November Election

Zach Carter

Democratic Governor Defends Bain As 'Perfectly Fine'

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.31.2012

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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick ended up defending Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday during TV appearances in which the Democ...

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Ryan Grim

Romney Argues Big Spending Cuts Would Cause 'Depression,' Contrary To Tea Party Activists

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2012

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Republican House Speaker John Boehner and GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney have, in the course of the past week, pushed starkly different approach...

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Romney, Bain and the Great Republican Scam

Sanjay Sanghoee | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Fiscal Conservatives, Bain Capital, November Election, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Democrats, Barack Obama 2012, Ampad, Private Equity, Job Creation, Republicans, Politics News
Sanjay Sanghoee

To put it very simply, Republicans may say that they are for economic growth and job creation but what they are really for is wealth creation for a privileged few.

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My Interview With an Obama Hater

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Paul Ryan, Sean Hannity, President Obama, Rush Limbaugh, November Election, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

I recently had the opportunity to talk with an elderly, blue collar New Yorker about why he won't be voting for President Obama in November. Dale (not...

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Zach Carter

Thune Won't 'Foreclose Options' On Being Romney's Vice President

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- When asked Sunday whether he would accept an invitation to run as vice president on the ticket with presumptive GOP presidential nominee...

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Zach Carter

Bank Of America Meeting Gets Protestors Warmed Up For Democratic National Convention

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.09.2012

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Dozens of good-government groups, Occupy Wall Street contingents, environmental activists, struggling homeowners and institutional investors are desce...

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Zach Carter

Bank of America Targeted By Protesters And Investors As SEC Weighs Political Spending Rule

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- As the Securities and Exchange Commission considers requiring corporations to disclose their political spending to shareholders, a coali...

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Why I'll Miss Rick Santorum

Ann O'Leary | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Rick Santorum, Women, Low Income Families, Families, US Poverty, Children, November Election, Politics News
Ann O'Leary

Here is why I love Rick Santorum and why I paid close attention to his presidential bid, which he finally abandoned this week: Throughout his career in politics, Rick Santorum has never stopped talking about children and families.

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Union Fight Gearing Up In Ohio

Solon Patch | By Chris Mazzolini | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Collective Bargaining Rights, Ohio Collective Bargaining Bill, November Election, Ohio, sb5, Ohio Senate Bill 5, John Kasich, Ohio Teachers, Unions, Public Workers, Labor Unions, Elections 2011, Politics News

John Morris walked down the tree-lined streets of Shaker Heights, knocking on doors and buttonholing residents. An English teacher at the high scho...

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GOP Governor Looks To Stop Effort To Repeal Controversial Anti-Union Law

AP | JULIE CARR SMYTH and ANN SANNER | Posted 10.17.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. John Kasich and top Republican lawmakers said Wednesday they're offering to discuss weakening a new law limiting coll...

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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of 2010

Amy B. Dean | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Midterm Elections, Senator Bernie Sanders, DREAM Act, November Election, Progressives, Politics News
Amy B. Dean

There are lessons to be learned from progressive failures and hopes to be drawn from progressive successes that can point to how we can have better political results in 2011 and 2012.

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What You Gonna Fight For?

Wyclef Jean | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wyclef Jean

The Nov. 2 midterm elections are another chance for the youth of America to speak and be heard. Everyone who voted for change and hope two years ago needs to show that they're all in this for the long haul.

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Will The Unemployed Sit Out The 2010 Election?

Bloomberg | Brian Faler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unemployed, Unemployment, Polling, Midterm Elections, Voters, November Election, Jobless, Business News, Joblessness, Business News

Jackson, Michigan, is home to one of this year's most closely contested U.S. House races, with both candidates promising to bring jobs back to an area...

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Joel vs. Koch Brothers -- Whose Side are you on? (VIDEO)

Courtney Hight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Student Activism, Clean Energy, Millennial Generation, Youth Vote, Proposition 23, Koch Brothers, November Election, Veterans, Impact News
Courtney Hight

In Wichita, Kansas, Joel Francis, a college student and former Marine Corps veteran is going face-to-face with one of the richest men in America, Charles Koch.

