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With the latest polls declaring the presidential race too close to call, the 2012 election largely rests in the hands of swing state voters. On the road to 270 electoral votes, both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have made attempts at appealing to the undecided swing states and independent-minded voters. The key word here is "attempts," as neither candidate has been successful in securing the independent vote. While Obama won the majority of independent voters in 2008, a lot has changed since the

With the latest polls declaring the presidential race too close to call, the 2012 election largely rests in the hands of swing state voters. On the road to 270 electoral votes, both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have made attempts at appealing to the undecided swing states and independent-minded voters. The key word here is "attempts," as neither candidate has been successful in securing the independent vote. While Obama won the majority of independent voters in 2008, a lot has changed since the

Credit: humanevents.com Depending on which political analyst people listen to, opinions will vary on which state is the most critical in the 2012 presidential election. The three most common states mentioned are Ohio, Virginia, and Florida. Ohio and Florida are always considered to be important in any presidential election. Florida is a crucial battleground state with twenty-nine electoral votes up for grabs and Ohio has a perfect record in voting with the overall winning candidate. With how t

Credit: humanevents.com Depending on which political analyst people listen to, opinions will vary on which state is the most critical in the 2012 presidential election. The three most common states mentioned are Ohio, Virginia, and Florida. Ohio and Florida are always considered to be important in any presidential election. Florida is a crucial battleground state with twenty-nine electoral votes up for grabs and Ohio has a perfect record in voting with the overall winning candidate. With how t

Photo Credit: boston.com With the election less than a week away, Democrat Bob Kerrey gains on Deb Fischer in the race for Nebraska's open Senate seat. Nebraska, previously categorized as "strong Republican," has now been described as a "lean Republican" race, indicating a recent shift in the political attitude there. The most recent polling from Omaha World-Herald places Democrat Bob Kerrey "within striking distance" of Republican Deb Fischer. Trailing by only three percentage points, Kerrey

Credit: Realclearpolitics.com With the election only ten days away, many Americans are looking to presidential polls as a means for predicting the outcome of the election and possibly making the decision to vote for one candidate over the other. Many voters recognize that the state they reside in will go to one candidate over the other regardless of their vote, but people still vote for the opposing candidate. Americans understand that the outcome of the election is determined by the Electoral

LA JOLLA - With eleven days remaining before the presidential election, First Lady Michelle Obama visited San Diego this morning to raise last minute campaign funds for the President’s reelection bid. Obama was the guest of honor at a fundraising breakfast at the La Jolla home of Irwin and Joan Jacobs. The private event attracted around 200 people, including a number of local politicians and business leaders. The minimum donation for attendees was $1,000. Obama addressed the group for thirty mi

Credit: User generated electoral maps on 270towin.com It’s the morning of Wednesday, November 7, 2012, and every major news outlet is reporting that for the first time in nearly two centuries, there is a tie in the electoral vote. Both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have secured 269 votes. Fire begins to rain down from the sky, the ground begins to quake, and Republicans and Democrats lose their minds. Okay, so maybe the imagery of apocalyptic events is bit extreme, but the reaction people will

As the content coordinator for Vote-USA.org I read a lot of candidate websites and transfer the content into the Vote-USA.org website. Ever so often I read something that is not the same old clap trap about the wondrous things these politicians are going to do for us. Stuff that really captures my attention, unusual stories about unusual people in politics. I would like to share three I found while scraping the websites of Nevada candidates. One of them is Democrat Steven Horsford. This person

Zach Deputy's Latest release All around musician and "gospel ninja" Zach Deputy brought the heat to a full dance floor Thursday, October 18 at Winston's in Ocean Beach.  Those whirling around on the hardwood beneath the disco ball were entranced by Deputy's live beat making, loop station utilization, and ultimately unique guitar style. Zach Deputy is traipsing the country promoting his long awaited "singer/songwriter" album Another Day.  Another Day is a departure from Deputy's last album, Sun