Opinion Mischaracterizations Misrepresentations And Lies The New In red states (see figure 2), republicans garnered 56 percent of the vote but 74.6 percent of representation. in blue states, democrats won 60.3 percent of the vote but 69.1 percent of. But the truth is, voter suppression happens in “blue” and “red” states alike, including here in the hudson valley. new york has a long history of practices that leave people unable to access the ballot. we’ve seen discrimination against voters based on their race, ethnicity and spoken language.
Misrepresentation In Canada And Why Misrep Should Scare You Red states are passing laws to advance their culture war. blue states are passing laws to stop it. the supreme court is going to have to decide, and there is no compromise position. Since 2021, republican controlled states have passed a swarm of laws to restrict voting rights, increase penalties for public protest, impose new restrictions on transgender youth, ban books,. Though this year's proliferation of bills restricting ballot access in red states has commanded national attention, it represents just one stream in a torrent of conservative legislation. Most of the public has no idea what legislation is being passed most of the time. that makes it easy for legislators to support laws that the majority of the public might be against. this is especially true in the age of activism, where lobby groups work extremely hard to dominate the conversation.
Misrepresentation In Canada And Why Misrep Should Scare You Though this year's proliferation of bills restricting ballot access in red states has commanded national attention, it represents just one stream in a torrent of conservative legislation. Most of the public has no idea what legislation is being passed most of the time. that makes it easy for legislators to support laws that the majority of the public might be against. this is especially true in the age of activism, where lobby groups work extremely hard to dominate the conversation. A federal court recently upheld that law over the strong objection of out of state drug companies. spillovers matter even at democracy’s most granular level: the habits of everyday citizens. The state has voted in favor of the republican presidential candidate in every election since 1968. over the past three years, there have been numerous changes to the state’s election legislation, tightening some rules but also easing certain aspects of the voting process. To fight disinformation, california lawmakers are advancing a bill that would force social media companies to divulge their process for removing false, hateful or extremist material from their. The political divide between democrats and republicans seems to be the most contentious in recent years but in his latest book, “red state blues,” michigan state university political scientist matthew grossmann presents findings that might put some liberals at ease.