Elections

Colorado's Mike Coffman is Acting 'UnAmerican'

Wade Norris | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Birther, Mike Coffman, Joe Miklosi, Elections, Ethics, Colorado, Secretary of State, Voting, Video, Denver News

It seems that Mike Coffman of Colorado is doing his best to hand his congressional seat over to the Blue column.

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Cory Booker For President 2016: Once You Go Black...

Bill Santiago | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Governor Chris Christie, Cory Booker, Elections, Political Propaganda, Don't Worry We've Got This, Cnn, Video, Latino Voices News

Before it got swapped last minute with an item about Howard Stern's new gig on America's Got Talent, I was going to kick off my weekly quips with Randi Kaye on CNN this last Saturday by riffing about that viral video starring Jersey Governor Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker.

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Appeals Court Upholds Key Voting Rights Provision

AP | PETE YOST | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Elections, Video, Alabama, 2012 Election, Voting Rights Act, Voting Rights, Elections 2012, Appeals Court, Voting Rights Act Alabama, Voting, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an Alabama county's challenge to the landma...

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Extreme Parenting Made Simple

Juliet Linley | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Angela Merkel, Nursing, Fathering, France, Breastfeeding, Rome, Italy, Co-Sleeping, Parenting, Babies, Attachment, Elections, Babywearing, Dr-William-Sears, Mothering, Francois Holland, Ergo Baby, Nicolas Sarkozy, Europe, Parents News

What most people seem to ignore is that creating an attachment bond with your baby is about putting your child's needs ahead of yours. It's as simple as that. Seriously.

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Salafis Coming to America

Mohamed Elmenshawy | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Egypt, Islam, Arab Spring, Muslim Brotherhood, Middle East, Elections, Obama Administration, Salafists, Foreign Policy, World News

It remains to be seen how the Salafis will present themselves to the Western world. Will they portray their movement as a replacement for violent groups, as an alternative to al-Qaeda, or as the embodiment of conservative Islam?

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Why "Martin O'Malley" and "2016" Always Appear in the Same Sentence

Death Race | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Politics, Martin O'Malley, Presidential Race, Gay Marriage, Death Race, Gq, Elections, 2016 Campaign, Maryland Politics, Politics News

It is difficult to determine where the "2016 moniker" came from, but those titles can be self-justifying -- reporters put them into stories to make their subjects seem more newsworthy, especially when the politician won't flatly deny it.

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Rep. Ryan's War on Seniors

Eric Griego | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Politics News, Social Security, President Obama, Elections, Budget Debate, Republican Budget Plan, Congress, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Deficit Cap, Paul Ryan Budget, Paul Ryan Budget Proposal, Paul Ryan Budget Cuts, Politics News

Paul Ryan's budget -- which the House passed -- proposed drastic cuts to two programs that can literally mean life and death for America's most vulnerable citizens -- Social Security and Medicare.

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Corporate Tax Rate and a Busy Lame Duck Session

Ted Kaufman | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: AT&T, Ge, Business Rountable, Bush Tax Credits, Nike, Elections., Lobbyists, Boeing, Romney, Lame Duck Session, Budget Deficit, Obama, Corporate Tax, Capitol One, Congress, Corporate Tax Rate, Corporate Taxes, 112th Congress, Politics News

Since Japan lowered its rate last April, our corporate tax rate has been the highest in the world. There is no disagreement in Washington, believe it or not, that a 35% rate is too high. What complicates things is that very few if any corporations actually pay that rate.

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Election Regulations and Voter Disengagement

Sundeep Iyer | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Voter ID Laws, Voter Participation, Voter Disenfranchisement, Super PACs, Voting, Campaign Finance, Elections, Elections 2012, Election Regulations, Politics News

Congress alone cannot completely counteract the harmful effects of the new rules governing our elections. But in an election cycle where these rules threaten to undermine voter participation, Congress must act now to soften the blow.

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A Plea to Students: Vote

Elizabeth Nerich | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Elections, Student Voting, Elon University, Voting, North Carolina Amendment 1, Gay Rights, Terry Johnson, Marriage Equality, College News

Even if they do know of the issue, they quickly brush it off using various ideas to ease their consciences. That they feel they aren't full members of Alamance County may be one reason; the fact that their permanent addresses are in another state could be another.

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Election Year in Venezuela

Stephanie Kennedy | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Elections, Venezuela Opposition, Venezuela Elections, World News

This year in Venezuela is a general election year and like in any country when general elections occur, it becomes a drawn out year of circus-like journalism.

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Is It Time for Southern Democrats to 'Walk Out on the Porch, Pee, Pull the Light Chain, and Go to Bed'?

Glen Browder | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Blue Dogs, South, Elections, Republican Party, Southern Democracy, Democratic Party, Yellow Dogs, Election 2010, Democrats, Republicans, Southern Democrats, Southern Politics, Politics News

Southern Democracy -- defined as entrenched regional rule -- is no more. Republicans now reign throughout most of the South. The best that Southern Democrats can hope for is restoring their party to competitive parity in a two-party system.

