Southern Politics
November 9, 2009 -
The House of Representatives approved a landmark health care reform bill late Saturday night by a close vote of 220 to 215.
November 9, 2009 -
Based on Saturday's razor-thin 220-215 House vote, can we say Southern Democrats are friends or foes of health care reform?
November 5, 2009 -
Of all the hype and spin attempting to explain this week's Virginia governor's race, which saw Republican Bob McDonnell score a resounding victory over Democrat Creigh Deeds, the most convincing argument comes down to this: voter turnout. As Larry Sabato notes today, turnout for the Virginia governor's race was the lowest since 1969: The 2009 turnout of 39.8 percent of theregistered voters was the lowest in forty years. Even with all the
November 4, 2009 -
No big lessons or grand narratives emerged from yesterday's off-year elections -- but there were lots of interesting local stories that reveal the conflicted reality of the Purple South and country.