To all participating government and politics students:
Thank you so much for spending much of your time reading various media and each other – often imparting your own ideas – to generate constructive political discourse related to the election. I do believe there is great value in tools like blogs to democratize learning, and your involvement [...]
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Election Reflection – Final Post!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 11, 2008 | 40 Comments »
Share your voting story – Election Day!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 4, 2008 | 29 Comments »
Standing on line this morning, I was pretty amazed, as were the people waiting, how many came out for the opening of the polls. I always vote before work, and since I live pretty far from where I work, that means that I need to arrive early. Usually, there are three or four souls who [...]
Are you obsessed with the election? – post #8
Posted in Uncategorized on November 1, 2008 | 58 Comments »
For many, this Tuesday will mark a momentous, highly anticipated day, but election followers have begun to realize that the absence of the around-the-clock focus on the election may leave a serious void in their lives (including me). Last evening, after watching this video, I began to question myself when I realized that I had [...]
Bracing for Potential Voting Problems – Post #7
Posted in Uncategorized on October 23, 2008 | 80 Comments »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Rescuing our economy?! – Post #3
Posted in Uncategorized on September 24, 2008 | 127 Comments »
All of the campaign fervor generated this election season has been momentarily derailed as a result of last week’s financial debacle and the massive bailout under construction by Treasury Secretary Paulson and Fed Chairman Bernanke. Working directly with federal lawmakers around the clock to pass legislation, it appears inevitable that unprecedented action will be [...]
The art, science, and war of campaign advertisements – post #2
Posted in Uncategorized on September 16, 2008 | 122 Comments »
In a column published today, “2008 campaign attack ads hit an all-time low” (cnn.com), Darrell West (Brookings Institute) examines the changing tone, rhetoric, and content of campaign advertisements sponsored by each presidential candidate and independent special interest organizations. While acknowledging that this campaign tactic has been used by candidates since the inception of political [...]
Announcement about 7th congressional district debate – Tuesday, September 16
Posted in Uncategorized on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As the site administrator, I can see my job is going to be challenging to find content and appropriate media that is going to stimulate interesting and new discussion related to the election. You managed to bring so much to the forefront with the first post, and it is clear through your tremendously insightful comments [...]
