AltWeeklies Wire
It Ain't a Tie: State Polls Put Kerry Aheadnew
Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry is leading handily in electoral votes while the popular vote remains close. Why? Seven former "battleground" states have moved to Kerry and eight former Bush states have become freshly competitive.
Orlando Weekly |
Alan Waldman |
09-03-2004 |
Politics
Suspicious Activitynew
How many terror alerts does it take to elect a president?
Weekly Alibi |
Tim McGivern |
09-03-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: A Week of Protest Comes to an Endnew
On the Republican National Convention's last night, most of the activists who had come to New York were either still in cells or had gone home.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
09-03-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: GOP to the World — I Yam What I Yamnew
The hardest thing to consider is changing the product.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-03-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Protests Go Out with a Whimpernew
Suddenly, I was very, very tired. It was time to go home.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
09-03-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Everywhere a Signnew
A survey of some of the best protest placards.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
09-03-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: How Bad Was Bush? Baaaaaaad!new
George, if you want anyone to believe you're really introducing "a clear and positive plan" to lead us through "this time of change," you have to give it a name. The 21st Century New Freedom plan or something.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-03-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Waiting for George to Speaknew
All the way up to the big speech, Thursday night's convention program was so bad it seemed intentionally so.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-03-2004 |
Politics
What Is the City of Springfield Hiding?new
Unlike other Illinois cities, Springfield officials refuse to release data on the racial and sex breakdown of city employees.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
1001 Things to Hate About the Conventionnew
One reason to hate the convention is that the Swift Boat story got knocked off front pages just as it was starting to backfire. And then there are the other 1,000.
New York Press |
New York Press Staff |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Mean Mr. Millernew
On Wednesday night Zell Miller was mainly pissed off that John Kerry is not more like Wendell Willkie, so clearly he's not too choosy about his topic.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
Fog of War: Swift Boat Vet Weymouth Symmes Speaksnew
Weymouth Symmes, the Missoula-based treasurer of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, published his own account of Swift boating in Vietnam in April 2004. Strangely enough, John Kerry emerges from that book unscathed.
Missoula Independent |
Robin Troy |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
Bland on the Runnew
John Kerry needs to inspire if he wants to beat the Great Miscalculator.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: What's with Zell Miller?new
Dan Kennedy's media log critiques the RNC, Fox News, and alleged Democrat Zell Miller's speech.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Osama Bin-Who?new
This entire convention is an orgy of grief and fury over the attack that smashed a vertical city of people just four miles south of the speakers' podium, and yet the name of Osama bin-Laden has not been uttered. Not once.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
