Elections and Voting
August 28, 2008 -
Yesterday, Sen.
August 15, 2008 -
It's now been over two months since Sen. Barack Obama officially clinched the Democratic Party nomination. In terms of sizing up the presidential race, that means we now have 10 weeks of poll data to figure out how McCain and Obama fare in a pure head-to-head match-up.
August 1, 2008 -
Tuesday the U.S.
July 30, 2008 -
With reports -- widely spread, rarely verified -- that Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is near the top of Sen.
July 22, 2008 -
The ACLU sued Alabama elections officials this week over an overly expansive policy disenfranchising felons. According to the New York Times:
July 22, 2008 -
Those going to the Democratic and Republican conventions because they want an up-close look at the experiment of U.S. democracy in an exciting election year are no doubt in for a treat. Those going for the lavish parties and bulging bags of freebie schwag? Not so much.
July 21, 2008 -
First came all the good news about the explosion of interest in Election 2008 -- skyrocketing registration, high primary turnout. Now come the darker warnings: is our patch-work national election system ready for an engaged electorate?