Tag: Vote 2008

Hillsborough County, Florida, is one of the "Counties that Count" in the 2008 election. The city of Tampa has both white, devoutly Christian voters and low-income blacks, with a mixed population filling in new suburbs. So what's motivating these key constituents to make their choice — and to make their choice early?

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America's Exit Poll

Friday, October 31, 2008

Early voters. They just keep on voting... The Takeaway continues talking to those who've already cast their ballot for president.

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Mary Elizabeth Williams: Screw the polls, voters are putting candidates where their mouths are

Thursday, October 30, 2008

By Mary Elizabeth Williams : Culture Critic

In these last few days before the election, many of us are furiously surfing the Web looking for the clues to the outcome. We electoral-vote.com. We 538. We Gallup. Maybe we check out some goat entrails. But we're American. We vote with our wallets — especially when there's a delectable sweet or a meat lover's pie thrown in the deal.

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Slogans

Thursday, October 30, 2008

It's been the longest and most expensive presidential campaign. Over the past months, we've been listening to your stories about how you made your voting decision and your personal turning points in the campaign. But as we come down to the final stretch, can you sum it all up in a single catchphrase?

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Affirmative Action

Thursday, October 30, 2008

The Takeaway continues its series on hot-button ballot initiatives that are making headlines around the country. In Nebraska, Initiative 424 could ban affirmative action in state government and universities. It's an initiative gaining traction throughout the country largely because of the efforts of one man.

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International Journalists on Election

Thursday, October 30, 2008

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America's Exit Poll

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Election day is November 4, 2008, but scores of voters — for a variety of reasons — have already voted. The Takeaway is talking with them about which presidential candidate they checked the box for — and why.

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Rallies

Thursday, October 30, 2008

In an election defined by complaints of partisanship, bruising primaries and the longest of campaigns, how do the rallies of the Republicans and Democrats differ days from the election?

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Obama & campaign finance

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has done what no other presidential candidate has done before him: raise $600 million. Last night's 30-minute prime-time television commercial could have implications for future campaign finance reform.

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Unconventional polls

Thursday, October 30, 2008

The most accurate polls around might be a little on the unconventional side: Halloween mask sales, schoolchildren, coffee cups, and cookies.

Mary Beth Williams hits the streets of New York to look at this year's "Xtreme" polls:

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Palm Beach

Thursday, October 30, 2008

They're swing counties in swing states — and they may be the spots where this election is decided. In the eighth in a series on "counties that count," The Takeaway's Political Director Andrea Bernstein talks with voters in Palm Beach County, Florida.

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America's Exit Poll

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Election day is November 4, 2008, but scores of voters — for a variety of reasons — have already voted. The Takeaway is talking with them about which presidential candidate they checked the box for — and why.

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Presidential Campaigns

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

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Marshall Ganz

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Barack Obama’s campaign for the White House is making history. Not simply because of his race or the amount of money he has raised, but because of the way his campaign has been run. Marshall Ganz, the architect of this new approach to campaigning discusses how to organize and motivate the modern electorate.

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Close Senate Races

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Three southern states are emerging as ones to watch for the U.S. Senate race: Kentucky, Mississippi and Georgia. Depending on who wins the seats up for grabs, the end result might mean a Democratic 60-seat, filibuster-proof "supermajority."

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America's Exit Poll

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

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Pennsylvania

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Both presidential candidates believe Pennsylvania is a crucial — and winnable — prize. Today Barack Obama, John McCain and Sarah Palin are campaigning in the state.

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Stevens Trial

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Republican Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska has been convicted of lying about gifts he received from an oil contractor. Despite the guilty verdict, the Republican isn't out of the race for the Senate seat he's held for 40 years.

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Al-Qaida endorses McCain

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Four years ago, Osama bin Laden released an election-themed videotape referencing presidential candidates George Bush and John Kerry and "the best way to avoid another catastrophe." Kerry blamed the tape for his loss in the 2004 election. Now al-Qaida is endorsing the Republican candidate John McCain. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof asked his readers, "Is John McCain Osama’s nightmare or cherished dream?"

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