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2010 Midterm Election

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What do you think will happen this Election Day?

Will Democrats lose control of the house? Will Prop 19 pass in California?

As the polling numbers and pundits offer competing predictions for this year’s midterm elections, Firedoglake is helping our activists throw their own bets into the ring. That’s why we’re proud to announce FDL’s 2010 Election Projection Challenge — your chance to prove everyone else wrong!

The contest is simple. Just visit our Election Projection Challenge page and enter your predictions for a chance to win bragging rights and one of our great prizes!

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To win, all you need to do is guess the following outcomes:

How many House seats will Democrats hold in the 112th Congress?
How many Senate seats will Democrats hold in the 112th Congress?
Will Prop 19 pass?
What will the final percentage be for “Yes” on Prop 19?

You can even vote multiple times, but your last vote will be the only one counted in the end. The contest will end before polls close on Tuesday, November 2nd.

First prize gets a DVD of the documentary film Emperor of Hemp and a $50 gift certificate to the Just Say Now store. Second and Third prizes can choose between an autographed copy of Matt Taibbi’s new book, Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America or an autographed copy of Arianna Huffington’s new book, Third World America.

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Good luck!

Brian Sonenstein
Firedoglake

Stand in support of California’s landmark proposition to reform marijuana laws.

The phrase “war on drugs” conjures up images of DEA agents locking up big-time drug King Pins. But the reality is much less glamorous and a lot closer to home. Over 700,000 people were arrested in the United States in 2009 just for possessing marijuana — not selling or buying it.

Police waste valuable resources targeting non-violent marijuana consumers in communities across the country, while thousands of violent crimes go unsolved. After decades trying to make America “drug free,” marijuana is easier for kids to get than alcohol. The “war on drugs” is a massive failure. Yet we waste $40 billion every year fighting it.

But California has a game-changing proposition on its ballot in November. Proposition 19 would make marijuana available to adults over 21 in California and make that state the first to regulate, tax and control marijuana. If passed, Prop 19 could be the tipping point we need to wind down our country’s failed “war on drugs.”

The vote is less than two weeks away – take action now and stand in support of Prop 19 and the reform of marijuana laws today.

With a devastating economic downturn and increasing violence associated with criminal drug cartels, Americans are beginning to realize that prohibition has failed, and taxing and regulating marijuana is just smarter policy. Political strategists originally thought Prop 19 was a long shot, but public support has recently grown as mainstream organizations have joined in support and a grassroots movement has begun to build.

The state’s biggest union – SEIU – has come out in support of Prop 19 along with the California NAACP. Reflecting the position of many, the President of the state NAACP recently said, “I am not advocating for a higher use of drugs. I am advocating for it not to be a crime.”

It’s time for an honest debate about our country’s marijuana laws – and with Prop 19 we could actually make real progress toward reform. National opinion polls show growing support for legal access to marijuana for both medicinal and other responsible uses. It’s time for public policy to catch up.

Please stand in support of the movement to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana today.

Thanks for taking action,

The Change.org Team