Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
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I’ve got a case of laryngitis so our Strategic Director Barnett Zitron has this message for you: vote for Why Tuesday? in the MySpace IMPACT Awards today! Two days left, and we’re down by 10%. If we win we receive $10,000 but more importantly front-page promotion on MySpace to spread the word, which is arguably priceless. Please vote! If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! |
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont vote this Tuesday. Texas has some of the most confusing voting rules in the entire country — you can actually vote twice in one day! Some people call Texas’ system the “Texas Two Step.” Others are calling it a primacaucus — a hybrid of a primary and caucus. (more…) |
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
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Got 10 minutes? Here’s the raw footage of our wide-ranging Democratic superdelegate conversation with Tad Devine, a creator of the controversial system used today. The highlight: Devine is open to a reexamination of the very system he helped create. Another interesting moment — when I asked Devine if the system is undemocratic. Watch the video for his answer. (more…) |
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — We’re sponsoring the Huffington Post’s investigation of who superdelegates are, and what they’re all about. To help launch their project we headed here to talk with the man who had a hand in creating the system, political consultant Tad Devine. (more…) |
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – The federal holiday officially listed as Washington’s Birthday, in 1971 was shifted to honor both President Lincoln (who was born on February 12th) and President Washington (who was born on February 22nd), resulting in the three-day break on the third weekend of every February. (more…) |
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK — Last time I posted a video message to YouTubers it was the end of the summer, and we were getting ready to launch this very website. Well, it’s the dead of winter, and now, four months after our relaunch, here we are. Consider this video a progress report, and a look ahead. (more…) |
Saturday, February 9th, 2008
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On Super Tuesday, civil rights leader Dolores Huerta called for change in our voting system. In 1962, with César Chávez, she co-founded the group that became the United Farm Workers. Huerta is today one of the most recognized labor leaders in the United States. (more…) |
Why Tuesday? is an effort to make America’s democracy stronger through increased voter participation. We work to make election reform an issue that our politicians cannot afford to avoid.
