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On AlterNet: election

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "election"

 Desperate Republicans Have No Intention of Going Down to Defeat With Either Dignity Or Honor

Desperate Republicans Have No Intention of Going Down to Defeat With Either Dignity Or Honor

Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: PEEKOctober 12, 2008.
Republican Party leaders are starting to finally realize the trouble they're in

McCain's Dithering Meant to Lower Debate Expectations?

McCain's Dithering Meant to Lower Debate Expectations?

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 25, 2008.
Is there a method to the so-called maverick's madness?

What's on Your State Ballot?

What's on Your State Ballot?

Kristina Wilfore, Ms. Magazine. September 19, 2008.
It's easy to get lost in the drama of the presidential contest. But some of the most important issues this election will play out at the state level.

McCain and Palin Are Trying to Take Political Lying to the Next Dimension

McCain and Palin Are Trying to Take Political Lying to the Next Dimension

Robert Parry, Consortium News. September 15, 2008.
McCain and Palin reach a new level of campaign dishonesty as they tell lies about their records and their opponent. But will they pay a price?

Don't Assume Candidates Support Your Access to Contraception

Don't Assume Candidates Support Your Access to Contraception

Cristina Page, RH Reality Check. August 26, 2008.
The issue many candidates don't want voters to think about is not abortion, but contraception -- and the media hasn't called them on it.

Michelle Introduces Who the Obamas Really Are: Just Like All of Us

Michelle Introduces Who the Obamas Really Are: Just Like All of Us

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. August 26, 2008.
Michelle Obama gives an inspiring and intimate introduction to her family's all-American success story. And: Ted Kennedy passes the torch.

Same Sex Marriage  Affects the Whole Country

Same Sex Marriage Affects the Whole Country

Suzi Steffen, AlterNet. August 22, 2008.
How same-sex marriage in California affects the country -- and the election.

Is It Racist to Say Obama's Untested?

Is It Racist to Say Obama's Untested?

Patricia J. Williams, The Nation. August 21, 2008.
Critiques of Barack Obama's suitability for the office of the presidency have been bookended by astonishingly contradictory stereotypes.

Will Armies of Lawyers in Service to Political Parties Determine Election 2008?

Will Armies of Lawyers in Service to Political Parties Determine Election 2008?

Richard L. Hasen, Loyola Lawyer. August 19, 2008.
The editor of a noted election law blog offers a preview of November's contest.

Are Feds Trying to Aid Republican Candidate's Election?

Are Feds Trying to Aid Republican Candidate's Election?

Tim Kalich, Commonwealth. August 18, 2008.
Developments in the investigation of the failed Mississippi Beef Processors plant may derail a democrat's bid to win a set in the U.S. Senate.

GOP Candidate Fears for His Life, Calls FBI, All Because Al Jazeera Wants an Interview?

GOP Candidate Fears for His Life, Calls FBI, All Because Al Jazeera Wants an Interview?

Suman Raghunathan, Feet in 2 Worlds AlterNet: PEEK. August 4, 2008.
The occupational hazards of being a reporter for the Arab press in America: Al Jazeera English.

Want to Learn About Politics? Go to the Movies

Want to Learn About Politics? Go to the Movies

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 1, 2008.
Many filmic treatments of Washington present a more hard-edged political reality than most of today's so-called journalism.

How Will Obama's Racial Identity Play Out?

How Will Obama's Racial Identity Play Out?

David Swerdlick, PopMatters. July 28, 2008.
Americans need to deal with the identity crisis sparked by the prospect of a biracial president.

Bush to Speed Iraq Troop Withdrawal in to Help McCain

Bush to Speed Iraq Troop Withdrawal in to Help McCain

Leonard Doyle, Independent UK. July 17, 2008.
Can the president synonymous with a military disaster put a positive spin on McCain's Iraq plan?

10 Things You Should Know About McCain Advisor Charlie Black

10 Things You Should Know About McCain Advisor Charlie Black

Jon Ponder, Pensito Review. June 30, 2008.
Black was an early innovator of the GOP attack machine, and a very successful lobbyist and political strategist in the Reagan and Bush eras.

The Candidates' Wives Face Media Sexism

The Candidates' Wives Face Media Sexism

Lisa Witter, Newsday. June 27, 2008.
The media bring us the most important issues of election 2008: which candidate's wife bakes, cleans and most closely resembles Jackie-O.

Obama's Draconian New Death Penalty Stance

Obama's Draconian New Death Penalty Stance

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. June 27, 2008.
In a reactionary political calculation, Barack Obama comes out in support of the death penalty for child rape.

Obama Says No To Public Financing

Obama Says No To Public Financing

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. June 19, 2008.
Asks supporters to help him run first presidential campaign in decades without public funds.

Bush Makes Belated Bid to Capture Bin Laden

Bush Makes Belated Bid to Capture Bin Laden

Jon Ponder, AlterNet: PEEK. June 16, 2008.
Eighty-one months after 9/11, POTUS vies for October Surprise.

Political Coverage That's All About You

Political Coverage That's All About You

Laura Flanders, Huffington Post. June 13, 2008.
"Live from Main Street" brings audiences the local perspective on critical national issues.

Fanning the Flames of Youth Civic Engagement

Fanning the Flames of Youth Civic Engagement

Courtney E. Martin, The Women's Media Center. June 9, 2008.
Progressives need to make sure that young people's excitement over the primaries turns into long-term civic engagement.

Thank You, Hillary, for Opening the Door for Other Women

Thank You, Hillary, for Opening the Door for Other Women

Katha Pollitt, The Nation. June 6, 2008.
Some think that Hillary Clinton's loss is a set-back to female politicians. They're wrong.

The Sorrows of Race and Gender in the 2008 Election

The Sorrows of Race and Gender in the 2008 Election

Robert Jensen, AlterNet. May 30, 2008.
Much of what made progressive movements great has been lost in America's pathological entitlement, exceptionalism, and imperialism.

Voting Machine CEO Reportedly Lies About Foreign Ownership of Firm

Voting Machine CEO Reportedly Lies About Foreign Ownership of Firm

Brad Friedman, Brad Blog. May 21, 2008.
Questions remain about foreign ownership of one of the U.S.'s big voting machine manufacturers.

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The "Maverick" Steps Back in Line

Carole Joffe, RH Reality Check. May 19, 2008.
John McCain used to positioned himself as a "maverick" in the GOP. But this election, he's embraced Republican-style extremism.