Elections and Voting
January 10, 2008 -
John Edwards' presidential campaign bid might be in trouble, but his message about "the two Americas" -- which riffs on Michael Harrington's 1962 classic book, "The Other America" -- is as relevant as ever, especially in the South.
January 9, 2008 -
From Citizens for Legitimate Government:
December 27, 2007 -
The controversial "Road to Nowhere" is officially not going to be built. An environmental impact study recommendation in October led the way for Congress to appropriate money for a $6 million "down payment" on a $52 million cash settlement with the citizens of Swain Co., who were promised a new road when construction of Fontana Dam flooded an existing road in 1943.
December 18, 2007 -
The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) is conducting an ongoing study of voting and election systems in Tennessee. The first report on voting machine systems was presented to TACIR in June.
November 14, 2007 -
New polling data is coming in that seems to support the case made in our earlier post about possible 2008 presidential dark horses coming out of the South.
November 12, 2007 -
We're now officially in the homestretch for the 2008 presidential races, last week marking the one-year mark until Election Day.