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Meh. Liberals Rally on Brink of Historic Defeat, But Does It Mean Anything?new

What does it mean that on the weekend before a momentous GOP thrashing of Democrats nationwide, nearly a quarter of a million primarily young, mostly left-of-center revelers from all over the country descended on the nation’s capitol, snarled the D.C. metro system and flooded the National Mall?
Columbia Free Times  |  Corey Hutchins  |  11-03-2010  |  Politics

What Killed Prop. 19?new

Historic effort to legalize marijuana will return in 2012.
L.A. Weekly  |  Dennis Romero  |  11-03-2010  |  Elections

Helicopter Mom Will See You at the Pollsnew

The Dems send out invasive e-mails not just for the fun of it, but because science says such e-mails work.
Chicago Reader  |  Lauri Apple  |  11-02-2010  |  Elections

66 Reasons NOT to Vote for Pat Toomeynew

This year was made for Pat Toomey: In light of his compatriots' more bizarre tendencies — Christine O'Donnell's witchcraft-dabbling; Rand Paul's tenuous approval of the Civil Rights Act; Sharron Angle's "Second Amendment remedies" for legislation she doesn't like — the amiable Toomey doesn't look so crazy.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Jeffrey C. Billman  |  11-02-2010  |  Elections

Dear California: Please Legalize Marijuana. For America.new

Vote Yes on Proposition 19 for Other Americans. And in the process, show us just how much of a role model the Great Republic of California can be.
The Village Voice  |  Foster Kamer  |  11-02-2010  |  Elections

Gay Tea Party Witch Sex: Three Tales of Erotic Political Fictionnew

Hot, throbbing election special: Palin/O'Donnell, Kerry/Brown, and Stewart/Cooper/Maddow.
Boston Phoenix  |  Boston Phoenix Staff  |  11-01-2010  |  Elections

Does It Really Matter Who Nevada Chooses?new

For roughly two decades, since Nevada’s modern era began with the opening of the Mirage, Nevada was like a rich kid in a shiny new sports car, tipping back a bottle of Jack Daniels. Now the trust fund, also known as the construction boom, has run out.
Las Vegas Weekly  |  J. Patrick Coolican  |  11-01-2010  |  Elections

Johnny Got His Pillsnew

The U.S. military brass who are searching for solutions to the growing problems of soldier suicides aren't looking at the answer under their noses: their own dispensing of drugs to soldiers as a way to keep them functioning too long in too hellish a place.
Fort Worth Weekly  |  E.R. Bills  |  10-29-2010  |  Commentary

Hick Unfilterednew

A behind-the-scenes look at John Hickenlooper, now in the center of a political storm between competitors Dan Maes and Tom Tancredo.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  J. Adrian Stanley  |  10-28-2010  |  Elections

The Couch Potato’s Guide To Tracking the National Election Resultsnew

Election 2010: What to watch for, from the comfort of your living room.
Boston Phoenix  |  David Bernstein  |  10-28-2010  |  Elections

The Campaign That Wasn'tnew

Idaho's gubernatorial race has been lackluster on both sides.
Boise Weekly  |  Michael Ames, Andrew Crisp, Zach Hagadone, George Prentice  |  10-27-2010  |  Elections

Georgia Voters vs. the Walking Deadnew

Fight the apathy, the cynicism and the decaying flesh! Vote Nov. 2!
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Creative Loafing Staff  |  10-27-2010  |  Elections

Army of Darknessnew

Tea Party horde devours GOP establishment, lurches onward.
Columbia Free Times  |  Corey Hutchins  |  10-27-2010  |  Elections

Swooning for the Richnew

The cruelest irony would be for Sen. Russ Feingold, a progressive populist in the mold of Wisconsin icon Robert La Follette, to be defeated by a millionaire businessman.
Shepherd Express  |  Joel McNally  |  10-26-2010  |  Elections

Three-Fallnew

President Obama, Majority Leader Reid, and Speaker Pelosi have accomplished much — and are running for their political lives.
Boston Phoenix  |  David Bernstein  |  10-25-2010  |  Elections

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