Articles filed under Misc Elections
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Dumping Electoral College a bad ideaMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - By all means, get rid of the Electoral College. That way, we only have to hold elections in the large cities. We can let one group of voters elect the leaders for the r...
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McCain advisers lobbied in tanker deal that McCain tried to refereeMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Top current advisers to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign last year lobbied for a European plane maker that beat Boeing to a $35 billion Air Force t...
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Democratic hopefuls seeing racial divideMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama would not be leading the Democratic presidential race without the enthusiasm and high turnout of black voters. They spearheaded his comeback win in South Ca...
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Reggae singer Cocoa Tea records Obama tributeMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Barack Obama has won what could be an influential endorsement among reggae fans: Jamaican singer Cocoa Tea, who's backing the Illinois senator in a ...
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McCain writes his campaign to-do listMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- John McCain sees one downside to having clinched the Republican presidential nomination: There's less attention focused on him than on the volatile contest be...
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Kenyan: Garb Obama wore just culturalMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - NAIROBI, Kenya -- A Kenyan elder who presented Barack Obama with a traditional outfit that fueled false rumors he was Muslim says the garb was cultural, not religious --...
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Clinton has come back by raising voter doubt about ObamaMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - She threw the kitchen sink at him. Accused Barack Obama of plagiarism. Mocked his eloquence. Questioned his truthfulness about NAFTA. Wasn't enough. Hillary Clinton sti...
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Insulting, ignorant views of the influence of the Latino voteMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Recently, I was in California doing an interview on a New York radio show talking about Texas. Also on the show was an African-American columnist from a newspaper in New...
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Boeing backers blame McCainMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Angry Boeing supporters are vowing revenge against Republican presidential candidate John McCain over Chicago-based Boeing's loss of a $35 billion Air Forc...
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Obama takes WyomingMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - CASPER, Wyo. -- Sen. Barack Obama captured the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, seizing a bit of momentum in the close, hard-fought race with rival Sen. Hillary Rod...