Election

GOP Purity Test Echoes Berlin in 1933

Mike Papantonio | Posted 12.13.2009 | Politics

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Mike Papantonio

Finally, Republicans have memorialized their flat-earth style of politics by demanding that their candidates stop thinking and swear a purity oath. Regardless of whether it's dumb luck at work here, Obama should be grateful.

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DU Think Tank Pushes To Abolish Judicial Elections

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 12.10.2009 | Denver

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DENVER — An old debate about whether judges should be elected or appointed is heating up again. Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Conno...

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Anti-Gay Bias Taints An Historic Houston Election

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 12.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homophobia, Politics, Houston, Gay Rights, Gay-Candidates, Election, Civil Rights, Politics News
Brian Levin, J.D.

Four decades after Harvey Milk was murdered, America still has issues relating to how we evaluate one's identity as a condition for civic participation.

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Valley Voters Head To Polls To Decide Heated, Big-Money L.A. Council Race

Los Angeles Times | Posted 12.08.2009 | Los Angeles

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Voters in the San Fernando Valley head to the polls today to decide who should replace former Los Angeles City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel. The runoff b...

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Random 2010 Thoughts

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Other interesting news from Republicanland is a new poll showing that, given three choices, voters state who they'd likely vote for in the 2010 election in the following order: (1) Democrats, (2) Tea Partiers, (3) Republicans.

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Saturday Night Special: Houston's Great Gay Moment

David Kaufman | Posted 12.07.2009 | Politics

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David Kaufman

Many in the myopic LGBT mainstream have called for a boycott of the Democratic party and Obama administration -- a financial "time out" as they regroup their forces. This is misguided

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An Open Letter To President Obama On Afghanistan

Michael Moore | Posted 11.30.2009 | World

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Michael Moore

When we elected Obama we didn't expect miracles. We didn't even expect much change. But we expected some. We thought he would stop the madness -- the killing and the insanity.

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Democrats Now "All In" On Healthcare Reform

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Let's look at the poker hand we've been dealt on health care reform. Democrats have now officially gone from "pot committed" to "all in." The stakes, to be blunt, have been raised until they are as high as they can go.

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Friday Talking Points [102] -- Harry Reid's Glacial Progress Grinds On

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Harry Reid thinks he's got enough votes, but then this is the reason why the vote keeps getting pushed back -- because he's obviously still scrambling for the final few votes before he moves ahead.

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Fallon & The Roots Slow Jam Low Voter Turn Out (VIDEO)

Posted 11.13.2009 | Comedy

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Compared to the 2008 election, the midterm elections weren't nearly as exciting. So, to make a low Democratic turnout at the polls a little more stimu...

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It's Time to Get Judicial Retention Elections Off the Ballot in Illinois

David Orr | Posted 11.09.2009 | Chicago

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David Orr

Judicial retention races are a paradox, where too much democracy means no democracy at all. Not a single judge has lost a retention election since 1990.

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Election Day

Kate Clinton | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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Kate Clinton

At 7:30 on election morning, we walked to our local polling place in the elementary school, past the "Vote Aqui" signs, past the bake sale moms, the c...

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Boulder's Progressives Retain Power, But Only Barely

Bob Wells | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

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Bob Wells

The nine-member council that's to be sworn into office Nov. 17 will reflect a sharply divided city, with the real progressives holding a tenuous 5-4 majority.

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The Elections You May Not Have Noticed

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

I think as people continue to see so much of politics as usual in this town -- partisan bickering and big money buying votes -- they are increasingly likely to vote against whatever represents the old politics for them.

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One Year After Obama's Election: Still Smarter...Than The Alternative

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

What puts this first year in perspective for me is that: Obama may not be smarter than all of us, but he sure is smarter by a long shot than McCain would have been. And that, for now, is enough for me.

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One Year After

Thomas Croft | Posted 11.04.2009 | Business

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Thomas Croft

President Obama: You've helped the bank barons. Now help everyday Americans -- fight to save their homes, help them through hard times, make their lives and that of their families easier.

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Christie, McDonnell Got Fewer Votes Than McCain

Bill Scher | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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Bill Scher

In 2008, Sen. John McCain lost the presidential race in NJ after garnering 1,613,207 votes. In 2009, Chris Christie won the governor's race with 1,140...

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Axelrod: "Everything About The Politics Of Washington Works Against Hope And Optimism And Unity"

New York Times | PETER BAKER | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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In the White House, the wistfulness for the simpler days is palpable. "The day was just suffused with emotion and hope and warmth," David Axelrod, Mr....

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Watch Long Island For the New Right Wing Groundswell

B.D. Gallof | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York

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B.D. Gallof

Today we will see the crawl, but next year we will see the running. The bouillabaisse of discontent has been churning, and this year's minority will be a movement looking to step up.

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Election Special: The "Joys" of Blaming Obama

Carol Smaldino | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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Carol Smaldino

We, the People, are perpetuating the tendency to blame one human being in what seems like the implicit wish for a strong monarch rather than a democratically elected President.

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The Payer Mayor: Has Mike Bloomberg Bought Himself Another Term?

Nelson Montana | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

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Nelson Montana

Even if there wasn't one thin dime spent in advertising, in a straight up comparison, Bloomberg is clearly the better man than Thompson.

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Want Healthcare Reform? Pick Up The Phone.

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Yesterday, over 300,000 people picked up the phone and called Congress demanding health care reform this year. The phones ringing off the hook certainly did not go unnoticed by Congress.

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Afghanistan: An Election Without Results

Abdulhadi Hairan | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

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Abdulhadi Hairan

Everyone here is impatient to know the outcome of the much-discussed, controversial Afghan elections, but two months have passed and still no one has a clue about the real situation.

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GOP Gaining Advantage In 2010

washingtonpost.com | Dan Balz | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

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Three forces threaten Democrats in the 2010 elections: populist anger on the right, disaffection in the middle and potential disillusionment on the le...

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Bloomberg-Thompson Debate: Bill Thompson Jr. Calls Michael Bloomberg A Liar

AP | Posted 10.13.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK (AP)- The Democrat trying to unseat popular billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg lobbed multiple attacks at him during their first debate Tues...

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