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Frequent and fair elections, open to all, are fundamental elements of a democracy. The United States, through its local, state, and national contests, holds more elections, more often, than any other democracy in the world. But in recent years, there have been troubling signs that our system of campaigns and elections has become much more fragile and vulnerable. More specifically, in the past twenty years, campaigns have changed profoundly: social media and viral messaging compete with traditional media, races once considered local in nature have become nationalized, Supreme Court decisions on campaign finance law now encourage mega-donors, voters are more polarized, party affiliation has wa...
Frequent and fair elections, open to all, are fundamental elements of a democracy. The United States, through its local, state, and national contests, holds more elections, more often, than any other democracy in the world. But in recent years, there have been troubling signs that our system of campaigns and elections has become much more fragile than we had previously thought. More specifically, in the past twenty years, campaigns have changed profoundly: social media and viral messaging compete with traditional media, races once considered local in nature have become nationalized, Supreme Court decisions on campaign finance law now encourage mega-donors, voters are more polarized, party af...
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George Allen (ca. 157?-1648), a Quaker, emigrated from England to Saugus (now Lynn), Massachusetts in 1636, moving later to Sandwich, Massachusetts and then to New Plymouth, Massachusetts. Descendants lived in New England, Maryland and elsewhere. Reuben Allen (ca. 169?-1741), a direct descendant, moved from Maryland to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Descendants lived in Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Texas and elsewhere.
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