Presidential Election
Palin 2012 Hopes Hinge on Broader Appeal
Gov. Sarah Palin will need to appeal to independents and moderates if she hopes to pull off a win for Republicans in four years.
Palin Sells Campaign Duds on eBay, Nets $1 Million
Papers have reportedly been filed for a new corporation to cash in on her fame with myriad money-making projects. One is Black Ice, a consulting firm specializing in personal vendettas.
This Is What the 2008 Electoral Map Would Look Like if the Election Were Decided by [Fill In the Blank]
A number of sites have featured a hypothetical electoral map entitled “This Is What the 2008 Electoral Map Would Look Like if the Election Were Decided by 18-29 Year Olds.” Needless to say, it’s a very blue map.
I spent the weekend poring over the CNN exit polls from last Tuesday’s election and converting the state-by-state [...]
Young GOP Activists Working to Rebuild Party Online
While much of the Republican establishment bloviates about the injustice of President-elect Barack Obama’s selection of Rep. Rahm Emanuel for his chief of staff, the younger, smarter elements within the GOP are getting to work. Their mission: modernizing the Republican Party by eliminating the structural and technological deficiencies that benefited the Democrats.
At RebuildTheParty.com, a coalition [...]
Virginia Judge Rejects Longer Polling Hours
U.S. District Judge Richard L. Williams rejected a lawsuit Monday afternoon that sought to extend polling hours in Virginia today. William ruled that election rules allowing those in line by 7 p.m. to vote after the polls close protects voters’ rights.
The judge also revealed that he had voted early on Friday and had to [...]
Obama: Voting Felt Great, Will Be Sentimental Tonight
CHICAGO, Ill. - Sen. Barack Obama cast his vote this morning, both daughters in tow, and announced that the experience was a hit.
Warhol Does Presidential Politics
In celebration of this historic Election Day, The Los Angeles Times reaches into the electoral memorabilia vault and profiles what it calls “the greatest modern political poster” — a ghoulish 1972 Andy Warhol mock-up of President Richard M. Nixon, in support of Nixon’s challenger, Sen. George McGovern (D-S.D.).
Palin Releases Medical History Letter
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin apparently caught her staff by surprise last month when she told NBC’s Brian Williams she would release her medical records to the public.
With the records still unreleased this week, and no indication from the McCain campaign that they would be forthcoming, several media outlets began to wonder aloud if the campaign [...]
Obama Speaks About his Grandmother’s Death
Sen. Barack Obama took a few moments to discuss his grandmother’s death on the campaign trail on Monday, and then he swiftly returned to focusing his message on closing arguments and GOTV.
His campaign also released a statement to traveling reporters, but otherwise avoided the topic on Monday night. There was no press release for broader [...]
Biggest Obstacle to Fair Election May Be Long Lines
Forget the claims of voter fraud, like Disney characters and dead people voting. The real problem in this election is likely to be not that ineligible people show up to vote, but that lots of eligible voters never make it through the long lines and bureaucratic hurdles to cast ballots on Election Day.
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow [...]
