Entries tagged “vote”
VOTE
By Sarah Scully on 11/03/2008
By Sarah Scully Today, life as we know it will change. After an elephantine gestation, America will give birth to a new leader. With so many historic firsts, the anticipation on the ground is that of an expectant parent multiplied by the nerves before the starting gun at an Olympic relay (and for some, added to that, the dread of a grad student who has 10 hours left to complete 20 hours of work on a final thesis). Whatever your level of enthusiasm, do make sure you vote. Participation is the point of democracy, even if that participation is in... MORE »
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ELECTION DAY: What to Watch
By William Rabbe on 11/03/2008
By Will Rabbe After two years of non-stop campaigning, a remarkable field of candidates and a fierce battle in the home stretch, we're on the eve of election day. While Barack Obama leads in all the national polls and in most battleground polls, it isn't over until one of the candidates reaches the magic number of electoral votes: 270. Here's a summary of what to watch for as the results begin to come in: Indiana: While it's a mid-west state, its polls close early so we should see the results report at 6PM (EST), before many of the eastern states.... MORE »
The Final Countdown
By Sarah Scully on 11/03/2008
By Sarah Scully Mere hours remain for the campaigns to make their respective cases, and Barack Obama and John McCain have not wasted a minute between them. After finding out that his grandmother had succumbed to cancer this morning, Obama soldiered through his planned swing through swing states Florida, Virginia and North Carolina. A determined John McCain (who released a statement offering his condolences to Obama) set out on an ambitious seven state marathon through Florida, Tennessee (unclear why he is going here, it is a solid red state), Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Mexico, Nevada and finally Arizona. The running mates... MORE »
Crystal Ball Breaker
By Sarah Scully on 10/30/2008
By Sarah Scully Wise Words From Karl Rove; Wiser Words From Jonathan Martin... As is often the case in the final days before an election, eager beavers and nervous Nellies start crafting narratives for how the race will be won (in either a monstrous landslide or a stunning comeback) based on the only thing they have to ease their anxieties: polling data. As former Bush strategist extraordinaire Karl Rove cautions in a WSJ commentary: many polls were wrong in 2000 and 2004. Pollsters may have improved their methods in recent years, and we now have statistician Nate Silver to assess... MORE »
Tag! You're it!
By Sarah Scully on 06/20/2008
By Sarah Scully Alright, no more sitting on the sidelines. Yes, you. It's time for you to get in the mix. Here is an excellent way to jump in: Find a web cam, record your thoughts and Click Here I'mVotingFor.org is expressly created for you to explain the issues most affecting your life. Do you have health care? Are you worried about saving enough money to buy a house? What are your thoughts on Iraq? Liberal, Progressive Liberal, Moderate, Conservative, NeoCon, PaleoCon, Libertarian or just plain old unregistered and don't care? Maybe you're a Monarchist. How about filming an explanation... MORE »
