October 10th, 2008
During this election cycle, the number of first time voters getting involved is phenomenal. I tracked down a voter who had registered just for the upcoming election and asked her what motivated her to register this year. Shoshana, from Denver, told me the following:
I am one of those Americans who has not felt their vote […]
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October 8th, 2008
We’ve been running a poll in the sidebar, asking you “What is the most important issue in this election?” I wish I could say that the result was more of a surprise: 20 readers have voted for the economy.
Energy picked up only three votes and the War in Iraq got two. A reader added in […]
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October 7th, 2008
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Tags: Live Blog, Presidential Debates
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October 3rd, 2008
Nielsen is reporting some interesting ratings for last night’s vice presidential debate. The overall rating for the debate was 45.0 — much higher than Obama and McCain’s debate last week. That ranking means that 45 percent of households with Nielsen meters watched the debate. Only 31.6 percent of households watched the presidential debate. While not […]
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September 29th, 2008
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Mike Huckabee is the host of a new talk show on Fox News, and all things said, I think it’s a pretty good fit for the former presidential candidate.
The show, titled Huckabee, debuted this weekend. I’m not normally a big Fox News fan, but I made a point of watching it. […]
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September 22nd, 2008
Even though school has just begun and even Halloween seems a long way off, early voting is starting. Last Friday, voters in Virginia started casting their ballots at early-voting sites throughout the Commonwealth. Over the course of this week, another half-dozen states will start their early voting as well.
Early voting sites are expecting record numbers […]
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September 19th, 2008
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VP candidate Sarah Palin’s personal email account was hacked this week — selected screenshots, contact information and an index of her emails were sent to Wikileaks. On the surface, looking through these emails looks like a simple invasion of Palin’s privacy. There are family pictures, emails from friends and other material […]
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September 17th, 2008
We’ve got a new poll going in the sidebar, and we hope you’ll take a moment to tell us what you think the most important issue of this election is. If you care to explain why you think a particular issue is important, please comment on this post.
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September 17th, 2008
Few people watch every speech John McCain gives. But he gave two yesterday that both contained mentions of Wall Street — very different statements about Wall Street:
A few hours later:
It seems like McCain’s campaign is shifting stances on the economy while on the go.
Tags: economy, mccain
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September 15th, 2008
Depending on which way Illinois’ 18th District goes, there may be a new youngest member of Congress. Aaron Schock is running as a Republican for the seat — the incumbent, Ray LaHood is retiring. Schock, an Illinois state senator is 27 years old. The Constitution requires that Representatives must be at least twenty-five years old.
Schock […]
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