As the sun rose over Soweto on South Africa's first democratic election in 1994, the Mwale family were too busy with practical matters to ponder the h...
The Patriot-News | FORD TURNER | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics
Freeman Richard sits close to the heart of democracy, and sometimes his seat gets hot. Richard is a judge of elections. He has been called names and ...
LA Times | Charles Stewart III | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics
Escalating rage over the role of ACORN in registering presumably Democratic voters threatens to undermine the political legitimacy of a Barack Obama v...
Wall Street Journal | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics
We've all read a lot about the "politicization" of the Justice Department in recent years, and that political pounding is having an ironic effect. The...
The Boston Globe | Joseph Williams | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics
ST. LOUIS - Darren and Karen Woods live in the crossfire of a political battleground. The presidential candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama, are ...
The Charleston Gazette | Paul J. Nyden | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A few voters from different counties continue to experience problems with electronic machines during early voting. Eleven early v...
John Bruhns | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics
It appears as if Congressman Frank Wolf had his Macaca moment -- sort of -- but worse when Staffers from Judy Feder's campaign were assaulted when trying to ask Mr. Wolf a simple question.
New York Times | NOAM COHEN | Posted 11.27.2008 | Media
A QUESTION: what is the private, cherished, legal act that is illegal to photograph or videotape, even with the consent of the participant? No, the p...
New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics
Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama are heading into the final week of the presidential campaign planning to spend nearly all their time in s...
Haaretz | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics
A new poll released by the Gallup organization on Thursday shows Jewish voters favor Barack Obama over John McCain by more than 3 to 1, with 74% sayin...
David Horton | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics
How can it be that America, with its claim to be the first modern democracy, retains a system of managing elections that would be thought unduly cynical even in the worst of third world dictatorships?
Chicago Tribune | Jill Zuckerman | Posted 11.26.2008 | Chicago
With just nine days left in the race, the McCain campaign plans to step up its attacks against Barack Obama for his connection to Tony Rezko, the conv...
New York Times | Frank Rich | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics
IT seems like a century ago now, but it was only in 2005 that a National Journal poll of Beltway insiders predicted that George Allen, then a popular ...
Vicky Ward | Posted 11.26.2008 | Living
It's essential to put things into perspective. Yes, the world is in a disastrous state, but if you find no humor in your lives or funny situations, then you are in a tragic state of mental imbalance.
Chris Weigant | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics
John McCain is losing the race for the White House. Now, this doesn't mean he has already lost it -- we've still got to go vote, after all. I'll cov...
Burns Strider | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics
Palin has decided that you are not a real American, maybe you are even anti-American, if you either don't have the same views as they do or you are from the wrong part of the nation, or both.
Chris Weigant | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics
More and more, it is looking like Virginia will be the state that decides Election Night in Obama's favor. Sure, it could be Florida or Ohio, but my guess is that the vote-counting is going to take a while in both of them,
George Spyros | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics
Jon Soltz | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics
The American people shouldn't base their votes on the basis of what maniacs say, but it once again underscores the question of who would be stronger in the fight against al Qaeda.
Mike Lux | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics
Cross-posted on OpenLeft I am going to write a series of pieces (hopefully) over the next 24 hours laying out the biggest individual races as we head...
Mike Garibaldi-Frick | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics
Here are some of the top reasons Americans for "change we can believe in" cannot rest on their laurels quite yet.
Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics
It's simply amazing to me that not one of our enterprising journalists have bothered to bring this up. For all the ranting and raving about Senator O...
George Spyros | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics
McCain trying to win on the economy. Above, an AP News video: uncut clip of McCain speech. McCain trying to win on foreign policy. Below, a CBS News...
George Spyros | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics
Not to count any chickens, but did anyone else notice on Saturday Night Live Sarah Pallin told Lorne Michaels that she didn't think the opening ske...
New York Times | MEGAN THEE | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics
As voters have gotten to know Senator Barack Obama, they have warmed up to him, with more than half, 53 percent, now saying they have a favorable impr...
The Guardian | Gary Younge | Posted 12.22.2008 | Home