Voter Turnout

Dems' Southern Campaign: Howard Dean Goes To Dixie

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is embarking on a voter registration bus tour he hopes will help push Dixie to t...

Ballot Initiatives in 2008: Change Vs. More of the Same

Kristina Wilfore | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics


Kristina Wilfore

In 2008, ballot initiatives could impact races up and down the ballot, including the Presidential campaign. While their value in mobilizing turnout ...

Let's Listen to the Voters of Puerto Rico

Gerald McEntee | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics


Gerald McEntee

(También disponible en español.) While the race for the Democratic presidential nomination is coming to a close, it is important that we not end it...

Oigamos a los Votantes de Puerto Rico

Gerald McEntee | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics


Gerald McEntee

(Also available in English.) Pese a que la carrera presidencial Demócrata está llegando a su fin, es importante que no le pongamos término antes q...

The Firewall: Obama Wins NC primary

Michael Carmichael | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics


Michael Carmichael

Obama is trouncing Clinton in NC early voting via a new and unanticipated surge in black turnout triggered by the massive media overreaction to the stage-managed appearances of Wright.

Dems: Experiencing a Rebirth

Gerald McEntee | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics


Gerald McEntee

The race is energizing the Party's base as never before -- bringing new activists into campaigns, increasing fundraising and laying a solid and vibrant foundation for success in the fall.

Rising Turnout in Uncharted Waters

Barnett Zitron | Posted 02.20.2008 | Home


Barnett Zitron

Yesterday's contests revealed states with radically different levels of voter participation. What accounts for the differences?

2008 Seeing Record Voter Turnout In State After State

Los Angeles Times | Scott Martelle | Posted 02.10.2008 | Politics


The presidential primary season has not yet confirmed a nominee in either major party, but it has already notched a different political accomplishment...

Dolores Huerta: Voting System Needs Change

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 02.09.2008 | Home


Jacob Soboroff

The labor and civil rights leader calls for a National Holiday on Election Day, questions the caucus system, and says she supports public financing of elections.

Report: Voter Turnout Records Broken

AP | ANN SANNER | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Voters came out in record numbers in about half the states that have voted in presidential primaries so far, according to an analys...

Gov. Schwarzenegger: Make Voting "Spicy"

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 01.30.2008 | Home


Jacob Soboroff

What does the California Governor think we can do to maintain the increase in voter participation that we've seen so far in the 2008 presidential race?

The Epic 2008 Election (So Far)

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.30.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Out of the frozen tundra of Iowa, out of the snowy mountains of Vermont, out of the brightly-lit casinos in the Nevada desert, out of the churches of ...

Florida Voters Turn Out for Primary

AP | MITCH STACY | Posted 01.30.2008 | Politics


TAMPA, Fla. — A close Republican presidential race and a proposal to lower property taxes brought out Florida voters in large numbers Tuesday. ...

Sam Stein

Obama Camp Alleges Voter Suppression, Claims Delegate Victory

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.19.2008 | Politics


In the wake of a loss to Sen. Clinton in the Nevada caucus, the Obama campaign is floating the idea that dubious electoral contrivance may have influe...

Change That Really Matters

Derek Shearer | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics


Derek Shearer

If elected in November, it will be important for Hillary's supporters, and for the country not to forget the larger possibilities of change.

What if Iowa Caucused and Nobody Listened?

Brendan Spiegel | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics


Brendan Spiegel

The truth is, the Iowa caucuses are just about the least inclusive, least populist, and least democratic voting system anyone could come up with.

Unmarried Women: This Election's Holy Grail

Christine Lahti | Posted 11.04.2007 | Politics


Christine Lahti

For the first time in history, the majority of US households are headed by someone who is not married and a whopping 24% of the US population is unmarried women. Everyone is talking to them now. But are they listening?


 

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