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Ellison Report April 19: Political Journalism; Campaign Finance Reform; Domestic Violence Law

Maryland state Delegate Angela Angel talks about her efforts to overhaul domestic violence law in what’s called “The Free State” and the barriers she faced in pushing it – and what that means for Black women.
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Maryland state Delegate Angela Angel talks about her efforts to overhaul domestic violence law in what’s called “The Free State” and the barriers she faced in pushing it – and what that means for Black women. ";s:3:"u

The Ellison Report is a weekly journal of politics, policy, and the people. 

PART I: Justin Wallin of Probolsky Research, dives into whether or not Donald Trump at the top of a GOP ticket hurts down-ballot races.  Also: the delegate races on the GOP and Democratic side, what this means for the conventions and what the latest polling trends tell us about the two electorates gearing to clash in November.

PART II: Jonathan Stray, computer scientist and journalist, offers analytical insight into how much media really does influence elections.  The dilemmas of “Attention vs. Popularity” and “Newsworthy vs. Trending.” And, yes, it’s not just you, but political journalism is very much broken.  

PART III: Robert Weismann, President of advocacy group Public Citizen, talks a bit about what “Democracy Awakening” is all about, why the fight for campaign finance reform should be the next hot topic on your radar and why media just missed a bunch of big protests in Washington, D.C. this past week. 

PART IV: Maryland state Delegate Angela Angel talks about her efforts to overhaul domestic violence law in what’s called “The Free State” and the barriers she faced in pushing it – and what that means for Black women. 

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