InstaPundit.Com: " IN THE MAIL: Joe Klein's Politics Lost : How American Democracy Was Trivialized By People Who Think You're Stupid.
AP Politics: "SALT LAKE CITY - Utah is fed up with presidential candidates who get no closer than 30,000 feet as they fly over the state. The state isn't necessarily blaming the candidates, but rather a primary calendar that puts it months behind Iowa, New Hampshire and states that typically settle the Democratic and Republican nominations long before the Utah even writes its ballot."
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories: "Problems using voting machines in the Texas and Illinois primaries this month have reinforced fears that the 2006 elections may be beset with glitches."
And we are not even talking fraud, yet! -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
InstaPundit.Com: " GOOD IDEA: "New Mexico's 33 counties will switch from a patchwork of voting methods to a single paper-ballot system under a bill signed into law Thursday by Gov. Bill Richardson. The governor, who pushed the proposal through the recent legislative session, said the system would make voting more secure and restore the public's confidence in elections." Actually, it sounds like a great idea! It's bad news for the manufacturers of electronic voting machines, of course, but they've had years to build in security sufficient to earn popular trust, and they've failed miserably at that task.
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ABC News: Politics: "Federal Officials Should Intervene in New Orleans Elections, Civil Rights Leaders Say"
On what legal grounds? There is no precedent for suspending democracy because of a natural disaster. Does the NAACP understand what they are asking: Federal usurpation of state's election rights under the Constitution? -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
ABC News: Politics: "Groups Use Internet, Interactive Mapping Technology to Track Media's Influence on Elections"
AP Politics: "JACKSON, Miss. - Republican Gov. Haley Barbour said Tuesday he will not run for president in 2008 because he is too busy with Hurricane Katrina's aftermath."
This is non-news news. Fact is, he isn't running because he doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning given his past record on the issues. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
ABC News: Politics: "Study: Four Out of Five Voters to Be Using Newer Voting Equipment in 2006"
Will this be another crisis in the making or a baby step toward full participatory and responsible democracy? We'll see in November. -- David R. Remer, PoliWatch.Org.
ABC News: Politics: "Amid Talk of a Presidential Bid in 2008, Former New York Mayor Giuliani Flies Under the Radar"
ABC News: Politics: "Ralph Reed's First Shot at Elected Office May Not Dodge the Shadow of Jack Abramoff"
ABC News: Politics: "Two in East St. Louis Vote-Fraud Case Sentenced; One Gets Prison Time, One Gets Probation"
ABC News: Politics: "Georgia Legislature Approves Requiring Photo ID of Voters; Governor Says He'll Sign It"
Christian Science Monitor: All Stories: "The push to install new machines has met with concerns over security, reliability, and accuracy."
AP Politics: "RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Mark R. Warner touted Virginia's improved economy Wednesday and burnished his centrist Democratic credentials as he leaves office for a potential 2008 presidential run."
CNN: Politics: "Jeanine Pirro, the long-time prosecutor who had been set to run against Sen. Hillary Clinton next year, has decided to drop out of the U.S. Senate race, a Republican party official said Wednesday."
ABC News: Politics: "Former Congressman Harold Ford Sr. Investigating Allegations of Dead Voters in Sister's Election"
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories: "Tests on an optical-scan voting system used around the country showed it is vulnerable to hacking that can change the outcome ..."
ABC News: Politics: "Louisiana Governor Postpones New Orleans Mayoral Election Indefinitely, Setting Up Legal Battle"
ABC News: Politics: "Detroit Mayoral Recount Begins After Request by Challenger Who Lost by 15,000 Votes Is Approved"
AP Politics: "IRVINE, Calif. - A GOP state lawmaker will be sworn in to represent a reliably Republican congressional district, a day after withstanding a strong third party showing by an opponent of illegal immigration."
ABC News: Politics: "Calif. House Race Spotlights Immigration; Recall Campaign Wraps Up in Spokane"
ABC News: Politics: "La. Gov Agrees to Postpone Feb. Elections in New Orleans for Up to 8 Mos."
AP Politics: "DENVER - Colorado pulled the plug Wednesday on its problem-plagued voter registration computer system and will miss a Jan. 1 federal deadline for having it up and running."
