Elections Blog

A new poll finds Americans support Democrats candidate in the next Congressional elections.
When asked whom they would vote for “if elections for Congress were held today,” 45% of U.S. adults said they would vote for the Democratic candidate and 30% would vote for the Republican, according to a new Harris Interactive poll. 
This is a 4% increase for Democrat [...]

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The environmental lawyer-turned voting-rights advocate has found Diebold employees who may link the company to election fraud.
On July 13, the Pensacola, Fla.-based law firm of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a “qui tam” lawsuit in U.S. District Court, alleging that Diebold and other electronic voting machine (EVM) companies fraudulently represented to state election boards and [...]

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With less than five months to go before Election Day, Democrats hold two distinct advantages in the midterm campaign that they have not enjoyed for some time. First, Americans continue to say they favor the Democratic candidate in their district, by a 51% to 39% margin. Second, the level of enthusiasm about voting among Democrats [...]

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There was a time Sen. Hillary Clinton could take the support of women for granted. This critically important demographic was all sewn up should New York’s junior senator decide to run for president. But, thanks to her support for the Iraq war (among other issues), Clinton now sees savvy American women looking elsewhere in 2008.
Alternet reports:
A number of women’s [...]

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Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), a potential 2008 presidential candidate, received a raucous and enthusiastic greeting Wednesday from the group "Take Back America."
The same crowd had booed Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) the presumed 2008 front-runner, a day earlier for opposing a set date for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq.
Feingold was the first senator to call for a timetable to bring back [...]

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Poor Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY). She's so afraid of appearing soft on national security and social issues that she's managed to morph into George Bush with breasts and a vagina. From her pro-Iraq war position, to her antigay marriage stance, and her pathetic position in favor of a flag burning amendment. The freshman senator from New York has [...]

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Despite the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, President Bush remains hugely unpopular with lethal job approval numbers. The much anticipated "bounce" Karl Rove, et al, had hoped for simply hasn't materialized.
From Rasmussen Reports polling:
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Americans approve of the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President. Sixty [...]

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Robert Parry writes an interesting piece at Consortiumnews on why Democrats lose elections. Agree or disagree, but he makes several good points and frames his argument in this week's Busby-Bilbray race in San Diego's 50th District.
1. [a] huge conservative media advantage Republicans have created from years of investing in media outlets
2. [an] aggressive commitment to every aspect of the [...]

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• New York's High Court agreed to hears same-sex marriage case. Jo-Ann Shain, a 53-year-old medical publication editor, and her partner, Mary Jo Kennedy, 50, hope to celebrate their 25 years together by getting married. They also hope that could happen soon as New York's highest court hears arguments by Lambda Legal on behalf of  same-sex couples who [...]

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Some Manhattan Democratic clubs are launching a backlash against Sen. Hillary Clinton amid some of her recent shifts toward the right. Once a liberal favorite, Clinton is being shunned in her reelection bid by four local Democratic groups furious over her vote in favor of the Iraq war, her antigay marriage position and her [...]

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From USA Today.
President Bush's approval rating has slumped to 31% in a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, the lowest of his presidency and a warning sign for Republicans in the November elections.
The survey of 1,013 adults, taken Friday through Sunday, shows Bush's standing down by 3 percentage points in a single week. His disapproval rating also [...]

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