Fresh Air and Fresh Facts

I never really thought that we would come to a time where we can’t agree on basic facts in our everyday political discourse.    When I was a kid, I never thought that I’d see a bald eagle in the wild. In the pages of Ranger Rick (a great nature kids magazine) I learned about DDT and the Endan…

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April 19, 2022 at 4:56 PM

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Catch up on the facts with Vote Smart's latest nonpartisan research wrap-up!    The Vote Smart Research team has been hard at work this past month - Check out some key highlights below! STATEMENTS State of the Union Address On March 1 President Joe Biden delivered the State…

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April 11, 2022 at 7:21 PM

Not His Own Facts

I never really thought that we would come to a time where we can’t agree on basic facts in our everyday political discourse.    “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.”- former Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan “We must be true to ourselves. And we must be true to ot…

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January 6, 2022 at 3:16 PM

It Starts With You

Facts matter. The truth matters.    It Starts With You We live in an age where one can slap some words over a picture and proclaim it as news. The more incendiary it is, the quicker it travels. Facts matter. The truth matters. Facts aren’t partisan, they are simply facts. Accepting the resul…

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September 22, 2021 at 6:36 PM

Where Did The Honorable Go?

Once, not long ago, those offering themselves for public service were respected as the honorable people they often were.    WHERE DID THE HONORABLE GO? Once, not long ago, those offering themselves for public service were respected as the honorable people they often were. Now, honorable peopl…

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September 14, 2021 at 6:42 PM

Catch up on the facts with our new research wrap-up! 🗳️

Get nonpartisan, factual info on the latest legislation, public statements, and upcoming elections.    TODAY'S ELECTION The gubernatorial recall election in California is being held today, September 14. Click here to see everyone who will appear on the ballot, and go to any candi…

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September 10, 2021 at 7:56 PM

9/11: Two Decades Later

Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001. This unthinkable tragedy remains to be one of the    9/11: Two Decades Later Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001. This unthinkable tragedy remains to be the deadliest foreign attack ev…

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September 8, 2021 at 6:28 PM

The Neanderthals Amongst Us

They wanted to serve their community, their kids and yours, as members of local school boards.    THE NEANDERTHALS COMING TO A SCHOOL BOARD NEAR YOU They wanted to serve their community, their kids and yours, as members of local school boards. Now police officers, detectives, and husbands wor…

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August 10, 2021 at 1:19 PM

Can our politicians learn from our Olympians?

Our Olympians brought the U.S. to the top of the podium on the global stage.    Patriotism is abundant during the Olympics. We cheer on athletes we’ve never met and hope that they excel in sports we don’t always understand, all because of the flag they wear on their uniform, and the anthem th…

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July 26, 2021 at 8:09 PM

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Catch up on the facts with Vote Smart's latest nonpartisan research wrap-up!    STATEMENTS Biden Administration's First 6 Months July 20 marked the six month anniversary of Joe Biden's presidency. Read President Biden's summary of his first six months here. Read statements fro…

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July 21, 2021 at 4:18 PM

Anti-Vaxxers

Like flightless birds unable to use the great gift God gave them, anti-vaxxers are unable to use the great gift God gave us – a br    Flightless and Brainless Anti-Vaxxers Like flightless birds unable to use the great gift God gave them, anti-vaxxers are unable to use the great gift God gave …

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July 15, 2021 at 9:07 PM

Candidates Owe You More

Why don't we treat the political campaign process as a job interview?    Do you think today's campaign process is set up to let you treat political candidates with the scrutiny they require? We’re willing to bet you’ve wondered how some politicians managed to make it into elected office. Vote…

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July 8, 2021 at 4:26 PM

Our Job as Americans

244 years ago, the Second Continental Congress adopted the flag of our nation.    244 years ago, the Second Continental Congress adopted the flag of our nation. Thirteen alternate red and white stripes, thirteen stars on a blue background. Everything the colonies had been, and everything they…

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July 1, 2021 at 4:57 PM

Vote Smart Announces New Website

Please know that today we formally announced our new powerful website.    Dear Vote Smart Supporter, Please know that today we formally announced our new powerful website. Please share the attached press release with all those you know. Thanks, Your Staff at VoteSmart.org VOTE…

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June 23, 2021 at 1:34 PM

Changes are coming to Vote Smart!