ABC News: Politics: "N.H. Democrats Want State's Primary, Iowa Caucus to Be 2008's First Presidential Contests"
ABC News: Politics: "Judge Orders State to Take Control of All Detroit Mayoral Ballots Until a Recount Is Done"
Reuters: Top News: "BOSTON (Reuters) - Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would outlaw gay marriage in Massachusetts said on Wednesday they had more than double the number of signatures needed to put the issue to voters."
ABC News: Politics: "Stars, Top Advocates Offer Endorsements, Raise Funds in New York Political Races"
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories: "Soaring state tax collections have created momentum for tax cuts in 2006, when most governors and legislators will face voters. ..."
Washington Post: Today's Highlights: "A team of Justice Department lawyers and analysts who reviewed a Georgia voter-identification law recommended rejecting it because it was likely to discriminate against black voters, but they were overruled the next day by higher-ranking officials at Justice, according to department documents."
AP Politics: "HARRISBURG, Pa. - After bringing four months of abuse down on their heads, Pennsylvania lawmakers Wednesday repealed a pay raise they gave themselves in the middle of the night."
ABC News: Politics: "Pa. Lawmakers Vote to Repeal Controversial Government Pay Raise"
CNN Money: Economy: "Business inventories rose 0.5 percent in September to $1.28 trillion, and the ratio of inventory to sales hit a record low, the Census Bureau said Wednesday."
ABC News: Politics: "Conservative Group Files FEC Complaint Against Sean 'Diddy' Combs' for 'Vote or Die' Campaign"
ABC News: Politics: "In Rhode Island, GOP Embraces the Maverick Incumbent Instead of the Loyal Challenger"
ABC News: Politics: "La. Elections Commissioner Says to Postpone New Orleans Mayoral Primary, Other Races in February"
American Prospect: "How Arnold lost on every one of his ballot initiatives."
Reuters: Top News: "Michael Sessions, an 18-year-old student at Hillsdale High School, won by a mere two votes over 51-year-old incumbent Douglas Ingles, instead of the 64-vote victory initially reported. Hillsdale County officials declared the final tally of 670 to 668 on Thursday."
Christian Science Monitor: All Stories: "Two big gubernatorial wins have energized the party. Can 'fiscal restraint' be their issue?"
Christian Science Monitor: All Stories: "The rejection of the governor's four referendums puts heat on both parties to solve pressing issues."
Christian Science Monitor: All Stories: "In mayoral races, the ability to get the job done trumps party politics - except in St. Paul."
ABC News: Politics: "GOP Looks for Its Lost Edge in Reliably Republican Virginia As Democrat Wins Governorship"
Independent: World News: "President George Bush was dealt a stinging blow when voters in a crucial state ignored his last-minute campaigning on behalf of the Republican candidate"
Independent: World News: "Arnold Schwarzenegger, the action-movie hero turned governor of California, faced humiliation and an uncertain political future yesterday after a special election he called against most voters' wishes saw the defeat of every ballot initiative he had endorsed."
AP Politics: "DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gregg Connell ran a stop sign and caused a car crash that killed another motorist, authorities say."
ABC News: Politics: "18-Year-Old Student Wins Write-In Campaign"
AP Politics: "CINCINNATI - Four years after riots tore this city apart, Cincinnati voters elected a black mayor for the first time."
AP Politics: "DETROIT - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick overcame a scandal-plagued first term to fend off a challenge from a career bureaucrat, while the FBI announced an investigation into the handling of absentee ballots, including claims of ballots cast in the names of dead people."
ABC News: Politics: "Victories in N.J. and Virginia May Not Foreshadow 2006 Results"
Independent: World News: "New York's billionaire Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg stormed into asecond term yesterday with an overpowering victory over Democrat FernandoFerrer - the culmination of a campaign that will go down as the mostexpensive mayoral re-election in history."
ABC News: Politics: "A Year After Red Vs. Blue, Is America Any Purpler? Reasons for Hope and Despair Remain"
ABC News: Politics: "Bush Backing Still Sought in Close Races; GOP Gubernatorial Fundraising Stop Planned in Virginia"
Independent: World News: "Arnold Schwarzenegger has suddenly stopped using the word "fantastic" to describe his life in politics. He can no longer count on adoring crowds wherever he goes. Indeed, at his first public forum in Los Angeles last Thursday, he was pummelled with hostile questions as angry voters accused him of being wrong on issues and deceitful in the way he has sold his policy agenda."
ABC News: Politics: "A Year Out from 2006 Vote, ABC News/Washington Post Issues Poll Suggests Opening for Change"
Christian Science Monitor: All Stories: "In the blogosphere, the 2008 presidential primaries have already begun."
