Politics
October 3, 2008 -
The following Institute Index appeared in the latest Facing South email newsletter. If you don't receive Facing South via email already, sign up in the box in the upper right hand corner. It's free, and a great way to stay in touch with news, politics and trends in the South! INSTITUTE INDEX: Disenfranchisement by Design
October 2, 2008 -
North Carolina's Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Kay Hagan, is a robo-call
October 2, 2008 -
The Brennan Center has released an important new report on the issue voter purging [pdf]. Election officials regularly remove -- or "purge" -- voters' names from the rolls as they update and improve their lists. Between 2004 and 2006, 39 states and D.C.
September 30, 2008 -
At Facing South, we've provided you with extensive coverage of how the elections are playing out in three key battleground states: Florida, North Carolina and V
September 30, 2008 -
The U.S. House voted 228-205 to axe the proposed $700 billion finance industry bailout today. How did the vote go down in the South?
September 29, 2008 -
A new poll fresh from Public Policy Polling re-affirms what we argued last week: that North Carolina has emerged as a critical battleground state for 2008, with Obama pulling ahead.
September 29, 2008 -
Record numbers of voters have registered for the 2008 elections. But that will soon come to a close as registration deadlines loom across the South and the country.