There's a lot of questions, disgust & even despair about our elections, especially in this year's presidential contest. History teacher and recent congressional candidate Myron Buchholz can put the experience in context of 200+ years of democracy in the US. Why the electoral college, who could vote, how can people be prevented from voting, and do our votes count, historically and currently - these are some of the questions.
Progressive Voice for Democracy Matt Rothschild
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A powerful advocate for democracy and progressive causes, Matt Rothschild led The Progressive Magazine for most of 32 years, and in now Executive Director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. Matt has a birds-eye view of the nuts and bolts of government, elections, & the success or failure of democracy.
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign - Mike McCabe
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Mike McCabe works with Wisconsin Democracy Campaign to ensure that people are better represented than money. They track campaign contributions to all statewide offices, by amount and source, and help to insure that the law protects our democracy from monied interests.