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In Ohio, Obama's Ground Game Outguns McCain's

The LA Times | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


Reporting from Delaware, Ohio -- John McCain has targeted this wealthy area just north of Columbus as one of 15 counties in Ohio where he needs to dri...

Toil and Trouble
McCain NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 12.02.2008 | Home


The Media Consortium

NOTE: After you click a link, click the title of the item to get the full text or video. This week finds our war hero, on Old Hallow's Eve, having fi...

October car/truck sales reports - Fuel for Obama campaign

Steve Parker | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics


Steve Parker

This Monday, the new car and truck sales reports for the month of October will be announced, and are expected to be the worst in 25-or-more years. T...

Ohioans Vote Early in Large Numbers

Claudia Cruz | Posted 12.02.2008 | Home


Claudia Cruz

An off-week for the Ohio State football team possibly swelled the number of Franklin County Ohio voters that stood outside of Veterans Memorial to vot...

This Campaign Pulls Volunteer Into Politics

Jonah Lalas | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home


Jonah Lalas

It is early morning on August 28th at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. While thousands of delegates and enthusiastic supporters were rec...

Ohio State U Obama Campaigners Won't Take No For an Answer

Hilary Lambert | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home


Hilary Lambert

The election countdown drumbeat was pounding well before 9 a.m. this past Wednesday at the Obama Campaign for Change office on North High Street in C...

What's Up At NewsLadder: Salon's "How Obama Might Just Win Ohio."

James Boyce | Posted 12.01.2008 | Media


James Boyce

Friday at noon is when I check on NewsLadder and see what the top story is. Over the past month, we've had a remarkably successful run with the John M...

Oliver Stone's "Obama"

Dave Winer | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Dave Winer

At the end of Oliver Stone's biopic, just before Nixon resigns in disgrace, he delivers a powerful line. Standing in front of the White House portrai...

Fraud Check Would Crash Ohio Voter Database, Secretary of State Says

Cleveland Plain Dealer | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Columbus- Ohio's voter database was poorly constructed and cannot handle a massive check for fraud among the state's 700,000 newly registered voters,...

Obama Could Lose Election Due To Voter Suppression

Judah Freed | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home


Judah Freed

Republicans are seeking to suppress the voter turnout among youth, minorities and poor people. If Republicans can prevent enough Democrats from casting ballots, McCain could win the election.

Ohio's Provisional Ballots May Be Crucial In Close Race

NY Times | IAN URBINA | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


COLUMBUS, Ohio -- If the outcome of next week's presidential election is close, this precariously balanced state could be the place where the two part...

Virginia=Win; North Carolina=Landslide

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

Unless something gargantuanly unexpected happens, if they call Virginia for Obama, you will know at that moment that he is the next President of the United States.

Ohio's Rough Road

Gerald McEntee | Posted 11.29.2008 | Business


Gerald McEntee

It's not about numbers -- it's about how the poor economy plays out for actual workers and their families. Consider what's happening at Cooper Tires, a 90-year-old company based in Findlay, Ohio.

Texas Family on Canvassing "Vacation" in Swing State NC

Joan and Elizabeth Cheever | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home


Joan and Elizabeth Cheever

JOAN: It began with the news of voter list purging. Ten days ago, the media identified six "swing" states as having "problems" with voter registratio...

Political Tourists and Out-of-State Obama Activists in Indiana

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home


Gail McGowan Mellor

Red and blue state Obama supporters are putting their weight on the see-saw state of Indiana, crossing state lines to help. Political tourists from ot...

The Four Types of Undecided Voters

Barbara Dehn | Posted 11.26.2008 | Home


Barbara Dehn

With eight days to go, and two totally different candidates, how can anyone still be undecided? Turns out, there are lots of different kinds of undecided voters. They don't fall neatly into an easily parodied pigeon hole.

Grassroots Organization Sends Campaigners Across the Country on Donated Frequent Flyer Miles

Natasha Chen | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home


Natasha Chen

In the effort to send out volunteers to swing states, a grassroots organization started by a couple of Stanford students has turned into the main hub ...

Dems Mobilize Against GOP-Planned Showdown at Ohio Polls

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home


Diane Tucker

Republicans intend to place GOP recruits inside Ohio polling places on Election Day to challenge the qualifications of certain voters. The Obama campa...

David Gergen Is Wrong About Early Voting Being Light

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 11.24.2008 | Media


Stephen C. Rose

On a late show on CNN Thursday, David Gergen casually suggests that early voting has been light and hearts sink. Is he right?

GOP Denies Ohio "Robotext" Involvement

NY Times | Sarah Wheaton | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Robotext, Ohio, Politics News

The Republican National Committee denied any involvement in a "robotext" sent to some cell phones in Columbus, Ohio, over the past few days. The text...

Supreme Court Accidentally Protects Voters While Stripping Americans Of Their Rights

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 11.22.2008 | Home


Cristóbal Joshua Alex

Last week's Supreme Court decision in Brunner v. Ohio Republican Party is a disastrous ruling masquerading as a populist victory. Sure, the Court stop...

Obama and Swing-State Governors Push Importance of Green Jobs in Palm Beach

Carol Anne Burger | Posted 10.29.2008 | Home


Carol Anne Burger

What gives strength to the fabric of American society? Jobs do, that's what, and that was the message delivered by Barack Obama to an audience at the ...

Unanimous Supremes Thwart One Critical GOP Assault on American Voters

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics


Harvey Wasserman

A key cog in the concerted Republican attack on American voting rights has been stripped by a unanimous US Supreme Court.

Electoral Process Under Siege in Ohio

Jeff Coryell | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home


Jeff Coryell

It's easy to recall the Rove-instigated hooliganism that generated tactically-advantageous chaos in the wake of Florida's flawed 2000 presidential ele...

Critical US Supreme Court Ruling Against Rovian GOP Vote Meddling May Prove Temporary

Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman

In its on-going campaign to inject chaos and confusion into the voting process, the GOP has sued Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner.