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Can the American Elections be Saved?
ByCambria Press September 1, 2015August 31, 2015

Cambria Press publication: Saving American Elections (Chapter Excerpts) From Section I: Diagnosis Chapter 1: Symptoms Although Americans have many opportunities to vote, large proportions of the citizenry (majorities in most cases) often do not exercise their right to do so (figure 1.9 summarizes typical levels of participation for various types of…

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Election Day: “Vote the PARTY, not the person” – Anthony Gierzynski, Saving American Elections
ByCambria Press November 4, 2014November 4, 2014

Political scientist Anthony Gierzynski (University of Vermont) fully recognizes that “the petty, superficial, and distorted nature of partisan debate leaves voters without a sense of what the candidates and their parties represent.” (Saving American Elections, p. 83) and that “elections require that voters pay attention, gather enough information to…

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