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60. There was strong [URL="http://www.nbc11news.com/news/nationalnews/headlines/Bipartisan-agreement-Candidates-say-its-time-for-NFL-lockout-to-end-171239631.html"]bipartisan agreement[/URL] that the NFL lockout [URL="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49180750/ns/politics/t/race-obama-romney-blast-replacement-nfl-refs/#.UITDn6mPWSo"]should end[/URL].
61. Both the Republican and Democratic platform agree that the death penalty should remain in place, which [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcl-T0P7xYU"]Obama[/URL] and [URL="http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/david/romney-town-hall-crowd-applauds-death-penalt"]Romney[/URL] also support. 62. Although [URL="http://www.gallup.com/poll/150245/americans-swap-electoral-college-popular-vote.aspx"]62 percent[/URL] of Americans polled said they want to get rid of electoral college in favor of a more direct approach to democracy, neither the Republican or Democratic Party present this as an option.
63. As Jon Stewart [URL="http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-june-16-2010/an-energy-independent-future"]points out[/URL], the last eight presidents have gone on television and pledged to move America toward an energy-independent future. In 2012, both party platforms as well as both [URL="http://www.c2es.org/publications/candidates-climate-energy-guide-key-policy-positions-president-obama-governor-romney#reducingoilimports"]Romney and Obama[/URL] pledge to bring America into a new era of energy independence.
64. Voter fraud paranoia is largely bipartisan. Voters belonging to [URL="http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/10/poll-voter-fraud-paranoia-officially-bipartisan"]both parties[/URL] are paranoid that the opposing party may be involved in voter fraud.
65. Political campaign advertisements from both parties have [URL="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/us/politics/obama-romney-and-a-campaign-of-attack-ads-political-memo.html?_r=0"]long[/URL] [URL="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/15/west.negative/index.html"]focused[/URL] on attacking the other candidate in often misleading ways. Gary Johnson takes a [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2XSwRU61YI"]different[/URL] approach to campaign ads, deciding to not mention his opponent by name.
66. Americans of [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/17/AR2010021701151.html"]both parties[/URL] overwhelmingly oppose the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling that allows corporations and special interest groups to spend unlimited amounts of money, in secret, on political campaigning.
67. Yet both the Republican and Democratic parties continue to heavily rely on the same [URL="http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/superpacs.php"]super PAC[/URL] funded campaign strategies permitted by the Citizens United ruling.
68. Both [URL="http://www.publicintegrity.org/2011/07/27/5409/democrats-and-republicans-alike-are-exploiting-new-fundraising-loophole"]Democratic and Republican[/URL] parties are exploiting loopholes that allow members of Congress and presidential candidates to assist super PACs in their fundraising efforts.
69. Among those [URL="http://www.people-press.org/2012/02/23/auto-bailout-now-backed-stimulus-divisive/"]polled[/URL], there is strong bipartisan support for Obama’s Keystone Pipeline project, and the bill passed the House with strong [URL="http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/222349-house-gop-thwarting-obama-clears-highway-bill-with-oil-pipeline-mandate"]bipartisan support[/URL]. Romney has [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJAl5nZTnXw"]indicated[/URL] that he supports this project as well.
70. The Democratic and Republican parties refuse to ban contributions from [URL="http://www.opensecrets.org/influence/index.php"]corporations and interest groups[/URL], whereas the [URL="http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/12/refuse-corporate-donations-it-is-what-must-be-done/"]Green Party[/URL] runs on a platform of refusing to accept corporate donations.
71. The two-party system continues to operate largely due to [URL="http://ivn.us/2012/08/09/what-are-your-favored-electoral-reforms/"]laws[/URL] and [URL="http://www.thenation.com/article/america-needs-electoral-reform#"]regulations[/URL] [URL="http://www.debates.org/index.php?page=candidate-selection-process"]created[/URL] by the two parties, which severely limit and regulate the ability of third party candidates to gain traction and ballot access.
72. There has been [URL="http://hotair.com/archives/2011/01/27/filibuster-reform-achieved-on-bipartisan-basis/"]bipartisan[/URL] congressional support of filibuster reform.
73. Neither the Democratic or Republican Party are willing to address the [URL="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/06/afghanistan-iraq-wars-killed-132000-civilians-report-says/"]130,000[/URL] [URL="http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3321"] plus[/URL] Iraqi and Afghan civilian deaths that have happened as a result of the bipartisan Global War on Terror.
74. Republicans and Democrats are [URL="http://truth-out.org/news/item/11307-reforming-welfare-and-gutting-the-poor-a-bipartisan-platform"]both responsible[/URL] for the gutting of the welfare system.
75. Presidential signing [URL="http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/signingstatements.php#q6"]statements[/URL] have been a significant source of controversy, but have been [URL="http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33667.pdf"]employed[/URL] heavily by every administration since Reagan.
76. Line item vetoes have been [URL="http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/08/11/veto.history/"]supported[/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-item_veto_in_the_United_States"]by[/URL] presidents and candidats of both parties: Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Mitt Romney. Bills designed to allow line item vetoes have also received [URL="https://www.aamc.org/advocacy/washhigh/highlights2012/273492/021012line-itemvetobillwinsbipartisanhousesupport.html"]bipartisan[/URL] [URL="http://www.humanevents.com/2012/02/08/house-passes-line-item-veto-in-rare-bipartisan-action/"]support[/URL] in the [URL="http://votesmart.org/bill/2829/7821/line-item-veto-bill#11818"]House[/URL] and [URL="http://votesmart.org/bill/votes/7821#.UH8DqamPWSo"]Senate[/URL].
77. Both Republicans and Democrats are [URL="http://www.technewsdaily.com/5839-bipartisan-support-stuxnet-drone-leaks-crackdown.html"]concerned[/URL] about the public’s knowledge of their use of drones and the use of cyber weapons against Iran.
78. In the 2012 presidential race, both the Democratic and Republican campaigns [URL="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/04/mitt-romney-public-financing-presidential-campaign-/1#.UHpdqKmPWSo"]have decided[/URL] to not spend taxpayer money on their campaigns.
79. Both parties act as if the [URL="http://reason.com/archives/2012/08/20/the-wrong-side-absolutely-must-not-win"]other[/URL] [URL="http://www.lessgovisthebestgov.com/Mitt-Romney-Barack-Obama-blame-stops-here-America-wins.html"]party[/URL] is the [URL="http://cincinnati.com/blogs/letters/2012/09/10/both-parties-play-the-blame-game/"]worst[/URL] thing that has ever happened to America.

80. A new farm bill, which will finance dozens of price support and crop insurance programs for farmers and food assistance for low-income families, received [URL="http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/112/senate/2/164"]strong bipartisan[/URL] support in the Senate.


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