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Election '08: Talking Taxes and Truthnew
Maybe the presidential race will get closer, but so far Obama's success demonstrates that the Republican campaign against taxes is failing. That's a profound and historic shift.
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
10-20-2008 |
Commentary
The Top 5 Reasons to Vote for Barack Obamanew
I am a 65-year-old white male who has campaigned over the years for leaders from across a broad political spectrum. On Nov. 4, I am voting for Barack Obama. Here's why ...
Pasadena Weekly |
Jack Uhrich |
10-17-2008 |
Commentary
In McCain's World, Women Aren't Equalnew
Sure, Republican presidential nominee John McCain chose working mom Sarah Palin as his running mate to help him persuade women that their fortunes would rise in his administration. But how's that working out in reality?
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
10-17-2008 |
Commentary
Ireland Dispatch: Erin go 'Bamanew
Even in ordinary times, the average sophistication of the Irish on all things American may rival our own. On U.S. politics, Irishmen will be at least as keen as workaday American voters although not nearly as divided. As far as an inquisitive traveler can tell they are all for Barack Obama.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
10-17-2008 |
Commentary
Stefan Forbes Talks About His Lee Atwater Doc and the '08 Campaignnew
"Anyone who knows Lee Atwater could see [this year's negative campaigning] coming from miles away. The problem is that the Democrats haven't really studied Atwater's playbook. They don't understand that emotions trump issues."
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
10-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Beyond the Palinnew
Palin -- who has absolutely no substance to her platform other than beliefs that divide and suppress women -- doesn't deserve to hold the office of vice president. She doesn't deserve to benefit from the feminist movement she denigrates.
Jackson Free Press |
Lori Gregory |
10-17-2008 |
Commentary
Is Nevada Still a Battleground State? (And Other Buring Questions)new
Because this is, as they say, the Most Important Election of Our Lives, we got the answers to a few burning political questions as the campaign swings into the home stretch.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Ken Miller |
10-17-2008 |
Politics
Billy Bragg's Political Soulnew
"Many people in the UK have given up on the US, but by nominating a black man for president, you've really got our attention."
Boston Phoenix |
Jim Sullivan |
10-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Other Presidential Candidatesnew
More than 100 people have filed to run for president this year, so if you're waiting to hear from a candidate who suits your style or beliefs more than the two big guys, here's a brief summary of some of the alternative choices available.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
10-16-2008 |
Politics
Professor Donald Saari Talks About Election Mathnew
According to Saari, the most nefarious form of voter disenfranchisement is the very system we use to make our choices: plurality voting. He recently discussed the ideas in his book, Chaotic Elections! A Mathematician Looks at Voting, and proposed what he says is a better system.
Why the Death of the Virginia GOP Could Be Good for Republicansnew
As the polls continue to go south for John McCain, and the chances of Senate hopeful Jim Gilmore picking off Mark Warner slip from infinitesimal to "President Kucinich" levels of impossibility, we thought we'd take a quick look at the current state of the Old Dominion's convulsing conservative landscape.
C-Ville Weekly |
Dan Catalano |
10-16-2008 |
Commentary
Election '08: Meet the Also-Ransnew
Third-party candidates often languish in obscurity and find it hard to raise money or even gain a place on the ballot in many states. In Florida, however, ballot access is easy. So that means come Nov. 4, you'll have a lot of choices –-- 13, to be exact, plus one write-in.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
10-15-2008 |
Politics
What if Everybody Answered Questions Like Sarah Palin?new
The unabashed balderdash that spews from this particular pig's painted lips makes Dan Quayle look like a thousand Mensa men conflated their sperm in a lab, injected it into the cryogenically preserved uterus of Madame Curie and gave birth to a disembodied brain.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
10-15-2008 |
Commentary
One Schlepper Talks About Visiting Her Grandma in Floridanew
Across the country, young Jews are heeding comedian Sarah Silverman's call to have a political pep-talk with their grandparents in Florida. The message is: Don't let bubbe and zaideh vote McCain. Becky Gluskin, a 26-year-old PhD candidate from Manhattan, tells us how her weekend visit to 80-something-year-old grandma Helen swayed one more vote to Obama.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
10-15-2008 |
Politics
Third Partiers: Nader, Libertarians and Constitutionistsnew
We talk to independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader, Darrell Castle, VP pick for the Constitution Party and a guy who has met Bob Barr.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
10-15-2008 |
Politics
