AltWeeklies Wire
Bush and Kerry Stock Up for the Post-Election Battlenew
Both campaigns, mindful of Florida 2000, are moving full-speed ahead to raise money for potential post-election ballot battles.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
10-22-2004 |
Politics
Dick Cheney: Even Worse Than You Thinknew
Deep down, the vice-president is just an ambitious screw-up, a mediocre functionary with a mediocre mind.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
10-22-2004 |
Politics
In Polls, Big Week for Kerrynew
If the election were held today, Kerry would win because he now leads in former Bush states Florida, Ohio, Nevada and New Hampshire, while the prez leads in no former Gore states. The race is close, however, because eight Kerry states are within most polls' 4 percent margin of error.
Orlando Weekly |
Alan Waldman |
10-22-2004 |
Politics
Which Candidates Are the Best of the Bunch?new
This is the election year everybody got really pissed off. As emotional as we've all become, there's a better motive for casting a ballot than pure rage. We prefer to think of our upcoming gathering before the Diebold machines in Georgia's voting booths as a search for competence and integrity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Creative Loafing News Staff |
10-21-2004 |
Politics
Tags: endorsements
Swap the Votenew
Vote swapping, these days known more softly as "vote trading," is back from the grave of the 2000 election. Is it legal? Ethical? Possible? A way to vote Nader and oust Bush?
Orlando Weekly |
Scott Duke Harris |
10-21-2004 |
Politics
Curse the Electoral Collegenew
With the enormous sums of money raised and spent, the irrelevance of the popular vote, and the choice, once again this time, between two wealthy white male sons of privilege, in a country where that only describes a tiny fraction of the population, it's pretty damned depressing.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
10-20-2004 |
Politics
Your Next President: 'I Will Tax the Rich by 100 Percent'new
Five third-party presidential hopefuls will be on Florida voters' ballots on Nov. 2. As each seeks to woo the state's undecided, they'll be accused of being spoilers, of being political naifs, or perhaps of being just plain nuts.
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
10-20-2004 |
Politics
State Attorney Learns Dangers of Wooing Big Moneynew
Katherine Fernandez Rundle is facing the most significant election challenge of her 11-year tenure as Miami-Dade State Attorney, having stepped into her critics' crosshairs by attending a fundraiser hosted by a politically active businessman whose daughter had a criminal case pending at the State Attorney's Office.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
10-20-2004 |
Politics
Slacker Uprising at the Pitnew
Michael Moore, a man of infinite jest, brings his Slacker Uprising Tour to The Pit, and gets just what he asked for.
Weekly Alibi |
Tim McGivern |
10-20-2004 |
Politics
Election Eve Nightmare at Arizona's Maricopa Countynew
Phoenix New Times found ample evidence that the Maricopa County Elections Department is covering up serious shortfalls in its ability to accurately count early mailed-in ballots.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
10-19-2004 |
Politics
Magic Johnson's Proposed St. Louis Development Is Deadnew
A real estate group, fronted by ex-basketball superstar Earvin "Magic" Johnson, wanted to construct a multimillion-dollar retail/residential complex on the downtrodden north side of St. Louis. But the plan got stuck in the city's stew of race and politics.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
10-19-2004 |
Politics
Extreme Makeover: Hotshot City Planner Does St. Louisnew
Rollin Stanley is learning that the hurdles he faces in St. Louis are far taller than those he encountered during his 21 years as a well-respected planner in Toronto. There, innovation was the rule. St. Louis is more cautious.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
10-19-2004 |
Politics
Mud, Sweat & Tears: Stock Car Racing Enthusiasts Sour on Iraq War
President George W. Bush has long claimed NASCAR folks as his own. But not a single one of a score of drivers and fans interviewed at California's Petaluma Speedway in September said that he or she favors the war on Iraq.
Pacific Sun |
Peter Byrne |
10-19-2004 |
Politics
New Hampshire Stymies Student Suffragenew
New Hampshire is going to come down to one or two thousand votes, so Republicans are trying to keep students from registering there.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
10-18-2004 |
Politics
Cheated at the Ballot Box: Voter Suppression and the 2004 Election
New reports present an increasing number of allegations that some GOP workers are throwing out Democratic voter registration forms and using other tactics to suppress voter turnout in battleground states. First of two parts
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
10-15-2004 |
Politics
