They weren’t not undecided — they we’re completely uninformed. A chart on the Google Trends website shows the skyrocketing popularity of a search for the term, “who is running for president” — as if it were possible to miss the … Continued
They weren’t not undecided — they we’re completely uninformed. A chart on the Google Trends website shows the skyrocketing popularity of a search for the term, “who is running for president” — as if it were possible to miss the … Continued
According to latest international media reports US President Barack Obama has passed the required 270 mark for electoral college votes for a second term in office. This is only the second time in several decades that a Democrat has won … Continued
11:23PM EST November 6. 2012 - 11:19 p.m. — President Obama wins Ohio, closes in on a second term. Aides for Obama and Mitt Romney saw Ohio as the key to the election. Some outlets have projected an election win for … Continued
The 2012 presidential and congressional elections will be the most expensive on record, the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics estimates — though not by much. The Center predicts, based on data from 18 months of fundraising and spending, that the … Continued
Over the past week, there has been a lot of debate over whether Mitt Romney really has the momentum going into Election Day, or whether it is just a lot of spin that reporters have bought from the Romney campaign. The truth, … Continued
David Swanson – build an independent movement and break from Democratic Party Watch full multipart Should Progressives Vote for Obama? Bio David Swanson is the co-founder of the AfterDowningStreet.org coalition, and has worked as a newspaper reporter and as a … Continued
Watch live streaming video from fstv1 at livestream.com (Washington, D.C.) – The candidates* from four political parties – Gary Johnson (Libertarian), Jill Stein (Green), Virgil Goode (Constitution) and Rocky Anderson (Justice) – will meet for a two-hour debate on Sunday, … Continued
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Mitt Romney’s need to “expand the map” is looking increasingly important this morning, as a new CBS/New York Times/Quinnipiac poll paints a picture that makes the Republican nominee’s chances there slipping away with less than a week until the election. Romney trails … Continued
The term “momentum” is used very often in political coverage — but reporters and analysts seldom pause to consider what it means. Let me tell you what I think it ought to mean: that a body in motion tends to … Continued
Part of an ongoing series on the American psyche. The presidential election is upon us and the body politic, buffeted by anxiety, is under stress. In part two of my interview with Jungian psychoanalyst Murray Stein, president of the International … Continued
Lindsay Lohan came out in support of Mitt Romney yesterday. While most would, at first glance, write this off as gossip, it’s the latest instance of an evolving trend that jeopardizes President Obama’s chance at winning the White House. Lohan, by … Continued
President Barack Obama has an 18- percentage-point lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney among women voters in a poll released today, an advantage similar to his pre-election margins four years ago. Thanks to Obama’s support among women, the survey of likely voters by Quinnipiac Universityshows … Continued