Election

The term election typically refers to a process where voters choose, though a system of balloting, a candidate to fill a particular office. In the United States, elections are held to elect positions from local village presidents to the President and leader of the Country.

In a country where freedom of speech reigns supreme, web users have the opportunity to share thoughts, write parody, blog about and rally support for their adopted candidate(s).  Further, today's candidates have the opportunity to promote themselves.  Constituents can research a candidate's life work, create entries on their blogs, donate money and volunteer to help with a campaign.  Candidates can create buzz by uploading videos of their campaign trail.

The web has created a system that allows voters to be as informed and active as they choose to be in any election. Elections in the U.S. are a right and privilege of each qualified citizen.  Now, no voter has to go into an election booth without a clear understanding of what he or she is voting for.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Election”

• Obamas’ Uninvited Guests Prompt an Inquiry

  
  Presidential Race 2008 - Election 2008 - President 2008 Blog — Authority: 144
  Tareq and Michaele Salahi with Vice President Joe Biden at the state dinner on Tuesday night.
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• Campaigning for second phase of elections gains momentum in Jharkhand

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Ranchi, Nov 27 (ANI): The campaigning in Jharkhand is gaining momentum for the second phase of elections.In the second phase, the polling will be held in second of the next month in 14 of the remaining 55 constituencies.The leaders of various political parties are attending to the election meetings in different parts ...
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• Editorial: Fly the Sleazy Skies

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 908
  The Senate, which adopted reform relating to its members’ use of corporate jets overwhelmingly in 2007, should be furious at the F.E.C.’s recent subversion of this vital ethics reform.
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• 05/05/05: When a 2.9 percent Tory deficit became 6.1

  
  politicalbetting.com — Authority: 141
  House of Commons research paper Can we expect a big shake-up in the boundary system? The above is part of a table that is featured in a House of Commons research paper and covers just about all the statistics that you’ll ever want about May 5th 2005. For me the striking feature is the contrast between the ...
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• Elections 2010

  
  Washminster — Authority: 130
  Washminster will of course be previewing some of the key races in the UK General Election and the US Congressional Elections which will occur in 2010. It will be an important election year in both countries. There are other countries which will also be going to the polls in coming months. An excellent website has been ...
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• BREAKING: PALIN HINTS AT 2012

  
  Religio-Political Talk — Authority: 449
  -- Libertarian Republican h/t --Excerpted from the Orlando Sentinel Nov. 24:Former Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin rolled through Central Florida on Tuesday, finding raucous fans in a conservative retirement community before ending her day in Orlando to cheers of "President Palin."And though Palin has ...
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• Californians To Decide On Open Primary Amendment

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  Californians To Decide On Open Primary Amendment The Top Two Primaries Act would require that candidates run in a single primary open to all registered voters, with the top two vote-getters meeting in a runoff. By Jean Merl November 26, 2009 Last spring, two seasoned politicians squared off over a rare open ...
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• Tea leaves (II)

  
  labradore — Authority: 433
  As noted last night, the vote swing in the Terra Nova by-election on Thursday was 21% towards the Happy for the Liberals, and 19% towards the Sad for The Party That’s a net change of 40% in the margin between the two main parties, which would reduce Danny’s The Party to a bare majority of the vote (51%) to the ...
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• Troubles a brewing

  
  Fishersville Mike — Authority: 581
  What Democrats have to look forward to in 2010. h/t Lucianne
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• The Sheer Depth of Most Individual Voters’ Ignorance is Shocking

  
  AmeriCAN-DO Attitude — Authority: 130
  This is as true (or moreso) today as it was in 2004: The Ignorant American VoterNOT LONG after Dr. Johnson’s landmark “Dictionary of the English Language” appeared in 1755, a woman demanded to know why he had defined “pastern” as the knee of a horse. “Ignorance, madam,” Johnson replied, “pure ...
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• Witnesses saw politician carry out massacre: govt (AFP)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 167
  AFP – Many witnesses saw a Philippine politician order and participate in an election-linked massacre that claimed at least 57 lives, Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera said Friday. See original here: (AFP)"> (AFP)">Witnesses saw politician carry out massacre: govt (AFP)
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• The Terra Nova by-election result

  
  The Sir Robert Bond Papers — Authority: 437
  Just to drive home the point on just how inaccurate CRA polls really are here are some comparisons using the Terra Nova by-election. 1. Actual Turnout 2. Actual, Percent, Turnout 3. Actual, ...
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• Bukidnon governor Jose Zubiri, Jr. sticks it out with LAKAS CMD KAMPI party

  
  Bukidnon Online — Authority: 130
  BUKIDNON | POLITICS BUKIDNON – After the seemingly long and winding road, the ending is still “back to base” or “back to the mother ship.” Bukidnon Governor Jose Ma. Zubiri, Jr., who heavily campaigned for President Gloria Arroyo in the previous presidential elections and for Team Unity in the last ...
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• At Obama’s First State Dinner, the First Crashers

  
  Presidential Race 2008 - Election 2008 - President 2008 Blog — Authority: 144
  A Virginia couple mingled with guests, including the vice president, though neither had been invited.
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• Popularity in theory and practice

  
  labradore — Authority: 433
  The theory: According to CRA , Danny’s The Party’s popularity stand at 77% in November, the same as it was in August. That’s seven points higher than The Party got in the 2007 general election. Meanwhile, the provincial Librils stand at 16% in November, statistically unchanged from 15% in August, and down six ...
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• Conservative landslide in Moreton & Saughall Massie

  
  Conservatives: working for Moreton and Leasowe all year round — Authority: 422
  Tonight, New Labour was trounced: rejected by the voters and left trailing with barely 20% of the vote in a ward they used to hold.   Steve Williams is the new councillor, taking over following the sad death of Suzanne Moseley. Conservatives won 70% of the vote (up from 60%) when Suzanne was last elected.  The ...
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• Conservatives win 70% of the vote in Moreton and Saughall Massie by-election

  
  Leah Fraser — Authority: 132
  Steve Williams has been elected Conservative Councillor for Moreton West and Saughall Massie tonight.  The election, following the sad death of Suzanne Moseley, saw the Conservatives win 70% of the vote with New Labour trailing on just 19%.  Liberal Democrats won just 4.1%. Steve will be a first-rate councillor for ...
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• More details: Iran confiscates Nobel winners medal from hardline critic Shirin Ebadi

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 619
  IRAN has confiscated the Nobel peace medal and diploma of Shirin Ebadi, the human rights lawyer who is one of the hardline regimes most outspoken critics. Her bank account has also been frozen on the pretext that she owes almost £250,000 in tax. The seizure of the award, unprecedented in its 108-year history, ...
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• A Wentworth By-election?

  
  Antony Green's Election Blog — Authority: 460
  This may be getting ahead of the main story in Canberra, but if Malcolm Turnbull were to lose the Liberal Leadership next week, it seems certain the Liberal Party would face a by-election in his marginal Sydney seat of Wentworth. Im happy to be proved wrong, but if Malcolm Turnbull were to lose the Liberal ...
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• Lou Dobbs Sells Out

  
  Conservative Heritage Times — Authority: 129
  WorldNetDaily has the story:Twice during the interview, Dobbs mentioned plans to legalize millions of illegal aliens in America, saying “we need the ability to legalize illegal immigrants under certain conditions.”“What isn’t working is a penalty to those who are in this country illegally for whom we can both ...
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