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Akin Legitimate Rape Comment Just Another Gaffe for Him
Credit: csmonitor.comThe roundly decried "legitimate rape comment" by Missouri US Senate hopeful Todd Akin, may have given incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill an early Christmas present. The national new...
Pennsylvania Drops Plans for Online Voter Registration
Photo: sfcitizen.comThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, expected to be an important swing state in 2012, has made headlines all week for a controversial voter ID law backed by the state's Republicans. ...
Voter ID Ruling Outsmarts the Law, For Now
Credit: csmonitor.comAcross the media, the headlines got it wrong when they claimed “Judge Upholds Voter ID Law in Pennsylvania,” or some variation of that assertion.Even though it took Commonwealth ...
Social Media Spotlight: Washington Post’s #2012Unfiltered
Instagram photo by A.J. ChavarName: #2012UnfilteredSocial Media Stats:Tagged: 805 photosQuote:2012 Unfiltered aims to strip away the political rhetoric through photos — specifically your photos. If a...
Assemblyman Steps Down from GOP Post Over Tax Vote
Following a tax vote to support the elimination of a corporate tax break, California Republican Assemblyman Brian Nestande has stepped down from his position as Republican caucus chairman in a move la...
Vermont Attorney General Race Doesn’t Have a Lot of Rules
Credit: topics.lingospot.comBoth lawyers running for Vermont Attorney General in the Democratic primary August 28, incumbent Bill Sorrell and challenger TJ Donovan, have accepted campaign donations f...
Are Voters Getting the Picture?
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Certainly pictures of candidates can be very important information in a voter’s decision process. But, unfortunately, a vast majority of voters hav...
The Gay Marriage Debate: Both Sides Are Missing the Point
Photo: James HarrisThe battle raging between proponents of gay marriage and those in opposition to it have missed the mark entirely. This is not to dismiss the concerns of either side, but rather to ...
Gary Johnson and Virgil Goode Potentially Play Spoiler
Credit: Ron Hill ImageryBy most accounts the 2012 presidential election is going to be close. With Republican Mitt Romney and Democrat Barack Obama lambasting each other over petty disclosures might ...
Budget Sequestration Effects on Swing States
Credit: Real Clear PoliticsSwing states can effect an election and therefore effect legislation, but how can the upcoming legislation effect swing states votes?Any of the past few years annual budget...