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There's Not Much Hand-Wringing in San Diego GOP Circlesnew
Beneath the hullabaloo of the upcoming presidential inauguration can be heard a hearty debate over the direction of the Republican Party -- just not in San Diego.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
01-07-2009 |
Politics
Pastor Wiley Drake Thinks He Still Has a Prayer of Unseating Barack Obamanew
Drake is not discouraged in light of the Dec. 8 announcement the U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a New Jersey man's case that argued Barack Obama cannot be sworn in as president because his father was a British citizen.
The '08 Election Made ACORN a Household Name, but At What Cost?new
Although ACORN has spent the last 38 years helping low- and middle-income families with problems as big as home foreclosures and as small as neighborhood speed bumps, for many Americans the 2008 campaign marked the first time they’d ever heard of it.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
12-18-2008 |
Politics
How Obama's Ground Game Helped Him Win North Carolinanew
In the run-up to February's Super Tuesday primaries, no one guessed that North Carolina could, in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, become the 28th state to declare for Obama.
The Texas Observer |
Lawrence Goodwyn |
12-17-2008 |
Politics
The Assassination of Barack Obamanew
The presidential election prompts an explosion of racist threats against Obama -- including one sent to this newspaper.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
12-08-2008 |
Politics
Obama, the NRA and Gun Hysterianew
Post-election sales of weapons have increased nationally, with gun-rightsers stockpiling firearms and ammo against what they believe to be the coming surge of gun-control legislation enacted by Obama. Gun sales were up 15 percent this October compared to October 2007, according to a trade association.
Eugene Weekly |
Rick Levin |
12-05-2008 |
Politics
Ron Paul Supporters Look to Shake Up Nevada GOP from the Insidenew
Most Republicans across the state seem to think that the GOP, rather than getting caught in the compromised waters of centrism, of keeping up against the Democrats, needs to tack right and return to limited government.
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
12-04-2008 |
Politics
What's Next for the Obama Movement?new
The grassroots Obama network reaches around the globe. Here in Nevada, the volunteers who made thousands of campaign phone calls and pounded on doors are still meeting, still pumping each other up, still determined to make the world a better place.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Stacy J. Willis |
12-04-2008 |
Politics
Obamabilia is Going Strong a Month After the Electionnew
As Barack Obama took the stage in Grant Park on Nov. 4, history was made and birth was given to a collectibles craze the likes of which younger Americans had never experienced.
San Diego CityBeat |
Enrique Limon |
12-03-2008 |
Politics
Election '08: San Diego's Greens Are Blue (And They're Blaming Ralph Nader)new
While Nov. 4 yielded a mixed bag for the GOP and the Dems, it provided nothing but a great big sack of rotten potatoes for just about every other political persuasion. Here, as elsewhere in the nation, adherents of the boutique parties saw their candidates routed on nearly every front. And no party performed so poorly in San Diego County as the Green Party.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Silva |
11-19-2008 |
Politics
Obama's Election Doesn't Give Mayor Daley Any More Powernew
Obama was happy enough to return the favor of Daley's presidential endorsement by endorsing the mayor in his reelection campaign. But now that he's in the White House, he doesn't really need him anymore.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
11-17-2008 |
Politics
Tennessee Dems Blame Racism for Historic Election Lossesnew
Barack Obama changed the political map with the biggest Democratic victory since LBJ, but the election made a different kind of history in the alternate universe known as Tennessee.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
11-14-2008 |
Politics
Election '08: The People's Electionnew
On (almost) every level, the grassroots beat the establishment and the progressives beat the big money.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones and Tim Redmond |
11-12-2008 |
Politics
Orange County Sings the Obama Bluesnew
Election night in California's bastion of conservatism: Frolicking Dems, Dana Rohrabacher unbound, praying for fag hags, and booze all around.
Obama Wins, and So Does South Floridanew
It's a victory just to have an election pass without a local embarrassment.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Staff |
11-11-2008 |
Politics
