Southern Politics
November 5, 2010 -
Number of seats the Republican Party gained in the U.S. Senate in the mid-term elections: 6 Number of those seats that are in the South: 1 Number of seats the Republican Party gained in the U.S. House: at least 60
November 3, 2010 -
2010 shaped up to be the big election year everyone promised it would be. Here are some of the top election stories coming out of Southern states: A TEA PARTY PARTY: Whether it's an organized movement, a vague anti-government sentiment, or just a faddish media label (think "soccer moms") for energized Republicans, the tea party was an influential phenomenon in 2010. Aside from the marquee senate victories in Florida and Kentucky and for governor in South Carolina, tea party activism -- boosted by generous
November 1, 2010 -
Nate Silver at 538/New York Times continues to dump the seemingly endless supply of polling data into his 2010 e
November 1, 2010 -
By Jan Frel and Larry Goodwyn, AlterNet
October 29, 2010 -
Rank of voter registration problems among the top threats to the franchise this year, according to the Brennan Center for Justice: 1
October 28, 2010 -
June 5, 2007. It was poised to be a big day in North Carolina political history: State senators were about to vote on H 91, a historic election reform bill bill that would allow voters to register and vote at the same time at hundreds of early voting sites across the state.
