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Four More Yearsnew

Bill Maher, TV's loose cannon blasts the evangelicals but still values U.S. freedoms

NOW Magazine | Robert Priest | 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

Tags: fraud, election postmortem, Ohio vote, Board of elections, lines, poll workers

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

Tags: election postmortem, Ohio vote, blogs election 2000 voting provisional ballots

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

Tags: election postmortem, Tom Coburn Jim DeMint David Vitter Richard Burr John Thune

The State GOP That Governs Humbly, Governs Bestnew

Georgians woke Nov. 2 in a two-party state, but retired that night in a state dominated by Republicans. Democrats' hopes to regain control of the state Senate were dashed, and the state House was thrown firmly into GOP hands for the first time since Reconstruction.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Bob Barr | 11-11-2004 | Politics

Tags: election, postmortem

Do Georgia Democrats Believe in Resurrection?new

As members of the Democratic Party of Georgia watch election results pour in, they're starting to realize they may never have a happy day again.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Doug Monroe | 11-11-2004 | Politics

'We Shall See the Reign of Witches Pass Over'new

Hidden somewhere in the results of the Nov. 2 election, there is an ocean of hope. If, for example, only 18- to 29-year-olds had voted, many of George Bush's red states would have been swamped by blue ink, and John Kerry would have won the Electoral College 375-163.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | John Sugg | 11-11-2004 | Politics

Tags: election, postmortem

A Newly Empowered Georgia GOP and its Legislative Wish Listnew

Now that Republicans control both chambers of the Georgia General Assembly for the first time since Reconstruction, consider this spring's legislative session a playground for the GOP agenda. These conservative-friendly issues can be expected to top the legislation shortlist.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Scott Henry | 11-11-2004 | Politics

Gay Amendment Redux: Does GOP Want Supreme Court Defeat?new

Here's what Georgia state Republican leaders aren't saying about the new amendment banning gay marriage: That their fondest wish is that it be overturned by the courts. Say what? That would mean, in 2006, they'll get to do it all over again.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Scott Henry | 11-11-2004 | Politics

How to Cope, Post-Election 2004new

The dust has settled on the election and your side lost. Big time. But don't give up hope. To help you through this troubling time, your friends at Creative Loafing have thrown together this handy list of coping techniques for distraught liberals.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Scott Henry | 11-11-2004 | Politics

Tags: election, postmortem