Elections and Voting
December 1, 2008 -
President-elect Barack Obama has drawn considerable heat from critics on his political left like David Sirota for choices about who will lead his new administration. In contrast to his message of change, they argue, Obama's Cabinet and other staff picks have had a decidedly centrist and establishment cast, from keeping Robert Gates at the Department of Defense to installing Timothy Geithner at the Treasury Department.
November 26, 2008 -
Earlier this month, John McCain's presidential campaign filed a federal lawsuit that sought to force Virginia to count thousands of overseas absentee ballots that arrived after the deadline.
November 24, 2008 -
The Democrats' election victories in North Carolina this year -- including president, U.S. Senate and the governorship -- have many talking about how the state "turned blue," and whether it's going to stay a battleground state.
November 23, 2008 -
2008 proved that the South is politically competitive and growing in importance. But the pundits are telling a different story. On the day before Election Day -- that final moment when candidates decide where they want to make their last case to the voters they want to win the most -- Barack Obama chose to visit three big battleground states: Florida, North Carolina and Virginia.