AP Politics: "AUSTIN, Texas - Opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages in Texas have a message for you: The proposition could mean trouble for marriage between a man and woman."
AP Politics: "TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Secretary of State Glenda Hood, who was tapped to restore confidence in Florida's maligned election system after the 2000 presidential election debacle but faced criticism over a system to purge felons from voter rolls, resigned Tuesday."
AP Politics: "WASHINGTON - New Orleans is scrambling to hold credible elections next year though hundreds of thousands of voters have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana's secretary of state said Tuesday."
AP Politics: "WASHINGTON - Republican Mike Oxley, who wrote legislation to improve investor confidence after corporate scandals, said Tuesday he will retire from Congress at the end of his term after serving 25 years."
AP Politics: "Gay rights, teen abortion, Arnold Schwarzenegger's prestige. These and other volatile topics are adding spice to off-year elections in seven states where voters will be considering statewide ballot measures on Nov. 8."
AP Politics: "WASHINGTON - Virginia voters will elect a new governor in two weeks, and the impact could be felt well beyond the state's borders."
ABC News: Politics: "Democratic War Veteran Who Ran for Congress This Summer Launches U.S. Senate Race in Ohio"
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories: "Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she has no aspiration to run for president, and she repeated this position on two ..."
CNN: Politics: "Read full story for latest details."
ABC News: Politics: "Conn. Governor, in Office After Predecessor Resigned in Scandal, Announces Election Bid"
ABC News: Politics: "Reformation Ohio Starts Effort to Get Converts to Christianity - and New Voters"
ABC News: Politics: "Sen. Clinton Has Almost $14 Million in Campaign Fund for 2006 Re-Election Bid"
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories: "Arizona Sen. John McCain is considering a 2008 run for president but says it's unlikely he'd take the No. 2 spot."
ABC News: Politics: "NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Challengers Face Off Without Him in Harlem Debate"
ABC News: Politics: "Jack Carter, Oldest Son of Ex-President Jimmy Carter, Considers Run for U.S. Senate Seat in Nev."
American Prospect: "Why are so many Republicans staying out of next year's Senate races?"
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ABC News: Politics: "New Jersey Governor's Race Tightens As GOP Underdog Stresses Integrity, Family Values"
ABC News: Politics: "Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley Begins His campaign for Governor"
Christian Science Monitor: All Stories: "Electoral fixes are necessary now to assure public confidence in 2008 elections."
CNN: Politics: "Read full story for latest details."
AP Politics: "It's an age-old rule in politics: If you want their votes, let 'em see your face. A beard? Better shave it off. Don't want to look like a hippie or a hobo, do you? Some learn it the hard way - at the ballot box. Others resist it outright, insisting the beard is part of who they are. That's where Sen. Jon Corzine, the Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, comes in."
ABC News: Politics: "Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee Says He's Thinking of GOP Presidential Run"
AP Politics: "NEW YORK - Two Democratic lawyers sued Friday to stop the city from conducting an expensive runoff election in their party's mayoral primary, arguing that the race is uncontested because the second-place finisher agreed to drop out."
CBS News: "California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to run for re-election, a top aide said. An official announcement is expected shortly."
ABC News: Politics: "Candidates Begin Home Stretch in Quest to Be Virginia Governor With Visit to Pivotal Southwest"
ABC News: Politics: "New Mexico's Highest Court Hears Dispute Over Presidential Recount"
ABC News: Politics: "Pennsylvania Democratic Candidate for Senate Lays Low in Race Against Rick Santorum"
ABC News: Politics: "Former Congressman J.C. Watts Says He Won't Run for Governor of Oklahoma in 2006"
ABC News: Politics: "Governor Calls October Election for Southern California Congressional Seat"
CNN: Politics: "Read full story for latest details."
ABC News: Politics: "Backers of Election Change in Ohio Say Voters Have Had Enough"
Reuters: Top News: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth picked up last month as employers added 207,000 workers to their payrolls, a healthy gain that out stripped Wall Street expectations, a government report showed on Friday."
ABC News: Politics: "Judge Kicks Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Redistricting Measure Ordered Off California Ballot"
ABC News: Politics: "Montana's New Governor Already Being Talked About As Possible Democratic Hope for White House"
CNN Money: Economy: "Both long and short-term mortgage rates climbed, but continued to stay below six percent hinting at another record-setting year, the government-chartered mortgage company Freddie Mac said Thursday."