The new site has been activated for you to preview right now.    Dear Vote Smart Supporter,  We wanted you to be the first to know of our new more powerful website. Attached is the press release that will formally announce the site to the nation on July 1st.   As a supporter and use…

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June 17, 2021 at 4:16 PM

Check out our new research wrap-up!

Catch up on the facts with Vote Smart's latest nonpartisan research wrap-up!    STATEMENTS Tulsa Race Massacre 100th Anniversary President Joe Biden traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 1 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Read what he said here, an…

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June 8, 2021 at 6:58 PM

Defend Your Democracy

Campaigns have changed    Campaigns have changed: voters stumble around for facts that are getting harder to find. They search for the truth and, in its place, they find platitudes and dodged questions. It doesn’t need to be this way, but that doesn’t mean it feels easy to fix.  In the fac…

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June 2, 2021 at 8:19 PM

Let Them Know the Truth

I have faith in the people    “I have faith in the people. They will not consent to disunion. The danger is, they are misled. Let them know the truth, and the country is safe.” Abraham Lincoln said this as he grew concerned that he would not be re-nominated by the Republican Party for Preside…

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May 18, 2021 at 2:30 PM

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Catch up on the facts with Vote Smart's latest nonpartisan research wrap-up!    STATEMENTS Presidential Address On the eve of his 100th day in office, President Joe Biden addressed his first joint session of Congress. Read what he said here, and read reactions to those remarks …

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May 12, 2021 at 2:54 PM

Lies Howl in the Wind

In politics the truth is boring and lies exciting.    2 + 2 = 3 ... …is unexpected, shocking, attention-grabbing and a problem for Vote Smart.   In politics the truth is boring and lies exciting.   Lies howl in the wind while the truth sits still and silent, hoping to be found.  Please…

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April 12, 2021 at 3:02 PM

Filibuster Yes or No

   Filibuster Yes or No  Compromise, just doesn’t happen anymore. If you want a working government, what would you do?  See what your representatives have said about the filibuster at  VoteSmart.org. Please have our backs at VoteSmart.org. Richard Kimball Vote Smart President 𝑉𝑖𝑒𝑤𝑠 …

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April 8, 2021 at 3:36 PM

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April 5, 2021 at 2:48 PM

Monkey See Monkey Do

  Money See Monkey Do  Collared and chained to one another the peoples’ representatives goose-step their way to American mediocrity.  What was once considered “the world’s greatest deliberative body” no longer deliberates at all. Both parties now vote party line over 90% of the time. You can …

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March 29, 2021 at 2:57 PM

Hard to Swallow

  “Nothing sucks more than that moment in an argument when you realize you got your facts wrong.”  It is exactly that, that makes facts so hard to swallow.  Please have our backs at VoteSmart.org Richard Kimball Vote Smart President 𝑉𝑖𝑒𝑤𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑅𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝐾𝑖𝑚…

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March 22, 2021 at 5:57 PM

We Do It

  We do it. Why can’t you? You have to learn to hate. We did not start that way.    Lose touch, hang only with your own -- those that look like you, think like you and shit happens! Please have our backs at VoteSmart.org Richard Kimball Vote Smart President 𝑉𝑖𝑒𝑤𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛…

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March 15, 2021 at 2:53 PM

QAninnies

  QAninnies Learning happens when others approve of what you do and what you think. It felt good when getting those gold stars in first grade. It still feels good having someone pat you on the back, say “nice work—you’re right,” even when you’re wrong.   So it is with QAnons. Having had littl…

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February 22, 2021 at 2:43 PM

