The Wall Street Journal‘s Washington Wire along with Fox, of course, are making a huge deal of Bill Ayers and Obama voting at the same polling place. Fox News has footage of this last-minute, “sinister” development. This is how the Washington Wire reports on this breaking news, election-altering, unfolding development: Washington Wire, waiting for Barack Obama to … [Read more...] about Ayers and Obama Voting at the Same Polling Place!
Poll Closing Times
An extensive list can be found here. … [Read more...] about Poll Closing Times
Foreign Interest in the American Election
This morning, I paid a visit to CTV - the Canadian TV Network - to talk about election day, the campaign, and my thoughts on the outcome. After I finished with the interview, seen here, I walked around 2000 M Street N.W. and participated in a couple of other segments with Irish, Catalan, and the French Networks. It was amazing to hear the perspective of the foreign … [Read more...] about Foreign Interest in the American Election
The Republican Wedge: Sarah Palin, the Culture Wars, and the 2008 Presidential Election
Peter Beinart wrote this in yesterday's Washington Post: Why has America turned on Sarah Palin? Obviously, her wobbly television interviews haven't helped. Nor have the drip, drip of scandals from Alaska, which have tarnished her reformist image. But Palin's problems run deeper, and they say something fundamental about the political age being born. Palin's brand is culture … [Read more...] about The Republican Wedge: Sarah Palin, the Culture Wars, and the 2008 Presidential Election
‘Why America Still Makes Us Dream’: Le Figaro, France
One of the most historic, gut wrenching and globally-important U.S. elections ever is finally drawing to a close, and along with Americans, the world, too, is summing up what it all means. And the one underlying and inescapable narrative is this: That the most powerful nation on earth appears ready to look past the issue of race and - on the merits of character and capability - … [Read more...] about ‘Why America Still Makes Us Dream’: Le Figaro, France
Barack Obama Using Text Messaging To Get Out Youth And Black Vote
As Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's get-out-the-vote operation kicks in today, his campaign will be using a communication technique increasingly popular with young people in the 21st century: text messaging. Barack Obama's campaign is counting on a potent new weapon for Election Day: the humble cell-phone text message. Texting -- an obsession of … [Read more...] about Barack Obama Using Text Messaging To Get Out Youth And Black Vote
Vote
Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner … [Read more...] about Vote
Exit Polls: You’ve Been Warned
As I was leaving the office on election day 2004, I distinctly remember the headlines about exit polls predicting a Kerry win by a significant margin -- only to learn later that the exit polls were smoking crack. Nate Silver remembers, too, and offers his "Ten Reasons Why You Should Ignore Exit Polls." Enjoy. … [Read more...] about Exit Polls: You’ve Been Warned
Need Some Company for Election Day and Night?
As we sweat out the rest of election day and wait for the results to begin, you might want some options in terms of passing your time, and we've got a few for you. First, at 1 pm eastern time, we'll be back on the air for a special election day episode of Mid Stream Radio. Rick Moran of Right Wing Nuthouse will be one of our guests and we'll take one final look at election 2008 … [Read more...] about Need Some Company for Election Day and Night?
Early Morning Voting in a Bellwether State
My wife and I reached the parking lot of our polling place in St. Louis County, Mo., within minutes of the doors opening at 6 a.m. CT. It was still dark out, and the line of voters was already 150 or so feet back from the door. (We joked with the men immediately in front of us that, if you rewound that scene 25 years, we would have all been in a line for tickets to a Journey … [Read more...] about Early Morning Voting in a Bellwether State
Predicting the Election, By Turd Blossom and Me
For what it's worth, Marc Ambinder has Karl Rove's map going into the election. It's Obama 338, McCain 220. Over the weekend, I predicted 375 to 163 for Obama. The difference is that Rove gives Indiana (11), Missouri (11), and North Carolina (15) to McCain, whereas I give them to Obama. This morning, I think that my prediction may be overly optimistic. I can certainly … [Read more...] about Predicting the Election, By Turd Blossom and Me
Final Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: Obama Opens Double Digit Lead Over McCain
The final Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll has Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama opening up an 11 point lead over Republican Sen. John McCain -- and it's a sign of the increasing nervousness of pollsters over polls lopsidedly showing an Obama victory that the press release contains some journalistic hedges: Democrat Barack Obama has increased his lead to 11.4 … [Read more...] about Final Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: Obama Opens Double Digit Lead Over McCain
Will Obama Take Advantage of His “Parliamentary” Moment?
If the election day goes as expected, come January 20, a Democratic president will be supported by an overwhelmingly-Democratic Congress. When something like this happens, as it has with less frequency in recent decades, it's the closest we get to a parliamentary system in the United States. Under a parliamentary system, of course, the majority party or parties who form … [Read more...] about Will Obama Take Advantage of His “Parliamentary” Moment?
Stopping By Polls On Election Evening
Stopping By Polls On Election Evening (With apologies to Robert Frost) Who got us here I think I know, In many ways he's brought us low, But I can't vote against him now, On this year's ballot he's no-show. It really doesn't seem that fair, That during an election year, The perp I'd love to vote against, Won't need my vote to disappear. And who … [Read more...] about Stopping By Polls On Election Evening
Vote Today
Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant … [Read more...] about Vote Today
“I’m Not Even Going to Bother”
While many folks are busy describing this election as a transformational moment in how we approach elections, I ran into a situation this morning which reminds me that some things never seem to change at all. I was out taking my old hound dog for an early morning walk around the block when I passed one of my neighbors, a woman who lives down the street. In our usual way of … [Read more...] about “I’m Not Even Going to Bother”
Make It Stop
John Cole, The Scranton Times-Tribune … [Read more...] about Make It Stop
Why Are We Voting Today ?
As we all head to the polls, I thought it might be interesting to review exactly why we are voting today. By that I mean, why is it that our national elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November ? Well, it may interest you to know that, for the first 50 plus years of our nation, there was no uniform Election Day. The only requirement with regard … [Read more...] about Why Are We Voting Today ?
Around The Campaign 2008 Sphere: Election Day Edition
As Americans get ready to vote, weblogs are feverishly doing their last pre-vote posts. Here's our linkfest taking you to sites on the right, left and center, big and small. TMV strongly urges you to bookmark these sites and return to them as part of your daily post-election reading if you want a good sampling of Internet opinion. So What Does Karl Rove REALLY Think Will … [Read more...] about Around The Campaign 2008 Sphere: Election Day Edition
Some Final Thoughts On Proposition 8
As my half dozen or so regular readers are aware I have written a couple of posts on the issue of Same Sex Marriage and Proposition 8. In these posts I have tried to lay out my arguments for why Same Sex Marriage should be legal and why you should oppose Proposition 8. At this point I see no point in making another lengthy argument but I would like to offer some comments … [Read more...] about Some Final Thoughts On Proposition 8