Huckabee Slams ‘Pathetic’ Effort by GOP to Reach Out to Minority Voters

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2012 Huckabee ripped the Republican Party for its efforts to reach out to voters of color during an election night appearance on Fox News. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rape Comment Sinks Indiana GOP Senate Candidate Richard Mourdock

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2012 Mourdock, whose candidacy lost traction after he said pregnancy resulting from rape was "something God intended to happen," has lost his bid for the U.S. Senate to Democrat Joe Donnelly. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Independent Angus King Projected to Win Maine Senate Race

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2012 The former governor has the option to caucus with Democrats or Republicans. Which side he chooses could tip the balance of power toward that party. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Have a Nice Doomsday

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Nate Silver’s Final Prediction

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 7, 2012 The FiveThirtyEight blogger accurately predicted the results of 49 of the 50 states in the 2008 presidential election. Here is his last forecast for the 2012 presidential race. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scott Brown Disses Elizabeth Warren on Election Day

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2012 Trailing in most of the latest polls, Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown spent Tuesday in a last-minute effort to gain the support of blue-collar voters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Top Campaign Moments; Axelrod Slams ‘Delusional’ Dick Morris, and More

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including presidential endorsements by a former veep nominee and a "Simpsons" character, plus a bookmaker pays out on the White House race before Election Day. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Apocalypse Again: The Boom-and-Bust Cycle of Bipartisan Politics

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Nov 3, 2010 Career politicians depend upon the biggest protection racket in this country, which is often called “our two-party system.” Ours? Really? Certainly that system has no foundation whatsoever in the Constitution of the United States.Apocalypse is the big threat in every major election, and this forecast of doom proves useful to both corporate parties. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Obama’s First Win: Dixville Notch, N.H.

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2008 All 21 eligible voters in Dixville Notch, N.H., became the first in the nation to vote at the polls just after midnight Monday, following a time-honored tradition, and the win went to Barack Obama with 15 votes over John McCain's six. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Portrait of an American Election

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 1, 2008 "Election Day" isn't a film that highlights the horse-race aspect of American politics, nor is it about red or blue states. Instead, director Katy Chevigny and her colleagues from Arts Engine Inc. aimed to capture a much more complex story -- or rather, a multilayered and interconnecting set of stories -- about an array of Americans from different states, backgrounds and political positions, all taking part in some way in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )