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Battle For The West: Colorado Voter Suppression Suit Settled; Provisional Ballots To Be Accepted

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.30.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Mike Coffman, Voter Suppression, Voter Registration, Service Employees International, Rolling Stone, Mi Familia Vota, Battle for the West, Rolling Stone Magazine, Colorado Common Cause, Colorado, Obama, Mccain, Barack Obama, Seiu, Voting, Home News
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The Colorado Secretary of State's office has settled a lawsuit brought by voters' rights groups and the SEIU over what they claimed were illegal purge...

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Battle For The West: Latino Voters Remake the Electoral Map

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Citizenship, Nevada, Pat Buchanan, John McCain, Battle for the West, Naturalization, New Mexico, Battleground States, Latino Voters, Illegal Immigrants, Amnesty, Immigration, Colorado, Arizona, Barack Obama, California, Home News
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A study published earlier this month by the William C. Velasquez Institute looked at statewide polling data and determined that, if the election were...

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Battle For The West: Obama Winning Numbers Game

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Albuquerque, John McCain, George W. Bush, Battle for the West, Colorado, Democrats, Reno, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Las Vegas, Nevada, New Mexico, Early Voting, Voter Registration, John Kerry, Latino Voters, Republicans, Home News
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Sen. Barack Obama and 100,000 of his closest friends in Denver on Sunday (Reuters) Colorado "well over 100,000": record-breaking number of suppor...

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Battle For The West: National GOP Gives Up CO Senate Race

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Mark Udall, U.S. Senate, John McCain, Nrsc, Senate Races, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Battle for the West, Colorado, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Dscc, Senate, Bob Schaffer, Home News
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The National Republican Senatorial Committee confirmed today it was pulling its support from the Colorado race to replace retiring Republican Sen. Way...

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Battle For The West: Local Republican Leader Calls Obama The "Muslim Socialist"

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Cair, New Mexico, Battle for the West, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Obama Muslim, Obama Muslim Smear, Muslim, Why I Am a Republican Oct 24 Otero New Mexico, Home News
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What is it with local GOP officials in New Mexico? Last month, Bernalillo County Republican Party chairman Fernando C De Baca was forced to resign aft...

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Battle for the West: McCain Says He's Still Fighting in Colorado

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, John McCain, Newspapers, Endorsements, New Mexico, Battle for the West, Colorado, Newspaper Endorsements, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Home News
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McCain operatives say rumors of their candidate's departure from the Centennial State are greatly exaggerated. CNN's John King reported on Monday that...

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Early Voting Begins In Las Vegas

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Polls, Nevada, John McCain, Early Voting, Battle for the West, March, Republicans, Democrats, Barack Obama, Las Vegas, Voting, Home News
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- In the shadow of a statue honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., members of the majority African-American West Las Vegas community stage...

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On The Trail With "Stop Obama Tour"

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Henderson, Sing Voters, Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Swing States, Sarah Palin, Our Country Deserves Better, Nevada, Elko, John McCain, Stop Obama Tour, Home News
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HENDERSON, Nev. -- The Our Country Deserves Better PAC's "Stop Obama Tour" made its last Nevada stop in a Republican enclave in Democratic-majority Cl...

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"Stop Obama" Tour Rallies Conservatives

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Taxes, Rural Communities, Nevada, Swing State, John McCain, Rural Voters, Our Country Deserves Better, Battle for the West, Stop Obama, Joe Biden, Gun Rights, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Elko, Home News
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ELKO, Nev. -- A pro-John McCain / anti-Barack Obama bus tour stopped here Thursday morning, urging voters in one of the state's most conservative coun...

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Rural Nevada Dems Come Out Of The Closet

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, John McCain, Rural Voters, Battle for the West, Swing Voters, Barack Obama, Elko, Barack Obama Nevada, Nevada Blue, McCain Nevada, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, Nevada Purple, Home News
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ELKO, Nev. -- When Mable Kite decided to get involved in a political campaign for the first time in her life, she jumped right into the deep end. She ...

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Battle For The West: Voter Roll Purges in CO and NV, State Officials Respond

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Battle for the West, Voter Registration, New York Times, Nevada, Voter Rolls, Voter Fraud, Purge, Colorado, Home News
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(AP photo) Colorado and Nevada officials responded on Thursday to Wednesday's New York Times story alleging thousands of voters have been removed fr...

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Battle For The West: The ACORN Raid and Obama's 'Thug Thizzle'

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, Acorn, Battle for the West, Voter Registration, Raid, Voter Fraud, Barack Obama, Las Vegas, Thug Thizzle, Home News
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(AP photo) Nevada authorities raided the Las Vegas offices of a group registering voters in low income communities seeking evidence of voter registr...

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Battle For The West: Colorado 2008 = Florida 2000?

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Electronic Voting, 2000 Election, John McCain, 2006 Election, Early Voting, Ballot, Battle for the West, Voter Registration, Florida, Disenfranchisement, Barack Obama, Colorado, Campaign 2008, Home News
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Colorado 2008 = Florida 2000? The Colorado Independent wonders if Colorado will take the crown as the poster child for Election Day dysfunction thi...

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Battle For The West: Californians Strike Nevada

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Polls, Nevada, John McCain, Washoe County, Battle for the West, Voter Registration, Orange County, Barack Obama, California, Canvassing, Girl Scout Cookies, Home News
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Sen. Barack Obama stumps in Reno September 30 - Getty Images Two new polls have Sen. Barack Obama ahead of Sen. John McCain in Nevada. An InsiderAdv...

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Battle For The West: Cell Phones Missed By Polls

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, John McCain, Youth Vote, Cell Phones, Polling, Battle for the West, Barack Obama, Home News
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If Nevada continues to be one of the handful of pure toss-up states, why the dearth of polls in the state, asks UNLV political science professor Dav...

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Battle For The West: Obama Fights For Nevada

Ryan Rivera | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

Read More: Young Voters, Nevada, John McCain, Washoe County, Youth Vote, Battle for the West, Latino Voters, Get Out the Vote, Gotv, Reno, Barack Obama, Voter Registration, Drive for Change, Home News
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Barack Obama takes the stage Tuesday at the University of Nevada, Reno (AP) Today's Los Angeles Times looked at the Democratic party's surge in regi...

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Battle For The West: NM GOP Foot in Mouth

Ryan Rivera | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Fernando C De Baca, Albuquerque, Race, Battle for the West, Barack Obama, New Mexico, Mary Jane Garcia, Home News
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Bernalillo GOP chair: 'Hispanics won't vote for a black president' The chairman of the Bernalillo County Republican Party resigned Thursday followin...

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Battle For The West: Bundles of Cash

Ryan Rivera | Posted 10.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, Debate, Sheldon Adelson, John McCain, Washoe County, Battle for the West, New Mexico, Campaign Finance, Steve Wynn, Colorado, Fundraising, Barack Obama, Home News
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Bundling Quid Pro Quo (image source: nymag.com) Campaign finance laws may limit the amount an individual can give to a candidate, but there's no end...

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Battle For The West: NV Feeling Blue

Ryan Rivera | Posted 10.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Battle for the West, Latino Vote, Voter Turnout, Nevada Republican Party, Nevada Democrat Results, Nevada Registration, Las Vegas, Barack Obama, North Korea, Home News
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In Nevada, Bush bested Kerry by 21,000 votes in 2004, when Republicans held a 5,000 voter advantage in registrations. Today, Democrats command a 76,000 lead in registered voters.

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