Tag: elections
Iowans struggling with a legacy of never electing women as governor, to national office
As Iowans prepare to head to the cacaus, some people are questioning just why this state that is the first in the nation to pass judgment on presidential candidates have never elected a woman to the state's most powerful positions....
Is it Ron Paul's turn to play the role of Mitt Romney challenger?
The Republican presidential primary has taken a predictable path. A candidate rises and falls, only to be replaced by another, all in an effort to find a candidate Other Than Mitt Romney. Ron Paul is the latest to see his poll numbers climbing....
Russian President Medvedev announces limited recount of contested Duma elections
Dmitry Medvedev, in the wake of protests by thousands of Russians, announced over the weekend that the results of the Dec. 4 parliamentary elections would be recounted. But the election, which many western observers pronounced as fraudulent, also may be the reason that Vladimir Putin will face a new and stronger challenger in the upcoming presidential election....
For GOP presidential candidates, a plea for a vote and hawking a book
Many of the Republican presidential candidates are trying to sell a book while they're on the campaign trail. But, perhaps fnone more than Newt Gingrich, the current front-runner, who has a much newer book than all the rest and who has written an average of two books a year....
NAACP turning to U.N. as it protests 'concerted attack' on minority voting rights
The NAACP is mounting a counter attack against what it says is a concerted effort to repress the voting rights of poor, predominantly Black and Hispanic voters in America....
Obama invokes Roosevelt's 'Square Deal' in preview of 2012 campaign
President Barack Obama went to Kansas on Tuesday to the place where President Theodore Roosevelt delivered one of his most famous speeches. From there, he talked about the endangering of the middle class and how the wealthiest Americans pay fewer taxes than before....
Cain suspends campaign, hints at endorsement; could it be good news for Obama?
Over the weekend, Herman Cain suspended his campaign and hinted that he would issue an endorsement soon. Most Cain supporters seem to be migrating to Newt Gingrich. Could a Gingrich victory ultimately be a win for Barack Obama?...President Obama playing to win in Arizona as independents, Hispanics flex political muscle
With the Hispanic population of Arizona really growing, President Barack Obama is making a play to take the state out of the Republican column and put it in his own. At least two people are saying it's doable, and there's some precedent for that as well....
YouTube, other free media dominating political campaigns, but inaccuracies abound
The political season so far has been dominated my debates and free video ads aired on YouTube. But many of those YouTube videos contain out-of-context statements or outright inaccuracies that are going unchallenged....
Herman Cain facing accusations of decade-long extramarital affair
Ginger White, a single mom in Atlanta, says for 13 years she and Herman Cain engaged in an extramarital affair. Cain admits knowing the woman but vehemently denied the affair....
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