Abby Lloyd

Oct 31, 2024 | publicseminar.org | Jeffrey C. Isaac |Hamit Bozarslan |Abby Lloyd |Teresa Ghilarducci

“Uncommitted | Casimiro PT / ShutterstockI have never subscribed to the idea that citizens who refuse to vote for a Democratic candidate in a tight race are somehow morally responsible for the election of a Republican, however bad that Republican might be. If we are serious about liberal democracy, then we must recognize that every citizen has the legal, moral, and civic right to cast their vote as they choose, and that every single vote for every candidate must be earned.

Oct 24, 2024 | publicseminar.org | Zenzelé Soa-Clarke |Mitchell Abidor |Jo Freeman |Abby Lloyd

Protestors confront the National Guard outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago (August 26, 1968) | Warren K. Leffler / Library of CongressIn anticipation of the Uncommitted Movement’s arrival at this summer’s Democratic National Convention, press and political commentators made frequent reference to the anti-war protests turned police riots of the 1968 convention.