Tag: Elections
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Michelle Obama Rocks the House
September 4, 2012 Charlotte, NC–Transcript of first lady Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention, as prepared for delivery: Thank you so much, Elaine…we are so grateful for your family’s service and sacrifice…and we will always have your back. Over the past few years as First Lady, I have had the extraordinary privilege of…
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CAULDRON OF CHANGE
Text: MICHAEL O. ALLEN; Maps & Design: JIM WILLIS | Sunday, April 3, 1994 HISTORY’S LESSONS South Africa, as it enters a world made uncertain by the end of apartheid, should look to the post-independence experiences of Namibia and Zimbabwe. The same fears being raised today about South Africa’s stumble to democracy were raised in…
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Learnin’
What I’m Learning (Slowly) From Obama By Jim Sleeper, TPMCafé, November 11, 2008 It’s well known by now that Barack Obama learns from his mistakes and tries hard not to make them twice. So can those of us who supported him. Even here on what we fancy is the right side of history, we can…
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On the road to Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008
Editor’s note: I am so nervous about the presidential election on Tuesday that I’m almost paralyzed. Certainly here I have been content to let others post instead of writing myself. I hope to summon some of my own words before Tuesday’s voting actually begins (I know boat loads of people have already voted). My friend…
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Follow all instructions when you vote
My friend Tamara recently alerted me to this diary over at DailyKos. The diarist is sounding the alarm over a potential source of confusion with the voting systems in North Carolina. The gist of it is that, under North Carolina law, voting a straight party ticket doesn’t register any vote for president or vice president.…
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Nothing Won Yet
Amid encouraging recent poll numbers, the Washington Post points out some obstacles to an Obama victory in the general election on Nov. 4. At the heart of the Obama campaign’s strategy is a national effort to increase registration and turnout among the millions of Democratic-inclined Americans who have not been voting, particularly younger people and…
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Study: Poor Ballot Designs Still Affect U.S. Elections
Study: Poor ballot designs still affect U.S. elections By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Poorly designed ballots continue to plague U.S. elections, even after Congress set aside $3 billion to overhaul voting systems to prevent a recurrence of the flawed Florida ballots that deadlocked the 2000 presidential race, a study out today concludes. Problems…
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Obama Returns to Iowa
What he said: BARACK OBAMA: How’s it going, Iowa? (APPLAUSE) It is good to be back in Iowa. (APPLAUSE) I love you back, Iowa. (APPLAUSE) First of all, let me say thank you to Candy Smeeter (ph) for the wonderful introduction and the unbelievable work that she did on behalf of our campaign, and still…
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Obama greets supporters in Iowa Tuesday, more than four months after he won the primary season’s first contest there. (Photo Credit: Mike Roselli/CNN) POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Posted: 06:34 AM ET Compiled by Mary Grace Lucas, CNN Washington Bureau Obama Takes Delegate Majority Sen. Barack Obama crossed another threshold last night in…