Electoral Votes

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Truth or Fiction: Voting by Memoir

David Henry Sterry | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media

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McCain didn't even write his memoir. And the book reads like it was written by the captain of the football team who had the smart kid do it for him.

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Election Celebration Tips

Lea Lane | Posted 12.05.2008 | Living

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This is a moment to remember, and to share. May we all have a wonderful evening!

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Neither Bombs, Rev. Wright or the Gloom of Night

Phillip Martin | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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In the U.S., the possibility of an African American president does not presuppose the end to color prejudice any more than the election of Mandela meant an end to inequalities in South Africa.

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Why Democrats Can Hold the Veteran and Military Family Vote Moving Forward

Jonathan Powers | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Numerous veterans are returning home to find a newly found passion for politics as we have seen first hand how America's policies affect other nations and how Washington has failed.

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Time For Grand Coalition Government

Lanny Davis | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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The 2008 election presents another appropriate time when bipartisan unity government is needed more than ever.

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Who's Watching?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

When we vote, there will be many by our side we can't see, but they'll be watching us. Whitman wrote that for all we know, he may be standing looking over our shoulders now. He may be right.

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Vote: The Final Secret?

Susan Straight | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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This morning at 7:08 am, I voted alone for the first time in twenty years. I walked the four blocks to my polling place at a local church without my usual entourage -- at least one or two kids and a dog.

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Election Night, Do Not Concede: Open Letter Signed By Gore Vidal & Others

Linda Milazzo | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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It is reasonable to once again expect further manipulation on election night by some Republican officials, as in 2004; should we also expect Democrats to once again concede in the face of fraud?

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Election Day Musings

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 12.05.2008 | Entertainment

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If the Democrats have a monopoly on the presidency and Congress, they'll be evaluated in 2010. That would be valid if, when the Republicans left office, they took their mistakes with them.

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Liveblogging the Election from Amman, Jordan

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

The Middle East is divided between disbelief and excitement as well as apathy. Many can't believe that America will indeed elect a black man with African roots and a Muslim father as president.

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Montana's Three Big-Sky Electoral Votes In the Air

Beverly Davis | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

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There's a fierce battle underway in the red state of Montana with its sparse population, big sky prairies and snow-capped mountains. The 'Treasure Sta...

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In Paris, Obama May Be The Only Antidote to W-Induced Shame

Jessica Roy | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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One of the first things French people ask me after I tell them I am American is if I am voting for Obama. One guy actually tried to buy the Obama shirt I picked up at the DNC right off my back.

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The Importance of Today

Gary Hart | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Today America is going to produce the greatest civil rights demonstration in the history of the world.

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Election Day Liveblogs, Reaction and Analysis from HuffPost Bloggers -- Page 2

Huffington Post | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Election Results Liveblog

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Gov. Ed Rendell seemed very confident a few minutes ago that Obama will score big in the Philadelphia suburbs, making it next to impossible for McCain to take the state.

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Election Day Liveblog

Steve Clemons | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

I am sitting with a number of the biggest players in American politics and they are gasping for air. This is a big night. Change, but it will come with crisis.

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Election Day Liveblogs, Reaction and Analysis from HuffPost Bloggers

Huffington Post | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Read Election Results liveblogs from Lincoln Mitchell, Cristina Page, Daniel Sinker from Chicago, Daoud Kuttab from Amman, Jordan, plus more blogging from Andrei Cherny, Peter Daou, Robert Elisberg, Chris Kelly, and many, many more.

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More Reliable Than Exit Polls: Bookies (See Odds In Real Time)

Keith Thomson | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

To make a long story short: Historically, gamblers have proven better election forecaster than polls. As an expert told me, the betting markets will be quickest to react to news coming through today.

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McCain Victory: Fat Chance

Tom McNichol | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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The margin of Barack Obama's electoral victory caught some pundits by surprise. But Obama's win was ensured when McCain failed to connect with voters ...

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Now Twitching with Every Twitch in the Polls

Rick Horowitz | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

You're the ones who can't get this election out of your heads. You're the ones who, in this final push to November 4, have the TV and the radio on nonstop.

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Electoral Math -- Obama Has Closed The Deal

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

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Welcome to the penultimate Electoral Math column. OK, I admit, I just like correctly using the word "penultimate." Plus, it's fun to say! Try it! If...

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Needed for This Election: A Great Rejection

Norman Solomon | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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People's votes are entirely their own, to do with as they see fit. But the right to do something is distinct from the wisdom of doing it.

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Electoral Math -- Obama Holds His Lead

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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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,

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Electoral Math -- Obama Lead Insurmountable?

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

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It's going to be all but impossible to continue the "we're in a dead heat" nonsense if Barack Obama decisively wins Florida and Virginia when the East Coast returns come in.

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Electoral Math -- Obama Landslide?

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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I have to admit, that's a pretty provocative title. And enumerating the poultry before they emerge from the ova is always risky... as the saying goes.

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