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Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Expand CT Vote-by-Mail

Case may persuade state Dems to nix restrictions on Nov. mail-in voting...

Texas (And Six Other States) Said Violating 26th Amendment With Absentee Ballot Restrictions: ‘BradCast’ 4/30/2020

Guest: Slate's legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: U.S. economy plummeting at staggering rate; One Fox 'News' host pushes back (a bit)...

U.S. ECONOMY CRATERING; Judge Allows WI Election Disaster to Proceed: ‘BradCast’ 4/2/2020

Staggering unemployment numbers; McConnell tells Pelosi to 'stand down' from new relief measure; WI set to hold deadly vote on Tuesday...

Courts Block GOP Vote Suppression Efforts in FL, NC, AZ, MO. For Now.: ‘BradCast’ 2/28/2020

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Coronavirus tanking markets, wingnuts lie about it; Buttigieg 'wins' Iowa!...

‘Cheeto Christ Stupid Czar’ and Other Relevant Facts of the Political Moment: ‘BradCast’ 9/6/2019

Trump steals millions from hurricane ravaged bases; Creepy Fox 'News' zombie host; GOP scraps primaries for Trump; NC Special Elections threatened by Dorian; More House Repubs quit; And a musical happy ending...

NC Falsely Claims Vote System Passwords Found Online Were Old, ‘Encrypted’; (And Why Didn’t DHS Find Them First?): ‘BradCast’ 6/12/2019

Guest: NC elections expert Dr. William Busa ('DocDawg' of Daily Kos!); Also: Barr, Ross found in contempt by House Oversight; Big progressive wins in VA; New NATIONAL polls show Trump in trouble, Warren surging...

Case of 125,000 ‘Missing’ Votes in Georgia’s 2018 Lt. Governor Race Heard by State Supreme Court: ‘BradCast’ 5/13/2019

Guest: Plaintiff Marilyn Marks; Also: Trump trade war sends markets plunging; Trump's Constitutional Crisis with Congress continues; Good news for FL voters; NC-9's do-over primary election...

Court News (Good and Bad) on Gerrymandering, Voting, Guns, and Abortion: ‘BradCast’ 3/18/2019

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Record flooding in Midwest; Beto, Bernie and Buttigieg; The definitive truth about Daylight Saving Time...

54 Years After ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma, Repubs Vow to Block Voting Rights: ‘BradCast’ 3/7/2019

McConnell won't allow Senate vote on HR-1 or restoration of Voting Rights Act; Also: Hand-marked paper ballots for PA County; Cohen sues Trump Org; Brown won't run in 2020; GOPers re-thinking climate denial...

Race, Ralph Northam and Resignation?: ‘BradCast’ 2/4/2019

Calls for VA's Governor to step down may make political sense for Democrats, but is it wise and/or the right thing to do? Callers ring in...

The BRAD BLOG’s 15th Anniversary! (and Some Other Stuff): ‘BradCast’ 1/24/2019

Guests: BRAD BLOG's Ernest A. Canning and Desi Doyen, with a look back, a look forward, some thanks, and, yes, the news of the day...

Power to the People?: CA Could Buy the State’s Largest Private Utility Co. at a ‘Fire Sale’ Price: ‘BradCast’ 1/15/2019

Guest: LA Times' Michael Hiltzik on PG&E's bankruptcy; Also: Federal court blocks Admin citizenship question on Census; AG-nom Bill Barr testifies; Trump's record shutdown grinds on...

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...

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...

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