AltWeeklies Wire
Ranked-Choice Voting Attacked in Oaklandnew
A group with ties to Don Perata's campaign manager launches initiative to overturn instant-runoff voting.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-16-2012 |
Elections
Tags: Elections, ranked-choice voting
Don't Punish Reporters or Judges for Signing Recall Petitionsnew
GOP leadership has expressed outrage over judges who have signed recall petitions against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and the Wisconsin State Journal is apparently taking "internal disciplinary action" against employees who exercise their First Amendment rights. This is simply not logical, and is not in keeping with our Constitution.
Romney's Mormon Challengenew
What Bexar County's primaries could tell America about the anti-Mormon vote.
San Antonio Current |
Jeffrey Wright |
04-11-2012 |
Elections
Handicapping 2012: It's Romney's To Lose
Most pundits have conceded the general election to Obama, already looking ahead to 2016. They have their reasons. Their analysis is based on good, solid, reasonable (inside the box) logic. All things considered, however, I would (and have) put my money on Mitt Romney this fall.
Is Voting a Right or Responsibility?new
Colorado explores how 'active' you must be to get a ballot.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
03-23-2012 |
Elections
Party Crashernew
A Clay County Republican running for Congress accuses fellow GOPers of bribing him to drop out of the race.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Cooper Eastman |
03-21-2012 |
Elections
Battle Over Ballotsnew
Almost five years after the RTA election, a group of activists keeps fighting for election integrity.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
03-15-2012 |
Elections
Bland Ambitionnew
Democrats are gleeful over Mitt Romney's bruising primary path, but Romney is still the fight Barack Obama doesn't want.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
03-14-2012 |
Elections
Why Scott Brown Will Be Tougher to Beat Than Some Thinknew
New polls show Scott Brown beating Elizabeth Warren and winning re-election to the U.S. Senate. That’s no accident; he’s been out earning it.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
03-09-2012 |
Elections
Obama Campaign Pours Resources Into North Carolina Triad Regionnew
A capacity crowd packed the Obama campaign's Winston-Salem headquarters during a grand opening on Feb. 29 in which organizers urged volunteers to sign up for phone banking with neighborhood team leaders.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
03-08-2012 |
Elections
Rep. Bennie Thompson Pulls Ranknew
As a member of Congress, Bennie Thompson sees his role as a conduit for grants and other kinds of support, but he is frustrated that cities and counties in his district don't always take full advantage of federal cash.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
03-08-2012 |
Elections
Are You Ready for Stupor Tuesday?new
Romney & Sons are favored, but his favorability ratings aren't too hot.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Mitch Perry |
03-05-2012 |
Elections
SpreadingRomney.com: Poop Joke Goes Viralnew
A "santorum"-inspired redefinition of "romney" as "to defecate in terror" coined by local web designer and DJ Jack Shepler has gained meme steam.
G.O.P. Smackdown: The Stakes Are High in Michigan Slugfestnew
Michigan's Feb. 28 primary could prove a critical juncture in the blood sport leading to the GOP convention. Should Romney lose here and limp away wounded, it could lead to the first brokered convention in more than a half century.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
02-23-2012 |
Elections