In Politics Cream Rarely Rises

  In Politics Cream Rarely Rises  You live a good life. You treat others with respect, are honest, never cheat, never say a bad word about others, never lie to hurt and are recognized as trusted and accomplished in your community.  All around you, that know you, know that is so. They would lov…

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February 17, 2021 at 6:35 PM

Your Right to the Facts

  Your Right to the Facts Everyone seeks a something: a something inspiring, an anything that will deliver a sense of harmony, a sense that all may be made right with a nation full of anger and hate.   With so many at megaphones preaching distrust to millions we become enfeebled and think not…

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February 15, 2021 at 3:57 PM

Turn the Other Cheek?

  Turn the Other Cheek?  I am not a turn the other cheek kind of guy, so if I knew our elections were stolen and my country was being taken, I would fight. I might even end up in Washington pretty pissed off. Wouldn’t you?  But, because it was clear by every confirmable fact and unemotional, in…

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February 11, 2021 at 2:54 PM

Profiles in Cowardice

                                                          PROFILES IN COWARDICE  What happened January 6th will be in your face in both words and pictures for the rest of your life and for many lives to come.  There are those now who want to erase it, excuse it, pr…

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January 27, 2021 at 4:58 PM

Check out our January research wrap-up!

With momentous events already ushering in the New Year, Vote Smart has the unbiased facts you need to stay informed. From President Biden's inauguration to new plans for COVID-19 relief, follow along with our first research wrap-up of 2021.   STATEMENTS Inauguration President Joe Biden and…

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January 25, 2021 at 7:44 PM

A Restorative Sense of Peace

   A Restorative Sense of Peace  For many, the cultivated fear and anger has been a siren call to violence. The hypnotic draw to strike out at any imagined enemy is intoxicating and beacons us all.   But there are those who hear the calls and are drawn to them, yet hold their powder with the wi…

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January 13, 2021 at 3:38 PM

We need every thinking American

  Treason by Merriam-Webster: The offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance... To all thinking Americans:    A free people that find lies acceptable will not remain free for long. We either stand and defend the facts…

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December 17, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Straight Talk

Huggie Bunnies Dear Supporter: I called her Huggie Bunnies and pursued her for years. She was perfect: kind and tolerant to a fault, beautiful and much brighter than I. This time I would get her to say yes. It was her birthday. There were two things that she loved, but if I purchas…

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December 1, 2020 at 9:31 PM

There's Still Time to Stand Up for the Truth on #GivingTuesday

Your support makes our work possible   Dear Supporter, We're entering the final stretch of Giving Tuesday, and we need your help to achieve our fundraising goal so that we can enter the new year prepared to fight for the facts. At Vote Smart, we hold ourselves to a higher standard. We…

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December 1, 2020 at 2:05 PM

Stand Up for the Truth on #GivingTuesday

Your support makes our work possible   Dear Supporter, We are in unprecedented times. Like many of you, all of us at Vote Smart are adjusting to all the uncertainty in the world. Many of us are working remotely, scattered around the country but still striving towards our ultimate goal…

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November 24, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Check out our post-election research wrap-up!

Now that we've made it through the 2020 elections, make sure you're caught up on the results! Get the facts on all your new and returning elected officials, including all they have to say about this year's unprecedented events, in our post-election research wrap-up.   ELECTION RESULTS Cong…

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November 3, 2020 at 1:32 PM

Your Chance to Stand and Defend Your Country

  Your Chance to Stand and Defend Your Country Two million, eight hundred and fifty-two thousand, nine hundred and one—dead and wounded, all for you for this day. There are no more months or weeks or days left to honor their sacrifice. You are down to just minutes. Please vote. We are here to h…

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November 2, 2020 at 2:36 PM

You're stupid, I'm smart?

  You're stupid, I'm smart? (The previous abbreviated message was sent in error. See the full message below.) It now seems another world, a lost world, when I heard thoughtful discussions on guns, abortion, religion, taxes, education, the environment or even what it meant to be a Republican or …

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