Category: Politics
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Republicans Will Encourage Voting Before Election Day
This article, written by Walter Olson and published on Cato Institute, discusses a significant shift in the Republican Party’s stance on voting methods. Former President Donald Trump, who once criticized alternate voting methods as prone to fraud and urged Republicans to vote on Election Day, and the GOP are now encouraging the use of various…
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How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sells Misleading Ideas
This article delves into the misleading rhetoric and tactics employed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and presidential candidate. Kennedy has been known to use a method called “data dumping” where he overwhelms listeners with a barrage of numbers, acronyms, and methodologies to falsely suggest that vaccine injuries are widespread. The New York…
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Voting by Congressional District
Classifying congressional districts by density, then plotting percent voting for Donald J. Trump.
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Presidential Data Explorer Updated
Explore the economic record of presidents, starting with Harry S Truman. Updated with recent data.
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The Polity Project
The United States slipped towards dangerous anocracy, but has improved.
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Election Deniers in Kansas
Some candidates for high office in Kansas believe in the lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
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Kansas jobs since pandemic
Examining the effect of the pandemic on Kansas jobs using industry groups.
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Visualization: Kansas 2020 presidential election
An interactive visualization of the 2020 general election for president in Kansas, at the precinct level.
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Fake news: How it happened
When politicians condemn fake or phony news, it may be of their own making.
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Partisan Conflict Index
Have you suspected that the country has become more partisan? An index supports that.
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Libertarian campaign visits Wichita
In Wichita Story, Tim O’Bryhim reports on the visit of the Libertarian Party vice presidential candidate to Wichita.
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Herman Cain, RIP
Herman Cain has died at the age of 74. He had been hospitalized with COVID-19.