ABC News: Politics: "Federal Jury Convicts Five People in Federal Vote Fraud Trial in East St. Louis, Ill."
ABC News: Politics: "Political Parties in Ohio Still Sniping Over Outcome of 2004 Presidential Election"
ABC News: Politics: "Del. Sen. Joseph Biden Says He Intends to Run for President in 2008"
Christian Science Monitor: All Stories: "Remarks by Greenspan reflect concern that disparities in wealth may destabilize the economy."
ABC News: Politics: "Retired Judge Defeats Youthful City Councilman in San Antonio Mayor's Race"
ABC News: Politics: "San Antonio Mayoral Runoff Turns Nasty As Latest Poll Shows Candidates in Statistical Dead Heat"
ABC News: Politics: "Connecticut Governor to Sign Measure Requiring Voting Machines to Make Paper Record"
ABC News: Politics: "Two Plead Guilty to Voting Twice in 2004 General Election in Washington State"
ABC News: Politics: "Washington State Elections Director Says Problems Were Result of Innocent Mistakes"
ABC News: Politics: "Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison Ponders Whether to Run in 2006, As Others Wait on Her Decision"
ABC News: Politics: "Voters Group Says Fla. Audit Shows Some Votes Counted Three Times in Presidential Vote"
ABC News: Politics: "Republicans Seek to Oust Washington State Governor by Challenging Results of 2004 Election"
ABC News: Politics: "Gay Marriage Ban to Go Before Texas Voters After Texas Senate Approves Proposed Measure"
ABC News: Politics: "Some in Calif. Question Need for Special Election Gov. Schwarzenegger Insists Is Necessary"
ABC News: Politics: "Battle Over Washington Governor Election Heads for Courtroom in Case That Puts Politics on Trial"
ABC News: Politics: "Los Angeles Elects Antonio Villaraigosa As First Hispanic Mayor in More Than 100 Years"
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories: "Mayor James Hahn and challenger Antonio Villaraigosa bounced from diners to subways to senior centers in a marathon push for ..."
ABC News: Politics: "Youthful Politician Julian Castro Takes Front-Runner Spot in San Antonio Mayoral Race"
ABC News: Politics: "White Separatist Who Ran for School Board in Montana Gets Trounced at the Polls"
American Prospect: "There's a socialist running for the Senate -- and he may coast to victory."
ABC News: Politics: "Rep. Benjamin Cardin Running for Seat Being Vacated by Retiring Maryland Sen. Sarbanes"
Christian Science Monitor: All Stories: "Surprise retirement of Jeffords and trouble around Santorum lead both parties to eye new strategies."
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories: "Sen. Jim Jeffords, an independent who triggered one of the most dramatic upheavals in U.S. Senate history when he quit the GOP ..."
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories: "City councilman Antonio Villaraigosa grabbed a thin lead early Wednesday in a hard-fought mayoral primary that saw incumbent ..."
Christian Science Monitor: All Stories: "Voters rank candidates in order of choice to determine who has support from a popular majority."
Boston Globe: Politics News: "WASHINGTON -- Flaw-proof election machines. Easy-to-read ballots. Registration systems that catch double-voters or dead voters still on the rolls."
ABC News: Politics: "Small Town Judge to Decide Fate of Washington Governor's Election"
USA Today: Top News: "The exit polls of voters on Election Day so overstated Sen. John Kerry's support that, going back to 1988, they rank as the most inaccurate in a presidential election, the firms that did the work concede."
ABC News: Politics: "Kerry Criticizes Election Outcome, Alleges Voter Disenfranchisement at MLK Breakfast"
ABC News: Politics: "Presidential Election for 2004 Had Highest Percentage Turnout Since 1968"
ABC News: Politics: "Voters Drop Ohio Election Suit, Saying Certification of Electoral Vote Makes It Moot"
ABC News: Politics: "Congress Formally OKs Bush Election, After Democrats Force Rare Challenge Over Ohio Problems"
ABC News: Politics: "Three Voters Ask Court to Overturn San Diego Mayoral Election, Install Write-In Candidate"
ABC News: Politics: "Two Voters File Court Challenges to Washington Governor's Election With State Supreme Court"
ABC News: Politics: "Bush Campaign Asks Judge to Toss Ohio Election Lawsuit; Jesse Jackson Rallies in Support of Suit"
