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Election Day 2018 Was an Entirely Predictable National Mess as Voters Fight to Vote (Again): ‘BradCast’ 11/6/2018

Hours long lines, failed voting systems leave voters, ballots, stranded; Also, journalist Lulu Friesdat reports on tabulation mysteries, unlawful Wi-Fi computer hook-ups in Dallas County, TX counting room...

Why 2018’s Secretary of State Races Are Key to 2020’s Presidential Election: ‘BradCast’ 11/2/2018

Guest: Voting rights journalist Ari Berman on voter suppression and important down-ballot voting; Also: Election Day nightmares previewed in WI, TN, ND?; Third-party pull-outs in AZ, MT U.S. Senate races...

Governor Races in 2018 Are Key to U.S. House Majorities in 2022, Beyond: ‘BradCast’ 11/1/2018

Guest: Dylan Scott of Vox with good news for Dems in a bunch of states; Also: More trouble at polls in GA, TX, IL; Accountability for Zinke?...

GOP’s Native American Voter Suppression in ND is ‘Spinal Damage to the Backbone of Democracy’: ‘BradCast’ 10/31/2018

Guest: Oliver 'OJ' Semans of Four Directions: Also: Kemp denied again in GA; Tough re-election fight for OR's Dem Guv; KMOX, 'The Voice of St. Louis', misinforms voters in MO about 'tamper-proof' voting machines...

‘Trump’s Reichstag Fire’ and the Deadly Menace of GOP Hate Mongering: ‘BradCast’ 10/30/2018

Trump unwanted in Pittsburgh and former top Repub excoriates party, 'rightwing propaganda industry'; Also: News on fighting to vote (and counting it accurately) in TX and environment is on midterm ballots...

One Week Before the Election, After A Week of Rightwing Republican Hate: ‘BradCast’ 10/29/2018

Taking the voters' pulse with open phone lines and more...

Votes Flip to Cruz, TX Blames Voters; Still More Suppression in GA; Carbon Price on WA Ballot: ‘BradCast’ 10/26/2018

Guest: David Roberts of Vox; Also: Trump fan charged in mail bombings...

Voting System and Ballot Programming Fiascos Begin in GA, AR, IL: ‘BradCast’ 10/25/2018

Guest: DuPage, IL County Clerk candidate Jean Kaczmarek; Also: In wake of still more mail bombs, Trump, White House return to attacks on media, Rightwing pounces on conspiracies...

Memphis Blues: ‘Disenfranchisement’, Rejected Registrations in TN Amid Tight U.S. Senate Race: ‘BradCast’ 10/24/2018

Guest: Shelby County, TN Democratic Chair Corey Strong; Also: Good news for GA voters; Bad news for ExxonMobil; Pipe bombs sent to Obama, Clinton, CNN, other Dem targets of Trump's 'right-wing ire'...

GA Sec. of State Kemp Caught on Tape Worried ‘Everybody May Exercise Their Right to Vote’: ‘BradCast’ 10/23/2018

Also: Trump's Saudi wrist slap; Bomber targets Soros; DeSantis ducks in FL; Record Early Voting in TX, GA, NV elsewhere may be misleading...

GOP Telecom Deregulation Haunts FL Panhandle Recovery After Michael: ‘BradCast’ 10/22/2018

Guest: Harold Feld of Public Knowledge; Also: Khashoggi was banned by Saudi Arabia after criticizing TRUMP; Still fighting voter suppression...

GOPers Rethink Climate Change, Elections in NC, FL After Florence, Michael: ‘BradCast’ 10/18/2018

Also: NC Elections Board found unconstitutional; FL Guv 'bends' election rules; Still more Repub lawmakers endorse Dems for Guv in WI, KS...

WV Smartphone Voting Threatens Midterms, Offers False Promise of Security, Auditability: ‘BradCast’ 10/17/2018

Guest: Voting systems expert Dr. David Jefferson on the myth of 'secure' blockchain voting; Also: Suppression continues in GA, ND, elsewhere...

‘Something’s Going on in Georgia’: State Rejecting Alarming Number of Mail-in Absentee Ballots: ‘BradCast’ 10/15/2018

Guest: Jordan Wilkie of WhoWhatWhy; Also: Despite devastation and huge cost of recent hurricanes, Rubio, Trump offer false claims about economy to justify lack of action on climate change...

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