Campaigns

It's About That Time

Brett C. Di Resta | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Opposition Research, Elections 2012, Campaigns, Rock Center, Political Research, Negative Campaigning, Politics News
Brett C. Di Resta

Sensationalizing opposition research may make for good television. But gathering facts, unearthing the truth, revealing sins of omission and countering false information makes for good, honest campaigns.

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Looking Into the Future: Super PACs and Congress

Dan Glickman | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: House of Representatives, Super Pac, Senate, Congress, Congressional Elections, Campaigns, Super PACs, Campaign Finance, Super Pacs Congress, Politics News
Dan Glickman

Will Super PACs, representing those huge sums of money, paralyze the ability of Members of Congress to even propose a vote for a controversial position?

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Covering Campaigns -- The Media's Testosterone Problem

Terry Newell | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Media, Campaigns, Campaigning, Media News
Terry Newell

Campaigning, media coverage would have us believe, thrives on creating differences. There is clearly much truth in this. But governing, in the end, succeeds when it fosters agreement. Yet we don't learn much about the candidates' abilities to do this through media coverage of campaigns.

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Jimmy Carter Blasts Supreme Court For 'One Of The Stupidest Rulings Ever'

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, 2012 Elections, Campaigns, Gop 2012, Supreme Court Campaign Finance, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Citizens United, Campaign Finance, Video, Campaign Finance Reform, Mitt Romney 2012, Campaign Spending, Sarah Palin, Supreme Court Citizens United, Jimmy Carter, Corporate Spending, Gop 2012 Presidential Candidates, Politics News

At the 30th annual Carter Town Hall on Wednesday, former President Jimmy Carter told his audience he thought the Supreme Court decision to roll back r...

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Hocus Potus

Frank Dwyer | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Political Haiku, Haiku, Campaigns, Politicians, Potus Poetry, Potus, Politics News
Frank Dwyer

Let them do what they're good at. Harding answered mail, Obama campaigns....

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The Founding Fathers and Campaign Civility

Harry Graver | Posted 09.23.2011

Read More: Elections 2012, Founding Fathers, John Adams, Campaigns, George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, Politics News
Harry Graver

We seemingly jump from crisis to crisis as harsh rhetoric replaces substantive reform. However, the lack of civility certainly apparent today is far from new. In fact, it is as old as our republic and, historically speaking, much tamer.

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The Low-Down on Downers and the USDA

Gene Baur | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farm Sanctuary, President Obama, Factory Farming, Sheep, Downers, Undercover Investigations, Alison Longley, Campaigns, Agribusiness, Goats, News and Updates, Downed Animals, Pigs, Usda, Slaughterhouses, Cattle, Petition, Investigations, Impact News
Gene Baur

Now is our chance to let the USDA know that we demand that action is taken to prevent downed animals from being abused and slaughtered for human food.

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WTF Is an Independent Voter?

Mike Larsen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Independent Voters, Political Comedy, Campaigns, Political Satire, Independents, Politics News
Mike Larsen

Campaigns are misguided to think they can reach these disparate types by adopting some middle of the road, wishy-washy, one-size-fits-all position. Instead, the groups need to be marketed to in different ways.

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Final Dispatch on Upton Sinclair's Wild 1934 Campaign -- and Why it Was One of Most Influential Ever

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political History, Elections, Dirty Tricks, Campaigns, Grassroots, Obama, Hollywood, California, Fdr, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

The lesson of Upton Sinclair's 1934 gubernatorial run is that sticking to principles and running hard from the left -- if backed by the grassroots -- can get results from a president, even if the candidate in question loses.

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Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Irving Thalberg's Final 'Attack Ad' Sparks Riots

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elections, Campaigns, Dirty Tricks, Hollywood Politics, Grassroots, Liberal Hollywood, Mass Movements, Mgm, Upton Sinclair, Socialism, California Politics, California, Books News
Greg Mitchell

As Election Day neared, Hollywood's crusade against Upton Sinclair, the Democratic nominee for governor, hit a new low.

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Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Dirtiest Race Ever Reaches Its Peak

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political History, Elections, Upton Sinclair, Dirty Tricks, Campaigns, Roosevelt, California, Books News
Greg Mitchell

The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce today virtually ordered all member businesses to close up shop on Election Day and get out the vote for Merriam against Upton Sinclair in the California gubernatorial race.

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PRISON ART: Portraits of Inhumanity by Laurie Jo Reynolds

Gregory Sholette | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Artist Interview, Prison Art, Interviews, Campaigns, Public Art, Activism, Social Organizing, Slidepollajax, Social Art, Multi-Media, Political Art, Experimental Video, Arts News
Gregory Sholette

Two years ago this November, President Obama appeared on "60 Minutes" and reiterated his promise to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center.  This ...

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Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: When FDR Sold Out Upton Sinclair

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Upton Sinclair, Campaigns, Hollywood, Election Campaigns, Dirty Tricks, Roosevelt, Fdr, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

An official at one movie studio posted this sign next to a time clock: "If You Expect to Punch This a Week from Now Don't Vote for Sinclair."