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The French Presidency Is a Bargain

Sophie Meunier | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: France, Elections, Media, Campaign Spending, French Elections, Campaign Finance Reform, Fairness Doctrine, Campaign Finance, World News

Money is a good thing to have in a French electoral campaign, to be sure, but there is not that much money can buy.

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Beer and wine wholesalers behind legislators pushing controversial voter ID laws

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, Electronic Voting, American Legislative Exchange Council, Voter Registration, Elections, Politics, Politics News

By Paul AbowdiWatch NewsSome of America's best known brands are dropping their membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council at least part...

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GOP's List Of Latino Candidates Echoes Challenges With Latino Community

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Nrcc, Latinos, Republican National Committee, Latino Vote, 2012 Elections, Obama Latinos, Rnc, Hispanic Vote, Obama Administration, Young Guns, Immigration, Hispanics, National Republican Congressional Committee, Elections, Republican Party, Election 2012, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Republican Party is coming face to face with what could, for it, be a demographic calamity. Currently, just 12 percent of Latino reg...

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Five Lessons About Politics I Learned From Baseball

Christine Pelosi | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Protect the Vote, Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Afscme, Elections, Sports News

It's Opening Day in San Francisco and opening week for the Presidential general election -- a perfect time for renewal, hope, and plans for victory next fall.

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Small Step Towards Multiparty Rule in Jordan

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Jordan, Election Laws, Middle East, King Abdullah II, Elections, Tribal, Foreign Affairs, World Elections 2012, Jordan Elections, Khasawneh, World News

The Jordanian government presented the draft elections law to Parliament. It is sure to garner much discussion before it is finally approved and published in the Official Gazette.

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"Southern Democracy": Can Yellow Dogs and Blue Dogs Rekindle Their Romance?

Glen Browder | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Blue Dogs, Elections, Yellow Dogs, South, Southern Politics, Democrats, Southern Democracy, Republicans, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News

I firmly believe that it takes both Yellow Dogs and Blue Dogs for Democrats to win in most Southern elections. The hitch is that there are few Blue Dogs left out there to be wooed.

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To Bet or Not to Bet? Why Gambling on Elections Is Wrong

Matt Bieber | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Rick Santorum, Gambling, Elections, Intrade, Barack Obama, Politics News

The world is a complicated and uncertain place. But that doesn't mean that everything in it should be treated like a March Madness pool. Some things are sacred.

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Machiavelli and the Rough Realities of Power Politics

O'Brien Browne | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Success, Careers, Elections, Realpolitik, Business, Power, Politics, Machiavelli, The Prince, Machiavellian Politics, Books News

Although we may cringe from his descriptions and prescriptions, somehow we realize that this is how politics is conducted, whether by managers jousting for power and position in the corporate world or politicians seeking office.

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GOP Makes 'Unprecedented' Effort To Help Rick Scott

The Orlando Sentinel | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Republican Party, Elections, Rick Scott Florida, Florida Politics, Politics News, Gop, Campaign, Rick Scott, Tea Party, Politics News

With more than 30 months until the next gubernatorial election, Gov. Rick Scott appears to be already campaigning for re-election. Though he's said...

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Democracy Under Attack

David Morris | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Photo ID, Elections, Voter Fraud, Democracy, Same Day Registration, Voter Registration, Politics News

The 2011 Florida law is perhaps the purest distillation of the Republican effort to making voting more difficult.

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Burma: Hard Yards Ahead for Aung San Suu Kyi

Simon Roughneen | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Soe Aung, Aung San Suu Kyi, Elections, Burma, Myanmar, Zoya Phan, Bangkok, World News

After winning a landslide victory in April 1 by-elections in Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD) will face the hard yards of politicking in a parliament dominated by the same military and its allies that the NLD trounced in Sunday's vote.

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#VoteEveryTime: Max Skolnik Should Be Elected to D.C. Council, Ward 4

Sara Haile-Mariam | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Elections, Ward 4, David Yassky, Dc Council, David Yassky Comptroller, John Liu, #Plan4Trayvon, Local Elections, Max Skolnik, April 3rd, Vote Every Time, Video, DC News

Historically, we've tried just about everything in the pursuit of making things better. Protesting, rioting, marching, rallying, boycotting. We've yet to explore what happens if we #VoteEverytime.

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Transgender Man Could Be New York City Council's First If Elected

New York Times | KATE TAYLOR | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Elections, Transgender, Transgender Politician, New York City Elections, Mel Wymore, New York City Council, Mel Wymore Transgender, New York City, Gay Voices News

These are just a few of the subjects that Mel Wymore, a candidate for City Council on the Upper West Side, brought up in an interview before addressin...

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