Monthly Archives: October 2008

Long Lines Of Black Voters Scaring Florida Republicans

In Florida, the Hillsborough GOP headquarters is getting worried about the election. It seems that the workers have noticed the long lines for early voting, and the voters are not people they identify with. In an email forwarded by the head … Continue reading

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Utah’s Polygamous Groups Release Voter’s Guide

Utah’s polygamous communities have released a voter’s guide ranking candidates against the fundamentalist Mormon perspective. The guide lists 150 candidates and ballot issues from President to sheriff. The guide asked questions that divided the responses into two areas: campaign ethics … Continue reading

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Weekly Reader Poll Picks Obama In A Landslide

In a reliable indicator of the Presidential election, 125,000 Weekly Readers took part in a Presidential poll and gave Barack Obama a resounding 54.7% to 42.9% victory over John McCain. The other candidates grabbed 2.5%. Obama received 420 electoral votes … Continue reading

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Fake Gay Group Making Robo-Calls In South Carolina

In South Carolina, a fake gay organization is trying to tar Democratic candidate Mandy Powers Norrell as a gay rights supporter. In the robo-calls, a person identified as “Allison” tells the listener that Norrell supports gay unions and abortion rights. … Continue reading

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Paul Could Tip Election To Obama In Close Race

With the national polls tightening, the Presidential race may come down to a few states. Imagine that McCain runs the table on the battleground states he is now contesting. McCain takes Florida, North Carolina and Missouri. He holds onto Indiana. … Continue reading

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Boston Tea Party Brewed From Boxing Manager, 70′s Porn Star and Ex-Libertarians

(A series on little-known Presidential candidates) In 2006, The Boston Tea Party broke from the Libertarian Party and adopted the most concise platform of any organized party in the country. “The Boston Tea Party supports reducing the size, scope and … Continue reading

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Voters Poised To Eliminate Income Tax In Liberal Massachusetts

Liberal Massachusetts, once derided as Taxachusetts by conservatives, is on the verge of doing a very non-liberal thing. A ballot proposition to eliminate the state income tax is in a dead-even race. Eliminating the 5.3% state income tax would cut … Continue reading

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Massachusetts Lawmaker Accused Of Stuffing Bribes In Her Bra

A Massachusetts state Senator with a long history of legal entanglements has been arrested for taking bribes in a money-for-legislative-influence sting. Democrat Diane Wilkerson was caught on camera stuffing $100 bills into her bra. Altogether, Wilkerson took $23,500 in bribes … Continue reading

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Stevens May Be A Convicted Felon, But Alaskan GOP Still Pushing For His Reelection

John McCain and Congressional Republicans may have abandoned Senator Ted Stevens, now a convicted felon, but the Alaskan GOP continues to support his election. Stevens is in a tight race with Anchorage Mayor and Democrat Mark Begich. In most states, … Continue reading

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Godless American Political Action Committee May Determine Next North Carolina Senator

Many polls in North Carolina show Republican Senator Elizabeth Dole trailing her Democratic rival Kay Hagan. She has now pulled her ace out of her deck of cards, an ace for a Bible leaning state like North Carolina anyway. Dole … Continue reading

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GOP Group Disavows Email Comparing Obama To Hitler But Supports Message

A Republican group in California has sent an email comparing Barack Obama to Adolph Hitler. The email was derived from a letter by Michael Master of McLean, Virginia. That letter attempts to raise questions about Barack Obama’s character with subtle … Continue reading

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McCain’s Pollster Predicts A Too Close To Call Election By Tuesday

John McCain’s pollster says the Presidential race is tightening and “all signs say we are headed to an election that may easily be too close to call by next Tuesday.” Bill McInturff said that the race is tightening because women … Continue reading

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Risque Robo-Calls Get Congressional Candidate The Wrong Kind Of Attention

All candidates want voters to pay attention to their robo-calls, but most voters just get annoyed. Republican Zane Starkewolfe, running against Incumbent Democrat Mike Thompson for Congress in California, has found a way to get voters’ attention and annoy them … Continue reading

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Russia Decides Not To Send Observers To Monitor U.S. Election

Russia has announced that it will not be sending a team to monitor the U.S. elections. The Russians were to be part of an Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) team that will evaluate if the U.S. elections … Continue reading

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Top Virginia Republicans Upset That McCain Campaign Ignores Them

Virginia Republicans are angry that the McCain campaign ignored their advice on how to win Virginia. “They ignore you. They don’t keep their commitments. And word is that the party has a clock counting down the days till it can … Continue reading

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