Votes

Gibbs: We Don't Have The Votes For Immigration Reform

The Hill | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics


The votes aren't there for the Obama administration to achieve its desired immigration reform, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Friday....

World to Obama: Thanks for Giving Us Back Our America

Rebecca Novick | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics


Rebecca Novick

It's the immigrants who really know the fragility of liberty; how it can be won and lost, and won and lost again. For them freedom is not a parade. It's a flower in a storm.

Friday Talking Points [54] -- Republican Fossilization

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points. Of course, the big question on everyone's mind right now is: What is going on up in Minnesota? Al Franken is t...

Voter Turnout Expected To Be Highest In Decades

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Voter turnout will be the highest in decades, dwarfing recent presidential elections, experts predict. The only question dividing e...

McCain's Mountain Of A Problem

The New Republic | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Our model does not make any specific adjustments for early voting, but it is presenting a major problem for John McCain in three states in the Mountai...

I Am Racist!

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Abby L. Ferber

Race will be a factor in this presidential election. It is always a factor in our society. How much race impacts the election will depend on our willingness to consciously strive to be anti-racist.

Call Out For Election Protection Wiki Help

Dave Johnson | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


Dave Johnson

Volunteers at the Center for Media and Democracy's Election Protection Wiki have collected unbelievable reports of voter suppression nationwide in the nine days since it went online.

New Voter Scam: Students "Warned" Of Undercover Police At Polls

ABC | Avni Patel | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics


Election officials and watchdog groups are bracing for the wave of sneaky or suspicious phone calls, leaflets and emails that typically hit battlegrou...

Sam Stein

AP And Clinton Jump Gun On Missouri, Hour Before Obama Win

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Both the Associated Press and then Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign jumped the gun on Super Tuesday, claiming a Clinton victory in Missour...

Pub Crawling For Obama

Matt Townsend | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Matt Townsend

After a cold day of handing out pamphlets for Barack Obama's presidential campaign, three New Yorkers swapped ideas about how to better reach people i...

Looking Beyond IA, Candidates Blow Through Florida

Ron Levitt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Ron Levitt

The following piece was produced by HuffPost's OffTheBus. Most eyes may be on Iowa and New Hampshire, but there is plenty of political activity goin...

Sam Stein

Obama Launches New Attack Line: Clinton Copies My Votes

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign is launching a new line of attack on Sen. Hillary Clinton, accusing the Democratic presidential frontrunner ...