Elections and Voting
November 8, 2007 -
Kentucky ousts one-term Republican Gov. Fletcher, elects Democrat Steve Beshear: Fletcher was the first Republican elected Governor of Kentucky since 1967. Fletcher's term was plagued by scandal, racking up nearly 30 indictments including his own on a misdemeanor.
October 25, 2007 -
Barack Obama isn't the only one trying to elbow his way into South Carolina churches in time for next year's presidential primaries.
October 19, 2007 -
On Wednesday, we wrote about how the post-Katrina demographic shift will impact Louisiana elections.
October 17, 2007 -
Why is Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf Coast recovery an important national issue? There are lots of reasons, but a big one is political. The failing Gulf Coast recovery, which has kept at least a third of those displaced by Katrina from coming home, has dramatically changed the political map of Louisiana and the South.
October 16, 2007 -
About two weeks ago, Steven Thomma wrote an excellent piece for McClatchy Newspapers outlining the decline of the religious right's political influence.
September 26, 2007 -
Testimony comes as Bush administration, Senate GOP seeks to limit housing available to poor New Orleans residents