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”

• The prospect of an uncontested Democratic primary

  
  California League of Conservation Voters Blog — Authority: 113
  A recent back and forth between political news blogs Calitics and Calbuzz got me thinking about whether Californians would benefit from a contested Democratic Primary in the 2010 governor’s race, or whether Jerry Brown should sail on unchallenged until the November election. After about 4 nanoseconds of ...
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• $48 million dollar Referendum: Where the money flies out the window is with the high salaries of the administrators

  
  The Ridgewood Blog — Authority: 486
  The "fat" in the school system lies in 1 place...at the top! We have a fat head, so to speak! I work in the school system and I have lived here for 17 years. My particular school JUST got a new phone system. My 1st day on the job, I walked into a time warp- an antiquated phone that I shared with 4 other teachers and ...
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• Wouldn’t it have been easier to just leave town?

  
  The Reid Report — Authority: 480
  …. Charlie Crist is still taking flak over his “I had no idea Obama was in Florida” fib. Apparently, there’s this thing called a “ public records search …” A detailed itinerary and invitation was provided by the White House on Oct. 23, three days before the visit, and Crist’s executive assistant ...
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• Franken and Coleman hawk ‘Democra-cialis’ in MAD ad

  
  Minnesota Independent: News. Politics. Media. — Authority: 681
  While Minnesota’s drawn-out 2008 Senate election didn’t top MAD Magazine ’s upcoming “MAD 20″ list of the “dumbest people, events and things” of 2009 , the issue does promise a cure for “electile dysfunction” — in the form of a fake ad for “Democra-cialis,” showing Al Franken and Norm Coleman ...
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• NYT: Lindsey Graham Slammed Back Home for Being a RINO

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 831
  The New York Times Caucus blog reported moments ago that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has been censured by the local Republican Party in his home state " for many of the positions he has taken that do not represent the wishes of the people of South Carolina ." In essence, hes getting slammed for being what ...
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• Former IG Walprin cleared of complaints- wants Job back

  
  U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum — Authority: 154
  well looks like the complaimts had no merit......so will he have to sue to get his job back or? Of course for Obama its mission accompoolaished, as while Walprin was gone the shit storm he started got the plug pulled on it. Snip- Gerald Walpin, the AmeriCorps inspector general fired by the White House in July ...
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• Lebanon finally has a government

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 718
  Its official. Five months after Lebanons parliamentary elections, the countrys squabbling factions have finally formed a government. After winning a parliamentary majority in June, the US-backed March 14 coalition has struggled to form a national unity government with the Hezballah-led opposition. Lebanons political ...
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• Lessons of November: Politics out of touch with American life

  
  The Indypendent — Authority: 531
  All over America, pundits are spinning the wisdoms and trends revealed by the New Jersey, Virginia, mayoral, and Maine votes. No doubt, much is simple spin, and many fine observations lurk. This short article will try to bend the debate in a very different direction. I believe that hordes of voters went yesterday and ...
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• How Will Media Report GOP Beating Democrats in New Gallup Poll?

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 831
  A rather stunning Gallup poll was released Wednesday showing Republicans moving ahead of Democrats in who registered voters support in next years Congressional elections. As Gallup reported in its summary , this is a rare occurrence in the almost sixty years since the polling organization has been tracking generic ...
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• Yup, This Is Veterans Day. So What Are You Going To Do About It?

  
  Politics 24/7 — Authority: 476
      On this Veterans Day, we have much to reflect on regarding our past and much to think about regarding our future.  We also have many people to honor. The events of last week at Fort Hood in Texas have punctuated the importance of this year’s Veterans Day, and not only for the sake of the 13 soldiers lost ...
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• Cox dogged by Manoogian Mansion questions

  
  Michigan Messenger — Authority: 669
  While Attorney General Mike Cox continues to contend he will not drop out of the race for the GOP nomination for governor over allegations he impeded an investigation into an alleged party at Detroit’s Manoogian Mansion, he is trying hard to keep his campaign focused on the future rather than the past. The Cox ...
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• The GOPs looming (media) civil war

  
  The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy — Authority: 610
  Its not easy to flip a congressional district thats been Republican since the late 1800s, but after being willingly hijacked by the right-wing media -- after getting steamrolled by Fox News embrace of third-party candidate Doug Hoffman -- Republicans managed to hand Upstate New Yorks 23rd District to Democrats last ...
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• Gov. Crist DID Flip Flop on Stimulus Support

  
  Stop The ACLU — Authority: 701
  -By Warner Todd Huston On November 5 on CNN, Florida Governor Charlie Crist told Wolf Blitzer that he didn’t back the $787 billion Obama stimulus bill. Crist has since said that it isn’t a flip flop when he says he supported the stimulus “in concept” but didn’t support the specific bill. In essence ...
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• The Iraqi Elections: Same Names, Different Teams

  
  At War — Authority: 133
  Iraq is getting ready for new elections, but will that bring any real change to the country?
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• Jewish Candidate Files Objections Against White Supremacist Opponent

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 431
  -By Warner Todd Huston Illinois state Representative Julie Hamos (10th District) has filed objections to the filing petitions of Green Party candidate Richard Mayers saying that his petitions lack the required 31 valid signatures. But Rep. Hamos also objects to Mayers’ past white supremacist ties. Mayers was ...
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• Haiti: Pierre-Louis Ousted

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 718
  “Haitis Senate dismissed Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009″: HaitiAnalysis.com reports that some senators believe “the vote was ‘illegal and plagued by procedural irregularities.”
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• Runoff election for 4th Superior Court seat? One candidate will decide.

  
  judgesonmerit.org — Authority: 127
  The Associated Press reported that a runoff election for the 4 th seat on the state Superior Court could begin this coming Monday, unless one of the three trailing candidates, Temp Smith, waives his right to the recount by tomorrow. State law provides that an automatic recount is triggered if any candidate trails ...
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• Senator DeMint: Term limits for Congress sounds like a great idea

  
  Sister Toldjah — Authority: 623
  Via the Washington Times : Sen. Jim DeMint says Washington politicians are like fruit on the vine: the longer they hang around, the more rotten they get. The South Carolina Republican – hearkening back to the days of the party’s “Contract with America” – on Tuesday offered a fix to the corrupting ...
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• Pawlenty knocked (again) for pandering to GOP base

  
  Minnesota Independent: News. Politics. Media. — Authority: 681
  Gov. Pawlenty’s recent efforts to pander to the conservative GOP base is “Romneyesque,” observes veteran Washington Post political reporter Dan Balz. He warns that Pawlenty is in danger of losing his political compass as he attempts to position himself for a 2012 presidential bid. In particular, Balz ...
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• On gay marriage, civil unions and the 2009 elections

  
  GayPatriot — Authority: 675
  As many of you may know that last Tuesday while voters in Maine rejected gay marriage, voters in Washington State approved domestic partnerships.  That “split decision” occasioned my latest column for Pajamas Media.  Here’s a taste: Largely lost amidst the hullabaloo of Republican gubernatorial victories in ...
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