presidential elections

Joplin May Be Reddest Corner In Missouri

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 10/24/2008 - 5:00am

In the last two presidential elections, Missouri has voted Republican. In the southwest corner of the state, there's a town near the Oklahoma-Kansas border that's been mostly Republican since Democrat Woodrow Wilson was president.

The town's barber says he was surprised to hear people speaking favorably about the Democratic ticket.



 

Here comes stimulus - question is how

CNN Money  Mon, 10/20/2008 - 4:22pm

The drumbeat for lawmakers to do more to boost the economy is growing louder. And the chances have increased that Congress could pass a second stimulus package during its lameduck session following the presidential elections.



 

Gallup: Obama Up By 11

Donklephant  Mon, 10/20/2008 - 1:42pm

McCain drops one today to give Obama his biggest lead to date in the Gallup tracking…

Obama is also widening his lead in the likely voters models…



 

Magna Charta: Welcome Back, Ross Perot

ZDNET - Between the Lines  Tue, 08/26/2008 - 10:00am

So, EDS is gone (again), subsumed by HP. But, lo and behold, H. Ross Perot is back, just in time for the presidential elections.

Now, you can view his slides about the dangers of the federal deficit and debt online, any time you want.



 

Nader Says Obama is “Talking White”

Donklephant  Thu, 06/26/2008 - 9:34am

In a long interview with the Rocky Mountain News, Ralph Nader accused Barack Obama of downplaying issues of poverty, “talking white” to win votes and appealing to “white guilt.”