Tag: 2008 Election
We’re A Center-Left Nation, Now
For the past few weeks, the punditocracy (especially the rightwing ones and their media familiars) have been repeating the very wrong assessment that the US is a center-right nation. Why is it wrong? Because a center-right nation would not elect a center-left President (you know, the one who was supposed to be the most liberal […]
Florida 2000 Redux
Here we go again. So just as the massive Minnesota Senate race recount starts the GOP sets up their patented smear campaign. The recount in the Minnesota Senate race hasn’t even begun yet, but already the GOP is working to delegitimize it in advance, by smearing the man who will run it as a partisan […]
Election Season Winners and Losers – Delaware Edition
Yesterday, we did this for the National Election, so now lets go through the winners and losers for Delaware elections: WINNERS Democratic Party — regained control of the House, solidified control of the Senate took advantage of a blue state getting bluer. Mike Katz winning SD 4 was especially sweet. Jack Markell — took on […]
Election Season Winners and Losers — National
It’s been a day and a half since Obama and Biden won and it is still seems amazing that we won what feels like a revolution and just as amazing to see Republicans lose all of their legendary discipline and indulge not just in a circular firing squad, but to see the previously voiceless moderate […]
Katz Beats Clatworthy
STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 4 27 of 27 Districts Reported DEMOCRATIC PARTY MICHAEL S. KATZ 10569 727 11296 50 . 7 % REPUBLICAN PARTY JOHN D. CLATWORTHY 10346 658 11004 49 . 3 %
Election Day Tales — End of the Day
Anything new on the election front? If any of you are voting after work, let us know about your experience or your polling place. What was GOTV like today? I’ve seen some numbers earlier this afternoon that made it look like the City was going to get to 50% turnout. Not sure if that number […]
UPDATE: Election Day Tales — Mid-Day
More tales from polling places and campaign offices should be posted here. What are you seeing and hearing? And if you’ve been working this morning, tell us what it has been like working this historic GOTV effort. If you have pictures (or very short video) send that to me or Pandora or nemski and we’ll […]
Election Day Stories — Morning
So here it is — the day we’ve been arguing over, sweating out and working our butts off for. Did you vote today? Did you see any voting places on the way into work? Did you spend time greeting voters at a polling place or calling voters? Tell us what you see or hear this […]
Election Day
Comment Rescue: This evening, while I was still at work, my wife called to ask me about my recent conversations with my young children about race and politics. Dear Daughter had told wife at dinner that she announced in her kindergarten class during their “mock election” she was voting for Obama. (It is noteworthy that […]
Election Night Silliness
So I go out tonite to walk with my neighbors and when I come back — all of the Obama signs on my block have been replaced with Charlie Copeland signs. I was mad as a hatter (still am) and remember why I miss living in my hometown. There I would have known enough people […]
Insurance Commissioner Decision
Okay, I’m done. My vote is going to Karen Weldin Stewart. How about you?
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