Elections

Whether it’s the historic presidential contest between Barack Obama and John McCain in 2008 or a local school board, elections are and will always be a hot topic on the Internet, in the blogosphere, and social media realms. Elections can take many forms, from a simple majority rules format in which anyone can participate, to more complex primary run-off systems, for example, where registered members of a party participate in a process that first selects a few top candidates before a final vote is held.

While the "who" of elections is always of interest for important races in which important issues and political power are at stake, elections themselves are themselves meaningful in many ways, such as in terms of access to free and open elections, and election reform movements.

Election reform in the state of Florida, for example, became an area of intense debate stemming from the presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. And more recently, Al Franken and Norm Coleman engaged in a protracted legal battle in the aftermath of an unclear election outcome for a Senate seat in the state of Minnesota that led to a recount trial.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “Elections”

• in Politics
  Randy Cohen Wonders If Americans Must Vote
  I agree that uninformed voters can disrupt an election, but I am amazed that anyone would push for people to not vote.
  by fcgorman / on Nov 3, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Elections”

• Is McCain in trouble in Arizona?

  
  Stop The ACLU — Authority: 709
  When it comes to Republican primaries, the true conservative will usually beat out the RINO. This is usually true of any newcomer race — however, most incumbents are nearly impossible to beat. This is why you see, for example, Charlie Crist struggling in Florida against Marco Rubio, while Lindsay Graham gets ...
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• Ex-Pak PM Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi passes away

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Lahore, Nov.21 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi passed away in London on Friday night after a prolonged illness.Born on August 14, 1931, Jatoi served as the caretaker Prime Minister from August 6,1990 to November 6, 1990.Jatoi joined the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in 1973 and was ...
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• How Typical

  
  Cognitive Dissidence — Authority: 551
  Scott Walker again makes a promise to do something as governor that he cant even do now .
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• Criss Mathews MSNBC--says Obamas problem is--hes just to intellectual

  
  U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum — Authority: 157
  At the top of Friday’s Hardball on MSNBC, host Chris Matthews discovered the reason for President Obama’s political difficulties in recent months: “President Obama has his chin out on just about every hot issue out there....He’s exposed and vulnerable. His poll numbers are dropping. Is he just too darned ...
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• Maoist violence and corruption are key election issues for people

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
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• As you watch this video, keep in mind that the head of SEIU is the most frequent visitor to the Obama White House..

  
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• Rep. Larry DeShazor fifth to seek Georges Michigan Senate seat

  
  Detroit Business News — Authority: 833
  PORTAGE — Next years 20th District Michigan Senate race has expanded after the announcement Friday that Republican state Rep. Larry DeShazor is a candidate.
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• Fake District, Fake Jobs, Real Representation

  
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• Fake District, Fake Jobs, Real Representation

  
  Let Freedom Ring — Authority: 139
  Grant Bosse is onto something. Let me go further than that. Grant Bosse is a genius. This video will explain why he’s a genius: Here’s a transcript of the interview he did with FNC’s Brian Sullivan: SULLIVAN: Your next guest has jsut announced his run for Congress from the phantom Double-Zero district of ...
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• Breitbart’s Ultimatum to Eric Holder

  
  The Lonely Conservative — Authority: 593
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• Believe In Wisconsin?

  
  Cognitive Dissidence — Authority: 551
  As I had predicted, there are a lot of Milwaukee County employees looking at retiring before the end of this year or at the very beginning of the next year. They also see how Scott Walker is going to have a scorched earth campaign and that the County will be the earth that gets scorched. They also see it is going to ...
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• Friday Talking Points [102] — Harry Reid's Glacial Progress Grinds On

  
  ChrisWeigant.com — Authority: 466
  Our illustrious (cough, cough) White House press corps showed it could get to the bottom of a story with impressively journalistic and probative skills this week. The story that so obviously required multiple questions to President Obama on his trip to Asia? Whether hes eating enough, and whether hes losing weight. ...
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• What joy! S.C. jobless rate rises to 12.1 percent

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 514
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• What would be your ideal ticket...

  
  U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum — Authority: 157
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• Serious bets avoid first day of COC filing

  
  Pinoyweb — Authority: 144
  MANILA, Philippines – Serious candidates avoided the first day of filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) yesterday as Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Jose Melo expressed no surprise over the assortment of characters who came early to do so. A Marcos loyalist and 13 unknown individuals gunning for ...
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• Annexation vote remains under 60% threshold, daily count seesaws

  
  Kirkland Views — Authority: 139
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• Haiti: Elections Coming

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 731
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• Doug Hoffman Republicans Overreached?

  
  Maggie's Notebook — Authority: 638
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• Will Republicans Destroy Themselves Before They Destroy America?

  
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• Constituency Boundaries Commission Forges On

  
  Nevis Island Tourism Information Blog. — Authority: 142
  Lawyer Anthony Astaphan S.C. Photo By Erasmus Williams Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis November 20, 2009 (CUOPM) The resignation  of the two Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) members on the Constituency Boundaries Commission (CBC) will not prevent the constitutionally-appointed body from concluding its work, ...
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