With some states already voting for the election, much debate has arisen about the challenges posed by permitting citizens of some, but not all states, to vote early. Review the summary of early voting taking place across the U.S. (34 states) in the USA Today.
Beyond the question of early voting, problems are likely to occur [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Bracing for Potential Voting Problems – Post #7
Posted in Uncategorized on October 23, 2008 | 80 Comments »
Debating the “Bradley effect”: Post #6
Posted in Uncategorized on October 17, 2008 | 100 Comments »
With the polls heavily leaning toward Obama, political discussion has shifted once again to questions about race. More specifically, people are talking about the troubling notion of people not accurately reporting their vote to pollsters or changing their minds about who they vote for purely based on an individual’s race.
A Time Magazine article, The Bradley [...]
Navigating the Electoral Map – post #5
Posted in Uncategorized on October 10, 2008 | 64 Comments »
Each day, various polls are taken to predict voters’ decisions and attitudes related to the 2008 presidential election. While national polls take the overall pulse of the race, it is the state polls, particularly in key battleground states, that voters, politicians, and the media watch closely to gauge the state of the race. Realclearpolitics is [...]
Reactions to the vice-presidential debate – post #4
Posted in Uncategorized on October 3, 2008 | 79 Comments »
For many, last night’s debate produced exactly the outcome people expected or hoped for, while others were quite surprised with the performance, tone, and style used by Governor Palin and Senator Biden. In the short history of vice-presidential debates there have been some memorable moments, but these exchanges have caused minimal impact on the presidential [...]
