After the vice-presidential debate, I watched MSNBC’s coverage of a focus group of undecided voters. One young man, who was on the fence before
Category: Voting/Elections
Lessons learned by a clipboard-carrying, voter registration volunteer
The deadline for voter registration has come and gone in my state. But the memories linger on. Carrying a clipboard stocked with the 19th-century
Winston-Salem Journal: Obama is best choice for President
In a major break from its own political tradition, the Winston-Salem Journal [North Carolina], has endorsed Democratic President Barack Obama for a second term
Psst! Wanna see what your ballot will look like this year?
Everyone knows there is an election coming up. (It’s on November 6, 2012.) Not everyone knows that you can see your ballot in advance.
CEO tells employees: Defeat Obama or lose your job
David Siegel, CEO of Florida’s Westgate Resorts, to employees: “I will cut off your nose to spite Obama’s face because I got mine. If
San Francisco Examiner: Re-elect President Obama
President Obama has moved the needle on many important topics. His aggressive support of stimulus spending helped the nation avoid another depression. He made
The debate in 99 seconds
If you dig deep enough into a CNN story called, “Obama and Romney: Middle class promises will be hard to keep,” you’ll run across
Presidential debates: Bi-partisan, fraudulent, corporate controlled theater
The presidential debates are part of the unconscionable fraud that our political campaigns have become. They should be charged with sabotaging the electoral process. Walter Cronkite
Obama had to debate with one hand tied behind his back
Mitt Romney accused Barack Obama of favoring a policy of “trickle-down government.” Indeed it was a zinger for Romney. It handcuffed Obama, although this
Clinton remembers poor as well as middle class
The official poverty rate for the United States in 2010 was 15.1 percent. There were 46.2 million individuals who were poor, defined as a