Public marks from user ravi with tag elections Public marks from user ravi with tag elections http://blogmarks.net/user/ravi/marks/tag/elections Clinton to fight for every delegate - msnbc.com http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/13/662535.aspx “Could we possibly have a nominee who hasn't won any of the significant states -- outside of Illinois?” Chief Strategist Mark Penn said. “That raises some serious questions about Sen. Obama.” Howard Wolfson, communications director, pointed out, “We do better the more voters vote. The largest turnout primaries, by in large, are the ones that have favored us. …The presidential election is not a caucus; it’s an election for the most people to get out and vote.” 2008-02-19T04:40:18Z ravi elections

Clinton to fight for every delegate - msnbc.com

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“Could we possibly have a nominee who hasn't won any of the significant states -- outside of Illinois?” Chief Strategist Mark Penn said. “That raises some serious questions about Sen. Obama.” Howard Wolfson, communications director, pointed out, “We do better the more voters vote. The largest turnout primaries, by in large, are the ones that have favored us. …The presidential election is not a caucus; it’s an election for the most people to get out and vote.”

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]]> Obama mania's got all sides screaming http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/02/18/2008-02-18_obama_manias_got_all_sides_screaming.html "If Hillary walked on water, she would be criticized for not swimming," Lehane said. "And if Obama swam, he would be lauded for being able to do what Hillary could not do." 2008-02-19T04:37:06Z ravi elections

Obama mania's got all sides screaming

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"If Hillary walked on water, she would be criticized for not swimming," Lehane said. "And if Obama swam, he would be lauded for being able to do what Hillary could not do."

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]]> Black Leader, a Clinton Ally, Tilts to Obama - NYT http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/15/us/politics/15clinton.html?_r=2&ex=1360731600&en=adede1742201fbb8&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Representative John Lewis, an elder statesman from the civil rights era and one of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s most prominent black supporters, said Thursday night that he planned to cast his vote as a superdelegate for Senator Barack Obama in hopes of preventing a fight at the Democratic convention. 2008-02-15T15:50:19Z ravi elections

Black Leader, a Clinton Ally, Tilts to Obama - NYT

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Representative John Lewis, an elder statesman from the civil rights era and one of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s most prominent black supporters, said Thursday night that he planned to cast his vote as a superdelegate for Senator Barack Obama in hopes of preventing a fight at the Democratic convention.

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]]> AlterNet: Obamanomics: Barack Talks Tough on Trade http://www.alternet.org/workplace/76970/ On Wednesday, the first full day of a Wisconsin primary campaign that he hopes will solidify his emerging lead over his once "inevitable" rival, the Illinois senator started in Janesville, where he delivered a rebuke to free-trade policies of the Bill Clinton and George Bush eras that sounded a little like a speech Feingold might have delivered. 2008-02-14T16:17:27Z ravi economics, elections

AlterNet: Obamanomics: Barack Talks Tough on Trade

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On Wednesday, the first full day of a Wisconsin primary campaign that he hopes will solidify his emerging lead over his once "inevitable" rival, the Illinois senator started in Janesville, where he delivered a rebuke to free-trade policies of the Bill Clinton and George Bush eras that sounded a little like a speech Feingold might have delivered.

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]]> Democracy Now! | Ralph Nader Launches Presidential Exploratory Committee to Mull '08 Run http://i2.democracynow.org/2008/1/31/ralph_nader_launches_presidential_exploratory_committee The same day John Edwards exited the race, longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader launched a presidential exploratory committee to decide whether to run as an independent candidate. 2008-02-04T01:30:04Z ravi elections

Democracy Now! | Ralph Nader Launches Presidential Exploratory Committee to Mull '08 Run

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The same day John Edwards exited the race, longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader launched a presidential exploratory committee to decide whether to run as an independent candidate.

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]]> And the Winner Is ... Me - NYT http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/17/opinion/17tues1.html?ex=1318737600&en=dd0d29ded8a74f79&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Republican nominee, Kenneth Blackwell, who is also the Ohio secretary of state, could rule that his opponent is ineligible to run because of a technicality. 2006-10-18T21:04:10Z ravi banana-republic, elections

And the Winner Is ... Me - NYT

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Republican nominee, Kenneth Blackwell, who is also the Ohio secretary of state, could rule that his opponent is ineligible to run because of a technicality.

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]]> Teammates: Allen used "N-word" in college | Salon http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/09/24/allen_football/ 2006-09-25T04:06:07Z ravi elections, racism, conservatism

Teammates: Allen used "N-word" in college | Salon

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]]> Judge throws out Georgia's photo-voter ID law - IHT http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/19/america/NA_GEN_US_Georgia_Voter_ID.php A judge Tuesday struck down as unconsitutional a new Georgia law requiring voters to show photo ID. 2006-09-19T19:26:39Z ravi elections

Judge throws out Georgia's photo-voter ID law - IHT

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A judge Tuesday struck down as unconsitutional a new Georgia law requiring voters to show photo ID.

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]]> Mexican Court Rejects Election Fraud Challenges - NYT http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/28/world/americas/28cnd-mexico.html?ex=1314417600&en=211054a49c7c5c15&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss 2006-08-29T02:25:19Z ravi elections, news

Mexican Court Rejects Election Fraud Challenges - NYT

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]]> BBC | Mexicans await election verdict http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5291708.stm 2006-08-29T02:09:49Z ravi elections, news

BBC | Mexicans await election verdict

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]]> PageOneQ | Election of Alabama lesbian overturned by committee http://pageoneq.com/news/2006/alabama_082406.html 2006-08-26T02:54:39Z ravi elections, hypocrisy, gay-issues

PageOneQ | Election of Alabama lesbian overturned by committee

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]]> MyDD :: Senate Forecast 2006 http://mydd.com/special/Senate2006 Frequently updated projection of US Senate 2006 results, from MyDD. 2006-08-22T20:50:19Z ravi elections

MyDD :: Senate Forecast 2006

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Frequently updated projection of US Senate 2006 results, from MyDD.

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]]> The politics of polling http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB115585159501838763-lMyQjAxMDE2NTE1ODgxNTgxWj.html WSJ article that looks at the failure of political polls and the science/biology underlying human behaviour in these surveys. 2006-08-20T14:38:05Z ravi science, elections, biology

The politics of polling

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WSJ article that looks at the failure of political polls and the science/biology underlying human behaviour in these surveys.

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]]> 2006 Election Guide - Senate, House and Governors' Races http://www.nytimes.com/ref/washington/2006ELECTIONGUIDE.html Great Flash based interactive US map with Senate, House and Governor race info. Playout different scenarios interactively and even save them. 2006-08-16T04:05:30Z ravi elections

2006 Election Guide - Senate, House and Governors' Races

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Great Flash based interactive US map with Senate, House and Governor race info. Playout different scenarios interactively and even save them.

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