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Mr. Gonz Doesn't Go to Washingtonnew
Unable to find a candidate who meshed with his ideals, a 27-year-old reporter decided to run for Congress on the Libertarian ticket.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
11-12-2004 |
Politics
The Gods Must Be Crazynew
Bush won because desert farming always creates wrathful religions.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
11-11-2004 |
Politics
The Voting Story Ohio's Secretary of State Didn't Want You to Readnew
In the months leading up to the Nov. 2 election, Ken Blackwell, Ohio's Republican secretary of state, did all he could to suppress the vote, ensure chaos and limit media scrutiny. Four Scene reporters covered the weirdness in Cleveland and Akron.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus, Kevin Hoffman, Chris Maag and Rebecca Meiser |
11-11-2004 |
Politics
How to Steal Ohionew
No controversy this time? Think again. Republicans just don't like it when those pesky Democrats try to vote.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
11-11-2004 |
Politics
Axis of Evil: Five Dangerous Republicansnew
Meet the new Republican senators. Five of them hope to make your worst nightmares come true.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
11-11-2004 |
Politics
Cheeseburgers and Paradise Won Ohionew
Ohio turned out to be the swing state everyone predicted, and President Bush's narrow victory here pushed him to re-election. John Kerry won all the major cities in Ohio, yet the suburban and rural vote trumped him.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Stephanie Dunlap |
11-10-2004 |
Politics
Voters Turned Out in Droves in a Poor Corner of Ohionew
In the small African-American city of East Cleveland, Ohio, many precincts were close to matching their total votes in the last presidential election by 10 a.m. on Election Day.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins |
11-09-2004 |
Politics
Young Progressives Dust Themselves Off to Prepare for 2006new
Against the odds, the trauma of the devastating defeat on November 2 appears to be convincing young people anew of the importance of working politically within their own communities, on their own terms.
The Village Voice |
Anya Kamenetz |
11-09-2004 |
Politics
Gay Marriage and Abortion Tug Blacks Toward GOPnew
While African Americans in several states voted to ban gay marriage, they also voted overwhelmingly against George Bush.
The Village Voice |
Ta-Nehisi Coates |
11-09-2004 |
Politics
Where Our Vanished Values Went -- and How They Might Come Backnew
The paradox of this election is that it was won not on the basis of the issues at stake or the actual conditions of our life, but on matters of good and evil.
The Village Voice |
Michael Feingold |
11-09-2004 |
Politics
Is Gay Marriage the New Nader?new
Some blame John Kerry's statistically narrow defeat on the 11 state initiatives banning same-sex marriage. It may be that Democrats can't win if they support gay rights in any form, even that of civil unions. It may be that they'll have to throw gays overboard.
The Village Voice |
Laura Conaway |
11-09-2004 |
Politics
Election Frauds and Fictions
Various voting abuses may have helped George W. Bush win the election, particularly in Florida and Ohio.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
11-08-2004 |
Politics
Tags: election postmortem, Ohio vote
Illinois's Rising Sonnew
Barack Obama, who becomes the Senate's only African-American member and one of its most progressive, started on the road to Capitol Hill by opposing the U.S. invasion of Iraq. On Tuesday, he trounced his Republican challenger, Alan Keyes, winning more than 70 percent of the vote in Illinois.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
11-05-2004 |
Politics
New Mexico Still Countingnew
The ballots aren't counted yet, but the verdict is irrelevant.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nadra Kareem |
11-03-2004 |
Politics
Tags: election postmortem, post-election
Rough Night at Kerry Headquarters
The crowd at Kerry headquarters in Boston on election night had grown glum, but the mood changed at 10:53 p.m., when Pennsylvania and its 21 electoral votes were called for Kerry.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
11-03-2004 |
Politics