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Voter Education Equals Improving Our Educational System

Jalen Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Minority Voters, Voter Registration, Respect My Vote!, November Election, Education, Voting, Hip Hop Caucus, Politics News
Jalen Rose

The voting gap among young people who vote and those who do not is not a function of apathy. It is a function of lack of sufficient civic education in our schools, in our media, and in our society.

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Think Prop 23 Is Bad? So Is Prop 26

Mike Sandler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Climate Change, Proposition 26, California, Proposition 23, November Election, Green Jobs, Unemployment, ab32, Valero, 2010 Midterm Elections, Tesoro, California Ballot Proposition, Green News
Mike Sandler

If you think Prop 23 is bad, check out Prop 26. This one has a lower profile, but could be just a terrible for the green economy.

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Right-Wing Voter Guide Revolution: What Can Progressives Learn?

Van Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

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Van Jones

According to these Christian voter guides (which exist in all 50 states), the vast majority of Democrats in Congress are "Anti-Jesus" and have a "faith friendly" rating of zero.

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"Bankrupt & Clap-Ridden": The Ultimate 'Dear Abbey' Letter From Jack-Ass America

Martin Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Martin Lewis

Dear Abby: I am so confused and I don't know what to do.

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That Nazi Analogy Thing

Peter Clothier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Racism, Hitler, Nazis, Xenophobia, November Election, Politics, Politics News
Peter Clothier

I'm not one to readily use the Adolf Hitler/Nazi analogy, but a front page article in today's New York Times about this exhibition at the German Histo...

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When a Cigar Is Just a Cigar: Psychoanalyzing the GOP's Flourishing Climate Skepticism

Christopher Mims | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Offshore Wind Power, Prop 23, Solar, Climate Bill, Green Energy News, November Election, Green News
Christopher Mims

A column in the National Journal points out the GOP is the only conservative party in the developed world in which denial of basic climate science is endemic.

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For Students, the Choice Is Clear This November

Alejandra Salinas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, College Students, Credit Card Debt, Youth Vote, Student Loans, Barack Obama, November Election, Politics News
Alejandra Salinas

Just as students fought for President Obama in 2008, the president and his Democrats have fought tirelessly on behalf of college students. That's why students continue to stand by their president today.

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Immigration Insider | 3 Weeks Out: Vitter Race Baiting, Dobbs Pulls a Whitman, Latino Vote in Flux

Frank Sharry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Undocumented Immigrants, Nevada Hispanic Republican Caucus, Whitman, Sharron Angle, Lou Dobbs, Barbar Boxer, Immigration, Anti-Latino, Immigration Reform, Jan Brewer, Sb 1070, Harry Reid, Racism, Carly Fiorina, David Vitter, November Election, Politics News
Frank Sharry

Angle and Vitter pull out all the stops with race-baiting immigration ads. Dobbs pulls a Whitman. Fiorina hits Boxer for voting against immigration reform that Fiorina opposes. Politicos wonder: Will Latino voters turn out?

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Obama's Critics Are Dead Wrong

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Frank Schaeffer

Just because we didn't get everything we wanted in the first short and fraught 20 months or so Obama was in office, not all of us gave up. Some of us stayed the course. And we will be proven right.

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Paul Ryan's Playlist

Caroline Matthews | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Playlists, Gop, Fiscal Commission, November Election, Paul Ryan, Politics News
Caroline Matthews

As we formulate our opinion of the Congressman, what else do we want to know? We want to know what he is listening to on his iPod. Considering the Congressman's home state and political positions, I've taken a shot at recreating his go-to playlist.

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Is the Tea Party a Threat to Disabled Americans?

Don C. Reed | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rand Paul, Sharron Angle Nevada Senate, Tea Party, November Election, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Disability Rights, Politics News
Don C. Reed

If you or a loved one has a disability, you need to know how the Tea Party threatens you.

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