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Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Kate Hepburn, FDR, Against Upton Sinclair

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elections, Dirty Tricks, Campaigns, Hollywood Politics, Upton Sinclair, Attack Ads, Roosevelt, Fdr, Great Depression, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

So far at this part in the '34 California gubernatorial race, Katharine Hepburn had refused to comment on the district attorney's investigation of political intimidation in Hollywood. But that didn't stop her father from speaking for her.

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Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Upton Sinclair Fights Back Against Hollywood Scare Tactics

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thalberg, Dirty Tricks, Campaigns, Upton Sinclair California Governor, Grassroots, Hollywood Politics, Mgm, Upton Sinclair Governor, Fdr, Socialist, Upton Sinclair, Roosevelt, Governor of California, Election, 1934 California Governor, Books News
Greg Mitchell

Sinclair finally wrote an angry letter protesting unprecedented tactics by Irving Thalberg, Louis B. Mayer and others.

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The 2010 Negative Ad Rodeo

Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, Muslims, Harry Reid, Campaigns, Aqua Buddha, Negative Ads, 2010 Elections, Elections 2010, Politics News
Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

Campaigns are a lot like bull riding. Survival depends on being able to hang on for a couple of seconds while the negative ad tries to buck you off.

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Is There Room for a Pro-Life Democratic Woman? The Case for Kathy Dahlkemper

Margie Omero | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Politics, Congressional Democrats, Campaigns, Emilys List, Kathy Dahlkemper, Politics News
Margie Omero

Kathy Dahlkemper is not a professional politician. She spent the last dozen years working with her husband running their Erie, PA landscaping busines...

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Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Hearst Rips Upton Sinclair, As Heywood Broun Warns of 'Fascism'

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elections, Upton Sinclair, Campaigns, Dirty Tricks, The Great Depression, Socialism, Heywood Broun, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

William Randolph Hearst was back at San Simeon after an absence of five months and ready at last to select a candidate in the California governor's race. His papers had been crucifying Upton Sinclair for the past month.

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What's at Stake for Women in the Midterms: Part 2 -- Hundreds of GOP Candidates With Women Problems

Margie Omero | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women, Violence Against Women, Campaigns, Women's Issues, Lilly Ledbetter, Ken Buck, Health Care Reform, Christine O'donnell, Carl Paladino, Barack Obama, David Vitter, Politics News
Margie Omero

At stake this election is defeating a wave of anti-woman Republican candidates who have in common insensitivity, suspicious ties to violence, and open beliefs in gender inequality.

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When A Famous Author Ran for Office -- And Politics Changed Forever

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Electons, Upton Sinclair, Dirty Tricks, Hollywood Politics, Hollywood, Campaigns, California, Books News
Greg Mitchell

Upton Sinclair succeeded where greater writers failed -- he nearly got elected to high office, and, even in losing, had a profound effect on an American president and the future of politics in America.

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Why You Should Read Meghan McCain's Dirty Sexy Politics

Jamie Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Campaigns, College, Political Science, Reading, Family, Meghan McCain, Books, Chelsea Handler, College News
Jamie Hughes

She didn't fit the bill of a presidential hopeful's daughter, and it had become a problem. Her hair was too blonde, too much like a stripper's, she says, and her clothes and language weren't refined enough.

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Mind the (Gender) Gap: How Women Can Stave Off Big Democratic Losses

Margie Omero | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gender Gap, Poll, Generic House Vote, Gender, Pollster, Abortion, Pollster Analysis, Women's Issues, Campaigns, Pollster.com, Obama Health Care, Barack Obama, Politics, Women's Healthcare, Women's Health, Health Care Abortion, Women and Politics, Health Care Reform, Politics News
Margie Omero

Make no mistake, more women will vote Democratic this November. That's been true in presidential elections since 1980, and it has been true nationally in House races in the last eight cycles examined.

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Political Facebook Game Encourages Users To Get Engaged

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Facebook Campaigns, Facebook Apps, Facebook Games, Facebook, Campaigns, Faceboom Campaigns Game, Technology News

Campaigns, a new "virtual election" game, aims to connect players with real-world politics through a familiar environment: Facebook. The game launches...

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Swing Women Voters & The Midterms

Margie Omero | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, Political Campaigns, Politics, Walmart, Focus Groups, Campaigns, Women, 2010 Midterm Elections, Emily's List, Pollster Analysis, Pollster, Politics News
Margie Omero

As we hurtle toward the midterms, campaign-watchers are beginning to speculate whether women hold the key to the next House majority. Recent press st...

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It's Time To Reform The Senate

Paul Hodes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Hodes 2010, Campaigns, 2010 Elections, Paul Hodes, Paul Hodes for Senate, Filibuster, Reform, Democrats, Politics, Elections, Nh, Senate, Senate Races, Paul Hodes 2010, Hodes for Senate, New Hampshire, Nh-Sen, Hodes, Jeanne Shaheen, News, Candidates, Republicans, Elections 2010, Politics News
Paul Hodes

As I travel across the Granite State on this campaign, there seems to be one thing the people of New Hampshire can agree on - Washington is broken. It...

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