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Tag: Swing States

Swing State Twister

Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com —

Posted on Nov 5, 2012 READ MORE

AP/Douglas C. Pizac

In a campaign dominated in the final months by the efforts of President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney to win a minority of states, the left and its agenda have been ignored. So have its candidates.

Posted on Nov 5, 2012 READ MORE

Obama for America/Christopher Dilts

Bill Clinton to the Rescue

While Obama flew home to take command of the federal response to Hurricane Sandy, the campaign marched on Monday, with 66-year-old Bill Clinton trying to catalyze the youth vote in Florida.

Posted on Oct 30, 2012 READ MORE

The Last Undecided Voter

By Mike Luckovich —

Posted on Oct 22, 2012 READ MORE

Campaign Drones

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune —

Posted on Oct 8, 2012 READ MORE

Photo by Adam Campbell (CC-BY-ND)

Democrats, Especially, Struggle to Register New Voters

A Guardian survey of six swing states finds new voter registration markedly down from 2008 levels, particularly among Democrats. A lack of enthusiasm could be to blame, as could the nationwide effort by Republican-controlled state legislatures to make it more difficult to vote.

Posted on Oct 3, 2012 READ MORE

Romney Releases Tax Return, Clinton Visits ‘The Daily Show,’ and More

A look at the day’s political happenings, including the latest swing state polls, why Paul Ryan was booed at the annual AARP conference and “Saturday Night Live” pokes fun at Mitt Romney’s “47 percent” comment in prime time.

Posted on Sep 21, 2012 READ MORE

Banana Republicans’ Assault on Democracy

By David Sirota —

In a speech last week to the Heritage Foundation, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell used that war on terror-flavored jeremiad about an existential “threat” to describe a grassroots effort aimed at electing presidents via a national popular vote.