Special Coverage: Election 2004

Election 2004

AlterNet's coverage of the 2004 election.

Questions Worth Asking

Thomas Schaller, Gadflyer. October 13, 2004.
Sixteen questions that moderator Bob Schieffer might ask President Bush in the third debate.

Babylon A Go-Go

Matt Taibbi, AlterNet. October 13, 2004.
The fundamentalist Bible Belt got the war it wanted in Iraq – and look what they've done with it.

The L-Word Strikes Again

Robert Scheer, AlterNet. October 12, 2004.
Contrary to President Bush's assertions, Sen. Kerry is no bleeding heart liberal.

Registered by Neighbors

Jon Wiener, The Nation. October 12, 2004.
A liberal L.A.-based foundation finds success registering new voters in its own backyard using a different approach.

The Waning Socratic Tradition

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. October 12, 2004.
It seems the Right's perennial concern about "creeping socialism" has blinded large segments of the voting public to the dangers of creeping fascism.

Harnessing the Latino Vote

Roberto Vargas, AlterNet. October 12, 2004.
Education, health care, living wage, and more: where do Kerry and Bush stand on the issues that matter to Latino voters?

Personal Voices: Knocking on Kentucky's Door

Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, AlterNet. October 11, 2004.
Going door-to-door in Kentucky to stop an anti-gay marriage amendment, a woman gets more than she bargained for.

A Draft – One Way or the Other

J. Douglas Allen-Taylor, Berkeley Daily Planet. October 11, 2004.
If we're having no trouble bringing enough needed new troops into the military, why is the Pentagon forcing soldiers to stay past their contracted terms, leaving us with a battlefield potentially sprinkled with demoralized and disgruntled fighters?

Environmental Reality Check

Sunny Lewis, Environment News Service. October 11, 2004.
Green groups watching the second presidential debate say Bush's assertions amounted to a 'gross misrepresentation of the President's real record.'

The Future of Self-Governance

Jan Frel, AlterNet. October 11, 2004.
Mitch Kapor helped make the personal computer ubiquitous in the business world in the 1980s with the company Lotus, which he founded. Now he wants to start a national dialogue about self-governance in the 21st century and the restoration of our republic.

Bad Signs, W.

Nina Burleigh, AlterNet. October 11, 2004.
Massive billboard campaigns and helicopter fly-in visits to northeastern Pennsylvania haven't kept George Bush from losing seven points in the Keystone State.

Kerry Sharpens the Differences

Steven Rosenfeld, Jan Frel, AlterNet. October 9, 2004.
In the second of three debates, Bush sticks to his guns while Kerry reaches out to talk about making America stronger and safer.

Short Takes on the Debate

AlterNet. October 9, 2004.
AlterNet’s writers offer quick reactions and instant analysis of Friday night’s presidential debate.

Democracy Is Everybody's Business

Vince Darcangelo, Boulder Weekly. October 8, 2004.
Krist Novoselic, the former bassist of Nirvana, ditches grunge and embraces government.

Bush's Crimes Against Nature

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Eugene Weekly. October 7, 2004.
The hundreds of major environmental roll-backs promoted by the Bush administration over the last three and a half years are part of a deliberate attempt to eviscerate 30 years of environmental law.

Nader's Own Test Shows the Candidates Are Different

Paul von Hippel, Gadflyer. October 7, 2004.
Ralph Nader claims that there is little difference between the major parties, but the best-known of the organizations he founded says otherwise – using a scoring system begun under Nader himself.

Our Petulant President

Molly Ivins, AlterNet. October 7, 2004.
Sheltered from anyone who would question his authority during the last four years, Bush has adopted a 'bubble-boy' style of debating.

One Pissed Off Voter

Naeem Mohaiemen, AlterNet. October 7, 2004.
Gita Drury, a leader in the youth voting movement, explains the League of Pissed Off Voters' plans for their October push, and the shift in approach from progressive foundations.

Cheney Gets the TKO from the GOP

John Nichols, The Nation. October 6, 2004.
Whether the vice president wants to admit it or not, the skepticism about this administration's Iraq imbroglio is not just a Democratic indulgence – and John Edwards made sure to point that out in the debate.

The Numbers Game

Arianna Huffington, AlterNet. October 6, 2004.
Despite mounting evidence that poll results can't be trusted, pundits and politicians continue to treat them with a reverence ancient Romans reserved for chicken entrails.

Low-Impact Collision

David Corn, The Nation. October 6, 2004.
Vice presidential picks haven't mattered in the past. And vice presidential debates haven't mattered. Neither will the one between Edwards and Cheney.

Doing Their Part

AlterNet. October 6, 2004.
We asked our readers what they had done for democracy in this election and to share their success stories with us. Read the stories of activists across the country who have taken action this year.

State of Disunion

J. Caleb Mozzocco, AlterNet. October 6, 2004.
Two Americas? That's nothing. The campaigns are busy dealing with five Ohios.

Reality Check

T. Eve Greenaway, Jan Frel, AlterNet. October 6, 2004.
John Edwards managed to counter Dick Cheney’s self-righteous tone in the vice presidential debate by successfully questioning his opponent’s veracity and patriotism.

Personal Voices: Swinging the Vote, One Door at a Time

Benjamin Dangl, WireTap. October 5, 2004.
While canvassing, the plan is to change voters’ minds, one by one. Such a strategy translates into long, hot hours spent making as much face-to-face contact with undecided voters as possible.

What Cheney Will Say... What You Should Know

Center for American Progress. October 5, 2004.
Dick Cheney has a favorite pack of falsehoods that he'll probably use in the vice-presidential debates. Here's what to expect.

I'm Coming to Your Door

Christopher Childs, AlterNet. October 5, 2004.
A canvasser for the Sierra Club in Minnesota shares his reasons for knocking on doors to educate voters about the candidates' positions on the environment.

Debating Halliburton

Charlie Cray, AlterNet. October 5, 2004.
There are still more questions than answers about Vice President Cheney's tenure as CEO of Halliburton and the favors he has since done for the company. Will he clarify matters in the vice presidential debate?

The Grief of Baghdad

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet. October 5, 2004.
The painful stories and pictures of some of the 16,000 American soldiers – like Cpl. Tyson Johnson – wounded in Iraq might move Americans to action. Maybe that's why we don't see them in the mainstream media.

Kerry's Women Problem in Missouri

Sharon Lerner, The Nation. October 4, 2004.
On the ground in Missouri, the practical reality of reaching the alienated single women who might not otherwise vote – while also winning over "security moms" and other undecided women who span the ideological spectrum – is proving complicated for Democrats.

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