Swing States

As Goes VA, So Goes CO? Not So Fast, My Friend

Laura Chapin | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver


Laura Chapin

What, if anything, does the Republican red swing in Virginia mean for fellow swing state Colorado? Not as much as the Republicans would like to think.

Public Support for Clean Energy Bill Shows the Deception in Bonner Astroturf Campaign

James Hoggan | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green


James Hoggan

In swing states, 63 percent of voters support the climate change legislation currently being considered in the Senate.

Poll: Swing State Voters Back Senate Energy, Climate Bill

Huffington Post | Posted 10.18.2009 | Green


Voters in swing states say they are more likely to re-elect Senators who support the Clean Energy Jobs Bill, according to a new poll. The poll, condu...

Organizing for America, Obama's Sleeping Beast, Starts to Awaken

Micah Sifry | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics


Micah Sifry

It looks like Organizing for America, President Obama's de facto field organization based at the DNC, is ramping up its efforts to demonstrate support for health care reform.

Swing State Dem Leadership Defers Dream: Immigrant Children in Colorado Shut Out By Assistant Senate Majority Leader and Cohorts

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics


Mario Solis-Marich

State Senator Polly Baca showed distinct, raw, and articulate passion as she decried the wayward Dems who helped defeat a bill already enacted by ten surrounding states.

Swing State Style: The New, Non-Partisan Fashion

The Daily Beast | Renata Espinosa | Posted 12.13.2008 | Style


The election marked a turning point, and a new spirit of unity. Through this profound and deep gesture, the swing states dipped their toes into what i...

Why Obama Will Lose Today....

Richard Grenell | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics


Richard Grenell

Since Obama's problems from the Democratic Primary have not been resolved, nor reported by the national media, the Electoral College map signals trouble for the media's main man.

Out of Line: Swing Voter

Mort Gerberg | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics


Mort Gerberg

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Virginia + Pennsylvania = Good Night Sleep

Cenk Uygur | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

We might know who our next president is by 8:05 PM EST on Tuesday night. This has been such a long time coming for those of us who have been fighting the Bush administration for all of these years.

Keystone Voters in PA Diner Audio Slideshow

The Ballot Box | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home


The Ballot Box

Five central Pennsylvania voters explain their votes from a vintage diner in rough center city Allentown. Keystone Voters in Pennsylvania from alex ...

Postcards From the Battleground States

Albert Berger | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


Albert Berger

The goal of these videos was to shed light on the election in contested states. Now, like so many others who have worked their hearts out, we all call it a day and hope that change arrives tomorrow.

Community Values Vote: Election Day From the Grassroots

Sally Kohn | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


Sally Kohn

Since community organizers were front-and-center in this election -- sometimes celebrated, sometimes mocked -- why not hear from community organizers as Election Day unfolds?

Obama Shuffle: Election Day Poetry

Jeff Biggers | Posted 12.04.2008 | Media


Jeff Biggers

I've been on tour in the swing states of Appalachia these days -- southern Ohio, West Virginia, southwest Virginia -- having crisscrossed through Indi...

Seth Colter Walls

Swing State Dems Talk Up Obama's Ground Game

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


In 2000 and 2004, more Republicans voted early than Democrats in Florida -- to the tune of more than 100,000 ballots in both elections. According to ...

Photos From Hillary Clinton Rally, St. Charles, MO (SLIDESHOW)

Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home


Rebecca Shapiro

OTB Photojournalist Melissa Hapke attended the Hillary Clinton Rally today in St. Charles, Missouri. Clinton is spending time in this swing state ral...

Early Voting Flood in Swing States Predicts Obama Tsunami

Erik Ose | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


Erik Ose

Banking base voters early is now allowing the Obama campaign to focus its energy in the home stretch on independent and undecided voters.

NC: Faces from the Frontlines

Maital Guttman | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


Maital Guttman

I am a filmmaker from LA who returned to my home state of North Carolina to film the frontlines of this battleground state and this short video reveals the faces of NC supporters of Obama.

New Yorkers Count Too

Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home


Hanna Ingber Win

I was so close to not voting. I live in New York, it doesn't really matter anyway. But then the guilt built up inside of me. What would I say when my grandchildren asked about this historic election?

No Time for Nader: A Letter to Nader and McKinney Voters

Paul Loeb | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics


Paul Loeb

After eight years of Bush, it's a dangerous game to assume there's no significant difference between McCain and Obama.

Voter Beware: Of Ralph Nader

Carl Bernstein | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics


Carl Bernstein

Long shot though it might be, if things were to get close on Tuesday, it's possible to see how Ralph Nader, with his messianic vanity, can again determine the future of America.

I Like What I See in Florida

Alan Fein | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics


Alan Fein

I have never seen a volunteer effort like it in any Florida campaign, ever. I expect the laser focus and effort to stay in place through Tuesday.

Chicago Republicans Campaigning In Wisconsin

Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago


Chicago Republicans are following the lead of their Democratic counterparts and crossing into nearby swing states to help campaign, Abdon Pallasch re...

Obama, Biden, Palin And McCain Get Stuck In An Elevator: A Blog Play

Stefan Sirucek | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Stefan Sirucek

Obama, Biden, Palin and McCain Get Stuck In An Elevator A Blog in One Act Characters: Barack...

Obama = Socialism For Some In Key States (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)

Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home


Rebecca Shapiro

The McCain camp has been hammering voters to believe that Obama advocates Socialism through his proposed tax cuts. In swing states Missouri and Ohio,...

Right-Leaning Papers Lose Seats On Obama Plane

Politico | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Obama spokesman Bill Burton confirms Drudge's report that two right-leaning papers, the Washington Times and the New York Post, have lost their seats ...