Elections Blog

Dick Armey feels the GOP needs to get back to the Reagan vision - the ‘big tent’ vision. He does not feel that Rudy Giuliani is capable of winning the primaries as a Republican candidate.
Basically - you have to be against abortion and against gay marriage in order to be a serious Republican candidate, [...]

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday called U.S. President George W. Bush’s defeat in congressional elections a victory for Iran.
This, from Al-Muhaji, the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, “The American people have put their feet on the right path by … realizing their president’s betrayal in supporting Israel,” the terror leader said. “So [...]

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Count John McCain in for the Presidential 2008 race. Is the GOP willing to do what it takes to get the independent and moderate vote back on their site? Is McCain the guy to do that for them?
“A lot of people look at the Republican Congress and say the problem is they only [...]

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The AP is reporting Jim Webb as the winner of the Virginia senate race - giving control to the Democrats in the Senate.
Allen over at Allen’s A Team is inclined to believe it.
Lawyers have been dispatched

Tags: Jim Webb, George Allen, Virginia, Virginia Senate, Senate, Democrats

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It has been announced that Donald Rumsfeld is stepping down as the countrys Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon. It is expected that President Bush will announce his successor later in the day today.
CIA Director from 1991-1993, current President of Texas A&M University, Doctor Robert Gates will be named as Rumsfelds the [...]

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Interestingly enough - - and unsurprisingly, the things I read and heard from the Republicans last night revolved around a LOT of finger pointing.
The most popular blame game? Blaming the Republicans who stayed home and did not vote. That’s why they experienced such a huge upset…because Republicans stayed home.
It’s quite possible that Republicans [...]

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A dozen reasons to vote against the death penalty:

The Death Penalty Is Not An Effective Criminal Deterrent - Crime has not decreased since capital punishment was reinstated in the late 1970s. Moreover, states without the death penalty have much lower murder rates. The South accounts for 80% of US executions and has the highest regional [...]

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So, I went and voted. Walked right into my polling station and up to the table. The lady asked “Are you registered here - have you voted in this location before?” I said, “Yes”
She points me over to another table where a very nice man took my name. He then looked [...]

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I’m not really a poll watcher. That comes from years prior of actually paying attention to the polls - only to be dissapointed when the actual RESULTS didn’t even closely match the polls. 2 days are left before election day - and the poll/news reports are conflicting:
PEW: Republicans Cut Democratic Lead in Campaign’s [...]

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As it should be!
I’ve always said that exit poll data should not be released as soon as it always is - because I firmly believe that the release of exit poll data so soon in the election process can influence voters who haven’t yet voted.
From the NY Post:
Exit-poll data will be under lock and key [...]

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