Links from and about partners shared at the Coffee Party USA Facebook page during December 2023

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A More Perfect Union

Democracy as the Foundation that Grounds Us

(Do you agree with @AMorePerfectUnion that “the American faith community has a tremendous amount to offer the growing movement to protect and strengthen our democracy?”)

AllSides

Six Weeks Out: State of the Republican Primary

(@AllSides asks ‘What's the state of the Republican primary?’)

News Quiz: 2023 Year in Review

(Do you think you will do well on this quiz from @AllSides?)

American Promise

The Problem of Foreign Money in Politics - American Promise

(Do you agree with @AmericanPromise that the U.S. needs a constitutional amendment to prohibit foreign money in U.S. politics?)

American Promise Sounds Alarm as Lawsuits Threaten Maine’s Safeguards Against Foreign Election Interference

(Are you worried about foreign money like @AmericanPromise?)

Ballotpedia

Kamala Harris (D) breaks record for most tie-breaking Senate votes in United States history – Ballotpedia News

(Are you surprised by this news from @Ballotpedia?)

Four state constitutions provide for the right to an abortion. Here are the states that may vote on abortion constitutional amendments in 2024
(Are you in one of the states mentioned by @Ballotpedia?)

Should RCV be repealed? 

(What do you think of the question @Ballotpedia asked on its podcast?)

The field for the 2023 General Holiday Cookie Election is set!

(Which holiday cookie are you voting for at @Ballotpedia?)

RCV's long history and many different variations 

(Did you know the history of ranked-choice voting, as explained by @Ballotpedia?)

Sample Ballot Lookup

(@Ballotpedia answers ‘what’s on my ballot?’)

Common Ground Committee

OUR FOUNDERS’ END OF YEAR MESSAGE

(This is @CommonGroundCommittee;s end of year message. What’s yours?)

(Do you agree Bridge Alliance member Common Ground Committee explains the Common Ground Scorecard, shared as continuous learning for an informed citizenry.)

Divided We Fall

Will AI Democratize Education?

(What’s your answer to the question @DividedWeFall asks?)

The Top 10 Bridge Building Books to Buy this Holiday Season

(Are you interested in @DividedWeFall's book suggestions?)

iCivics

Honoring the Life and Legacy of Our Founder

(@iCivics mourns its founder #SandraDayOConnor)

Independent Voter Project

Panel Discussion: State-by-State Reforms to Make Elections More Accountable to Voters

(Do you think the reforms on this video hosted by @IndependentVoter will work?)

Another Major National Poll Shows Viable Opening for Prominent Independent Candidate

(Do you agree with @IndependentVoter?)

Rep. Dean Phillips on How the DNC Turns on Members Who Want to Give Voters Choice

(@IndependentVoter allows Dean Phillips to air his grievances on #Festivus!)

Issue One

Nonprofit behind widely discredited “2,000 Mules” film spent generously on firm of one of its leaders in 2022, tax filing reviewed by Issue One shows

(Does this dark money news from @IssueOne surprise you?)

Members of Congress have a responsibility to uphold the highest ethical standards, ReFormers Caucus co-chairs say following Rep. Santos expulsion

(@issueone on the #GeorgeSantos expulsion!)

Living Room Conversations

Trust in Elections

(Have you read @LivingRoomConversations guide to restoring trust in #elections?)

McCourtney Institute for Democracy

Year in Review: Media, Mental Health, and Threats to Democracy

(How are you feeling about the year about to end? @McCourtneyInstituteforDemocracy)

Mormon Women for Ethical Government

MWEG Op-Ed: ‘Pin the Blame on the Other Party’

(Do you agree with @MormonWomenforEthicalGovernment?)

Network for Responsible Public Policy

We Need to Talk: Affective Polarization and Discussion

(Are you worried about polarization like @NetworkforResponsiblePublicPolicy?)

The Democracy Group

Best of 2023: The tensions between expertise and democracy: An interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci (Democracy Matters)

(Have you seen a tension between expertise and #democracy?@TheDemocracyGroup)

Best of 2023: Libraries as civic spaces (When the People Decide)

Do you think libraries are important for #democracy? @TheDemocracyGroup

University of Virginia Center for Politics

Putting Biden’s Troubles with Young Voters in Perspective
(Does this report from @UVaCenterforPolitics worry you?)

Just Trying to Stop Stupid Stuff ft. Congressman Ted Lieu
(Do you think Congress is succeeding in “stopping stupid stuff”? @UVaCenterforPolitics.)

Liz Cheney warns US ‘sleepwalking into dictatorship’
(Did you know Liz Cheney joined the staff of @UVaCenterforPolitics?)

A Republican Senate in a Divided Government

(Is this scenario @UVaCenterforPolitics describes plausible?)

Looking Back, Looking Forward

(What are you looking back at and looking forward to with @CenterforPolitics?)

Veterans for Political Innovation

December Updates

(@VeteransforAllVoters wishes #happyholidays with an update!)