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| Frontloading the Primaries: African Americans No Longer Marginalized
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
6/22/2007
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Given that counterbalance to the view that the frontloading of the primary system is in all ways destructive, it is important to examine the new role African Americans might play in the upcoming primaries. For the first time, many of the states holding early—and thus potentially meaningful—contests have significant African-American populations. This may impact not only the election outcomes, but the substance of the dialogue of the debate in the campaigns. This latest issue brief from Tova Andrea Wang's Frontloading the Primaries series, will discuss this group's potential impact in terms of the Democratic primary. Download the PDF here.
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View the Press Release Here (PDF).
From the Frontloading the Primaries Series: The Presidential Primary System’s Democracy Problems
From the Frontloading the Primaries Series: A Silver Lining—Latinos Get A Vote
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| The Century Forum: Frontloading the Primaries
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
5/2/2007
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In 2008, upwards of thirty states are likely to hold presidential nominating contests on or before February 5. As discussed in a recent Century Foundation issue brief, there are many potential consequences of such a development, most negative but a few positive. The Century Foundation invited four outside experts in the field to weigh in on this important issue. All four participants were asked to address two basic questions: What is wrong and right with the prospective primary system? What should be done to reform the system in the future?
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Download the PDF document here.
View The Century Forum series here.
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| Frontloading the Primaries: A Silver Lining—Latinos Get a Vote
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
4/11/2007
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As part of the Frontloading the Primaries issue brief series, Tova Andrea Wang examines one impact of extreme frontloading in the presidential primary races: for the first time, the role of Latinos could be important. The rush by as many as twenty-three states to have their primaries by February 5, 2008, means that areas that have significant Latino populations will be involved in the early results, giving Latinos a greater opportunity than they have ever had to influence the outcomes of the nomination process for both parties. This issue brief is the second in a series on the frontloading of the primaries. Download the PDF document here.
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From the Frontloading the Primaries Series: African Americans No Longer Marginalized
From the Frontloading the Primaries Series: The Presidential Primary System’s Democracy Problems
Read the press release here (PDF).
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| The Presidential Primary System’s Democracy Problems
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
3/13/2007
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News reports in recent weeks have described—and often decried—the scramble among states to move the dates of their presidential primaries much earlier than in the past in order to gain greater influence in determining the nominees of both parties. In this latest issue brief from the Frontloading the Primaries series,The Century Foundation, Tova Andrea Wang takes a closer look at the central problem—the impact of radically different primary schedules on voters and the democratic process. Download the PDF document here.
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From the Frontloading the Primaries Series: African Americans No Longer Marginalized
From the Frontloading the Primaries Series: A Silver Lining—Latinos Get a Vote
View the press release (PDF).
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| Fraud, Reform, and Political Power: Controlling the Vote, From Nineteenth-Century America to Present-Day Georgia
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
10/30/2006
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In this issue brief, The Century Foundation's Tova Andrea Wang looks back at how accusations of voter fraud have been used to justify actions that made it more difficult for less advantaged citizens in particular to cast ballots.
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| Voting in 2006: Have We Solved the Problems of 2004?
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The Century Foundation,
Common Cause Education Fund,
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund,
10/11/2006
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With the critical mid-term elections weeks
away, this report, a follow-up to Voting in 2004: A Report to the Nation on America’s Election Process, looks at some of the serious problems that marred the 2004 presidential election and asks: are we any better off today than we were two years ago?
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Read Executive Summary here (PDF)
Read individual state profiles here (PDF)
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| Improving Voter Participation
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
6/30/2006
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An examination of the reasons for perennially low turn-out numbers, and a set of common-sense proposals to boost participation.
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