Elections and Voting
March 22, 2008 -
We learned Friday that the still-unnamed individuals who improperly accessed the passport files of presidential candidates Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain were not actually State Department employees but worked for two private contractors -- The Analysis Corp.*
March 13, 2008 -
Tomorrow is the last day to register at a discount for an extraordinary conference marking the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
March 11, 2008 -
Mississippi voters head to the polls today, their 40 delegates -- 33 unpledged, seven supers -- suddenly important thanks to the tight Democratic race.
March 7, 2008 -
For a hot minute, our country actually had a debate about NAFTA over the last couple weeks, thanks to sparring between the Clinton and Obama campaigns heading into this week's Ohio and Texas primaries.
March 5, 2008 -
Sen. Hillary Clinton squeaked out a winner in the Texas primary showdown yesterday for lots of reasons, including strong organization and a slew of hard-hitting attack ads that drew blood.
February 26, 2008 -
Stateline.org reports that 20 state governors -- 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans -- have yet to endorse a 2008 presidential candidate. Southern governors make up the bulk of those taking their sweet old time; out of the 20, nine are from Southern states:
February 26, 2008 -
Over at Politico, Martin Kady II and Victoria McGrane echo a theme that columnist David Sirota has been hammering at for months (years, actually): the revival of populist politics.