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Category: 2012 Election

Hurricane Sandy’s election impact: What if polling places can’t open by Election Day?

November 1, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Climate Change, Congress, Government, Politics, Public safety, States, Transportation, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast on Sunday, October 28 and Monday, October 29,  slightly more than a week before Election Day 2012. Suppose

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Perverse best-case scenario: Romney wins popular vote, Obama wins Electoral College

November 1, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Campaigns, Democrats, Obama, Politics, Romney, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Barring feasible foul play by Republicans, Barack Obama will probably win the Electoral College in 2012, which means that he will serve for another

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Make an informed decision on the retention of Missouri judges

October 31, 2012 Guest Writer 2012 Election, Charity & Justice, Courts, Missouri region Leave a comment

 by Megan O’Neill As advertisements and election coverage intensifies in the final week of campaigning, one type of candidate will not grace the television

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O’Donnell calls Des Moines Register’s Romney endorsement “magical thinking”

October 31, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Democrats, Economy, Employment, Financial reform, Government, History, Illinois/Midwest, Media, Obama, Politics, Romney, Voting/Elections One comment

In 2008, the Des Moines Register endorsed then Senator Barack Obama for president over Senator John McCain. For largely inexplicable reasons, this year the

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A rape survivor tells her story. Think about it when you vote.

October 30, 2012 Sue Evans 2012 Election, Crime/Violence, Missouri region, Politics, Reproductive rights, Women One comment

“If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”  U.S. Representative Todd Akin (R-MO). “If

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GOTV for Claire McCaskill: Scenes from the [strangely numbered] streets of suburbia

October 30, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Campaigns, Missouri region, Politics, States Leave a comment

I’m knocking on doors for Claire McCaskill’s GOTV effort, in suburban St. Louis [an impressively well-organized and energetic effort, I must say], and here

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Romney/Ryan plan: Tax-free living for the rich

October 30, 2012 Renee Shur 2012 Election, Economy, Financial reform, Romney, Taxes Leave a comment

Yes, as through this world I’ve wandered I’ve seen lots of funny men, Some will rob you with a six-gun, And some with a

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Obama has earned a second term: San Antonio Express-News

October 29, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Cities, Obama, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

We believe President Obama has demonstrated a better grasp of the essential issues and offers a better vision for the United States. Voters should

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Who are these undecided voters?

October 29, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Campaigns, Democrats, Government, Media, Politics, Republicans, Romney, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

There are Democrats who feel that Barack Obama is not progressive enough. There are Republicans or Tea Party members who feel that Mitt Romney

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LA Times, Colin Powell enthusiastically endorse President Obama

October 28, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Congress, Economy, Employment, Foreign Policy, Health care, Media, Obama, Politics, Romney Leave a comment

Many of this year’s endorsements of Barack Obama for president are laced with caveats, but the tone of the Los Angeles Times and General

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