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The Faces of Travis Childersnew

Travis Childers, a former congressman from Booneville, hopes traditional Democratic voters and tea-party members can help him upset Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran in November.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
10-24-2014 |
Elections
Multiple choice: Third party candidates complete ballotnew

Casey McDonough is a Goldilocks in the voting booth. She’s not fickle, but she likes a candidate to be just right. National polls show a growing interest among American voters in third parties.…
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
10-20-2014 |
Elections
Uncommon Candidate: Mary Burke Defies Easy Categorizationnew

Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke is an original, both politically and personally.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Louis Weisberg |
10-16-2014 |
Elections
Faulty Senate Race Calls for Election Changenew
The 2014 U.S. Senate race pinned two sides of the Republican Party against each other in a heated primary that presented more possible problems with Mississippi's election law than it did focus on issues facing the state and solutions in either the Mississippi Legislature or the U.S. Congress.
Jackson Free Press |
Anna Wolfe |
09-18-2014 |
Elections
At Length Endorsementsnew

LA County Sheriff: Olmsted Yes, Tanaka No
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
05-29-2014 |
Elections
It Wouldn’t be Illinois Politics Without Money and Dramanew

How do you go from complete political unknown to leader of the pack in just a few months? You simply buy your way to the top.
Illinois Times |
Lauren Duncan |
02-27-2014 |
Elections
The Would-Be Kid King of Cuyahoganew

The race for Cuyahoga County executive was another routine election until one young Republican punk from Berea showed up out of nowhere. Just as quickly, though, he disappeared.
Cleveland Scene |
Eric Sandy |
02-12-2014 |
Elections
Tags: Cuyahoga County, Tanner Fischbach
Perfect Timingnew

White conservatives who tweaked an election in The Woodlands were just what Greg Abbott needed to prove he doesn't prosecute only minorities for voter fraud.
Houston Press |
Steve Miller |
02-10-2014 |
Elections
Marijuana Is at the Core of Kinky Friedman's Run for Public Officenew

Political gadfly Kinky Friedman thinks winning the Agriculture Commissioner race is the key to legalizing marijuana in Texas.
Houston Press |
William Michael Smith |
11-20-2013 |
Elections
Dig Boston Only Paper to Endorse New Mayor Marty Walshnew

As a rule, in 15 years of existence, Dig Boston has stayed out of the business of endorsing candidates. But last week for the first time, Dig Boston endorsed Marty Walsh for mayor of Boston.
Dig Boston |
Dig Staff |
11-06-2013 |
Elections
Tags: Marty Walsh
Errors on Indiana Voter ID casenew

Earlier this month, the U.S. circuit court judge who wrote the majority opinion in the landmark election law case that originated from Indiana, Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, confessed that he was wrong.
Detroit Mayoral Race Ripensnew

Benny Napoleon and Mike Duggan release their improvement plans.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
09-24-2013 |
Elections
Tags: Benny Napoleon
PA guv hopeful to speak at weekend pot protest, calls police presence ‘ridiculous’new

Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hanger tells Philadelphia Weekly he's never smoked pot, but he wants to legalize it, and the issue will earn him the nomination.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
09-22-2013 |
Elections
Voter Integrity Project boot camp teaches how to challenge votersnew
"If you're going on intuition, you will have to prove you're not racist."
What if Nikki Haley Runs for President in 2016?new

South Carolina's hip, young governor has a compelling story. Nikki Haley is the state's first female and minority chief executive, a conservative suburbanite in spike heels with a Dixie drawl.
Charleston City Paper |
Corey Hutchins |
08-15-2013 |
Elections