Election 2009

Did Doug Hoffman Actually Win the NY-23 Special Election? If So, Does It Actually Matter?

Brad Friedman | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York


Brad Friedman

A narrowing margin in the post-election canvass raises hopes for GOP/Conservatives, but recent Republican-set precedent may well dash that hope.

Deconstructing the Myth of Disengaged Young Voters

Jessy Tolkan | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Jessy Tolkan

The election tallies are in and the pundits have delivered the verdict on young voters, who didn't turn out to Tuesday's regional elections in the record-breaking numbers they did a year ago.

Ed Koch Doesn't Appreciate John Liu's Snubbing of Mayor Bloomberg

NYMag.com | NYMag | Posted 11.06.2009 | Home


Not meeting with Bloomberg was rude and outrageous, the former mayor tells us. ...

Elections: The New National Pastime That Could Save Journalism

Glynnis MacNicol | Posted 11.05.2009 | Media


Glynnis MacNicol

Apparently the future of journalism is politics. Can anyone remember this level of attention being paid for a handful of local elections? I can remember presidential elections that barely got this level of coverage.

Jason Linkins

The State Of Your Post-Election Media Memes

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media


If you missed out on last night's election, well, don't you know that you missed out on the most important off-off-year election in our lives? It's t...

David Plouffe's Today Show Interview: Weighs In On 2009 Elections, Obama's Job Performance (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


Tuesday's elections are local races -- not measures of President Obama's ability to deliver or a referendum on the president's popularity, according t...

New Newspaper Launched To Bash Bloomberg

City Hall | City Hall | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York


Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been buying his fair share of ads in local newspapers. But this past weekend, a new ...